Patent ID: 8279980
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for decoding a set of message bits from a set of symbols, the set of symbols having been transmitted over a channel by a primary transmitter and one or more secondary transmitters, the method comprising: filtering the set of received symbols, each symbol in the set of received symbols comprising interference and additive noise; determining a set of constellation points, each point in the set of constellation points obtained by combining a first encoding set associated with the primary transmitter and one or more secondary encoding sets associated with the one or more secondary transmitters; selecting a first symbol from the set of filtered received symbols, and determining a value of a point in the set of constellation points that is closest to the first symbol; selecting a second symbol from the set of filtered received symbols, and determining a value of a point in the set of constellation points that is closest to the second symbol; outputting the determined values of the points associated with the first selected symbol and the second selected symbol; and decoding the set of message bits, based, at least in part, on the values associated with the first and second selected symbols.