Patent ID: 8588347
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for decoding a received data signal having periodic decoding information, the method comprising: storing, in a memory, a first plurality of decision metrics corresponding to a first repetition of the periodic decoding information, wherein the first plurality of decision metrics is grouped into a plurality of sequential portions; storing a plurality of combined versions of the sequential portions into a plurality of combining buffers that are arranged in sequence, wherein each combined version is associated with a different sequence of timing information; combining a first of the plurality of combined versions stored in a first of the combining buffers with a second version of a second plurality of decision metrics that corresponds to a second repetition of the periodic decoding information, wherein the second version is associated with timing information adjacent in the timing information sequence to the timing information associated with the first combined version; and decoding the data based on information stored in the plurality of combining buffers.