Patent ID: 8938664
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H03M

Abstract:
1. A method of decoding a representation of a codeword, comprising the steps of (a) applying, by a controller, a first decoder to the representation of the codeword; (b) determining, by the controller, that application of the first decoder has failed to decode the representation of the codeword at least in part by determining that the first decoder was not successful in correcting at least one error present within the representation of the codeword; and (c) in response to determining that application of the first decoder has failed, applying, by the controller, a second decoder to the representation of the codeword, wherein the first decoder and the second decoder are derived from a common error correction coding scheme, and wherein the first decoder and the second decoder differ by at least one parameter associated with the common error correction coding scheme.