Patent ID: 9467171
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: H03M,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for decoding a first codeword using an iterative decoding process, the method comprising: receiving the first codeword, wherein the first codeword comprises a plurality of symbols; concurrently processing the received first codeword with a detector and a decoder based in part on extrinsic information associated with the plurality of symbols to obtain updated extrinsic information; modifying the extrinsic information associated with the plurality of symbols based on the updated extrinsic information; repeating the processing and modifying steps for one or more iterations; identifying that the detector and the decoder are about to access extrinsic information corresponding to a common set of symbols; in response to the identifying, stalling the decoder while the detector processes the extrinsic information corresponding to the common set of symbols; predicting that the decoder will reach convergence for the first codeword; and in response to the predicting, causing the detector to process a second codeword while the decoder continues to process the first codeword.