Patent ID: 8924815
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G06F,H03M

Abstract:
1. An error control decoding system operable to decode a codeword including a data word and two or more parity segments, the system comprising: a first decoder configured to decode the codeword by utilizing one or more first parity segments and the data word included in the codeword; a second decoder configured to decode the codeword by utilizing one or more second parity segments and the data word included in the codeword, wherein the one or more first parity segments are different from the one or more second parity segments; an error estimation module configured to estimate a number of errors in the codeword, wherein: a controller configured to select which of the first decoder and second decoder to start decoding the codeword, wherein the selection is based on the estimated number of errors in the codeword provided by the error estimation module.