Patent ID: 7231557
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: H03M

Abstract:
1. A method of processing a plurality of Z-vectors, each Z-vector including Z elements, each element including K bits, where Z is a positive integer greater than 1 and K is a positive integer, the plurality of Z-vectors corresponding to a binary codeword, portions of said binary codeword having a direct mapping relationship to a plurality of transmission units, said plurality of Z-vectors being stored in a set of D memory arrays, where D is an integer greater than zero, each memory array including Z rows of memory locations, each memory location of a row corresponding to a different array column, each array column corresponding to a different one of said plurality of Z-vectors, each Z-vector identifying one column in each of said D memory arrays, the method comprising: generating a series of sets of control information, each set of control information including: for at least one generated set of control information: wherein said method of processing is used to process received transmission units; and wherein K is an integer greater than zero arid is a number of bits used to represent a soft valve corresponding to one bit of said binary codeword.