Patent ID: 6182261
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H03M,H04L

Abstract:
A method of terminating an iterative decoding process being performed on a packet in an iterative decoder, comprising the steps of:determining whether a number of decoding iterations equals a predefined maximum number of iterations;determining whether a packet storage element coupled to an input of the iterative decoder is filled to within a predefined percentage of the storage capacity of the packet storage element;determining whether the number of decoding iterations equals a predefined minimum number of iterations;determining whether an error-detection measure has been satisfied for at least one previous packet; andterminating the iterative decoding process for the packet if (1) the number of decoding iterations equals the predefined maximum number of iterations, or if (2) the packet storage element is filled to within the predefined percentage of the storage capacity of the packet storage element, or if (3) the number of decoding iterations equals the predefined minimum number of iterations, and the error-detection measure has been satisfied for the at least one previous packet.