Patent ID: 6412094
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for performing 3 out of 5 majority voting in a digital communications system, wherein a data word comprising a plurality of digital bits is transmitted five times to form a plurality of five bit repeats, one for each bit of the data word, and each of the plurality of five bit repeats is assigned a respective bit value based on 3 out of 5 majority voting, the method comprising the steps of:counting up to a maximum number of three, the number of ones present in each of the plurality of five bit repeats; storing the number of counted ones separately for each five bit repeat up to a maximum number of three for each five bit repeat in a memory means limited in size to storing a maximum number of three; and performing 3 out of 5 majority voting on the stored number of counted ones for each of the plurality of five bit repeats after all five bits of each five bit repeat have been received by detecting whether each number of counted ones is three or less than three.