Patent Publication Number: US-8127214-B2

Title: Unified decoder for convolutional, turbo, and LDPC codes

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The invention relates generally to digital decoding and, more particularly, to techniques for implementing a unified decoder that can decode multiple types of FEC code. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Many electronic devices are currently being equipped with wireless circuitry that supports multiple wireless standards. For example, a laptop computer may be equipped with circuitry supporting a wireless local area network (LAN) standard, a wireless wide area network (WAN) standard, and a 3GPP cellular telephone standard. In many cases, separate circuitry may be provided to support each wireless standard. However, it would be more efficient and provide cost savings if one or more circuit components could be shared among the various wireless standards being supported. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an example unified decoder in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an example metric computation unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 3A and 3B  are block diagrams illustrating portions of an example trellis processor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a block diagram illustrating example circuitry within an LLR2Lp block in a trellis processor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a block diagram illustrating example circuitry within a gamma calculator in a trellis processor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a block diagram illustrating example circuitry within a metric normalization unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating example circuitry within an LLR calculator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating an example method for use in operating a unified decoder during convolutional code decoding in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 9  is a flowchart illustrating an example method for use in operating a unified decoder during Turbo and LDPC code decoding in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It is to be understood that the various embodiments of the invention, although different, are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described herein in connection with one embodiment may be implemented within other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, it is to be understood that the location or arrangement of individual elements within each disclosed embodiment may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, appropriately interpreted, along with the full range of equivalents to which the claims are entitled. In the drawings, like numerals refer to the same or similar functionality throughout the several views. 
     The present invention relates to a unified decoder that is capable of decoding data encoded with convolutional, Turbo, and low density parity check (LDPC) codes. The unified decoder may be used in, for example, a wireless device to provide multi-standard support. In at least one implementation, the unified decoder is realized as a single decoder chip that may be shared by the various standards being supported by a device. By sharing a single decoder chip, circuit implementation costs may be reduced considerably over designs that use separate decoder chips for each wireless standard being supported. A single decoder chip also takes up considerably less space on a circuit board than multiple chips would. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an example unified decoder  10  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As will be described in greater detail, the unified decoder  10  can be used to decode data that was encoded with convolutional codes, Turbo codes, and low density parity check (LDPC) codes. All of these code types can be decoded using a trellis-based decoding approach. The unified decoder  10  uses dynamically configurable trellis decoding circuitry that can be quickly reconfigured to work with different types of FEC codes. For convolutional codes, the unified decoder may be configured to perform Viterbi decoding. For Turbo and LDPC codes, the unified decoder may be configured to perform Bahl, Cocke, Jelinik, and Raviv (BCJR) decoding. In at least one embodiment, the unified decoder is implemented within a multi-standard wireless communication device where it can be reconfigured on the fly based on a wireless standard that is currently active within the device. As depicted in  FIG. 1 , the unified decoder  10  is capable of use with all of the FEC codes specified by the IEEE 802.16e wireless networking standard, the proposed IEEE 802.11n wireless networking standard, and the 3GPP TS25.212 wireless cellular standard. In other embodiments, other wireless standards may be supported. 
     With reference to  FIG. 1 , in the illustrated embodiment, the unified decoder  10  includes: a SUM block  12 ; a RELS block  14 ; first and second barrel shifters  16 ,  18 ; a plurality of metric computation units  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30 ; a back track unit  32 ; an alpha memory (stack)  34 ; a beta memory (stack)  36 ; first and second alpha-beta swap units  38 ,  40 ; first and second delay units  42 ,  44 ; a normalization unit  46 ; and an output buffer  48 . The SUM block  12  is a memory that receives input reliabilities that are to be processed by the unified decoder  10 . The input reliabilities may be received from, for example, a demodulator within a receiver of a wireless device carrying the decoder  10 . The RELS block  14  is a memory that stores intermediate reliability values that are generated during the various iterations of the decoding process. Although illustrated as separate memories, it should be appreciated that a single memory structure may be used for both purposes. The barrel shifters  16 ,  18  are used to reorder the reliabilities read from the SUM and RELS blocks  12 ,  14  for processing within the metric computation units  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30 . As will be described in greater detail, the metric computation units  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30  are operative for calculating the metrics and reliabilities that are used during Viterbi and BCJR decoding processes. During Viterbi decoding, for example, the metric computation units  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30  may generate state metrics (SM). During BCJR decoding, the metric computation units  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30  may generate alpha (forward) metrics, beta (backward) metrics, and intermediate reliability (e.g., LLR) values. As is well known, the Viterbi and BCJR decoding processes are iterative techniques. 
     The normalization unit  46  is operative for normalizing the metrics generated during the decoding process. As the decoding process proceeds, the generated metrics typically get larger and larger. Normalization is performed to prevent overflow from occurring with these progressively increasing metrics. The alpha and beta memories (stacks)  34 ,  36  are used to store normalized alpha and beta metrics for further usage during BCJR decoding. During Viterbi decoding, the alpha and beta memories  34 ,  36  are used to store path metrics for eventual use by the back track unit  32  to reconstruct the most likely codeword. The back track unit  32  performs a trace back operation through the trellis, along a selected path, to determine the most likely data string that was originally encoded. The back track unit  32  is not used during BCJR decoding. In at least one embodiment, the back track unit  32  is powered down during BCJR decoding. The delay blocks  42 ,  44  are storage units that are used to delay/store normalized metrics from a previous trellis stage for use in the next iteration/stage of the trellis processing. The alpha-beta swap units  38 ,  40  are used to controllably distribute metrics from the previous trellis stage (stored in the delay blocks  42 ,  44 ) and/or from the alpha and beta memories  34 ,  36  for subsequent processing in the metric computation units  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30 . The alpha-beta swap units  38 ,  40  and other circuitry within the metric computation units  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30  may be reconfigured by a controller during decoder operation based on a FEC code presently being utilized. The output buffer (OBUFF)  48  is operative for storing hard decisions generated during decoding operations, for output. During Viterbi decoding, the output hard decisions are received from the back track unit  32 . During BCJR decoding (i.e., for decoding Turbo and LDPC codes), the hard decisions are generated by the metric computation units  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30 . 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an example metric computation unit  50  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The metric computation unit  50  may be used, for example, within the unified decoder  10  of  FIG. 1 . The number of metric computation units  50  that are used within a unified decoder will depend upon the particular codes that are being utilized. In the illustrated embodiment, thirty two metric computation units are used. As illustrated, the metric computation unit  50  includes: a trellis processor (TP)  52 , a log likelihood ratio (LLR) calculator  54 , a multiplexer  56 , a scaling block  58 , and an adder  60 . The TP  52  is used to calculate alpha and beta metrics during BCJR decoding (for Turbo and LDPC codes) and path metrics during Viterbi decoding (for convolutional codes). The generated metrics may be delivered from the TP  52  to a normalization unit for normalization (e.g., normalization block  46  of  FIG. 1 ). In the illustrated embodiment, each TP  52  can process up to eight states of a corresponding trellis. During Viterbi decoding, for example, a particular TP  52  may perform as eight (or less) add-compare-select (ACS) units simultaneously for calculating path metrics for corresponding states of the Viterbi trellis. In general, a trellis may be implemented that has an arbitrary number of states. In other embodiments, a different number of states may be handled by each TP  52 . 
     The LLR calculator  54  calculates output reliabilities during BCJR decoding, based on alpha and beta metrics. The LLR calculator  54  is not used during Viterbi decoding. In at least one embodiment, the LLR calculator  54  is powered down during Viterbi decoding operations. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the output LLR values generated by the LLR calculator  54  may be delivered to the RELS memory  14  for use in subsequent decoding iterations. The scaling block  58  multiplies the reliability (e.g., the LLR values) received from the LLR calculator  54  by a scaling factor that is usually less than 1 (e.g., 0.75 in at least one embodiment). In some cases, enhanced decoding results may be achieved by using such a scaling factor. The multiplexer  56  selects either the reliability output by the LLR calculator  54  or the scaled reliability output by the scaling block  58  for storage in the SUM memory  12  (see  FIG. 1 ). 
     As described previously, the unified decoder of  FIG. 1  may be used to decode data encoded with convolutional codes, Turbo codes, and LDPC codes. In at least one embodiment, the unified decoder is designed to work with all codes specified within the IEEE 802.16e standard, the proposed IEEE 802.11n standard, and the 3GPP TS25.212 standard. The IEEE 802.16e standard permits the use of convolutional codes, Turbo codes, and LDPC codes. The proposed IEEE 802.11n standard specifies the use of LDPC codes and convolutional codes. The 3GPP TS25.212 standard permits the use of convolutional codes and Turbo codes. TABLES 1-3 below specify the code parameters, the required throughput, and the trellis parameters for the various covered codes in one embodiment. TABLE 1 corresponds to LDPC codes, TABLE 2 corresponds to convolutional codes, and TABLE 3 corresponds to Turbo codes. As described previously, in the embodiment of  FIG. 1 , each trellis processor can process up to eight trellis states in a single clock cycle. As shown in TABLE 3, this coincides with 
                                         TABLE 1                   Code       Message   Maximum   Required           Rate   Submatrix   Length   Trellis   Throughput,       Standard   (R)   Size (Z)   (K)   Length   Mbit/s                                                        IEEE   ½   24 . . . 96,   288 . . . 1152   7   36       802.16e       divisible 4           ⅔   24 . . . 96,   384 . . . 1536   11   48               divisible 4           ¾   24 . . . 96,   432 . . . 1728   15   54               divisible 4           ⅚   24 . . . 96,   480 . . . 1920   20   60               divisible 4       IEEE   ½   27, 54, 81   324, 648,   8   52       802.11n           972           ⅔   27, 54, 81   432, 864,   11   104                   1296           ¾   27, 54, 81   486, 972,   15   117                   1458           ⅚   27, 54, 81   540, 1080,   22   130                   1620                    
the number of trellis states associated with each of the supported Turbo codes. This number is also divisible into the number of states in each of the supported LDPC codes of TABLE 1. In the illustrated embodiment, therefore, a trellis processor can process
 
                                         TABLE 2                   Code           Message   Required           Rate   Trellis   Trellis   Length   Throughput,       Standard   (R)   Width   Length   (K)   Mbit/s                                                        IEEE   ½   64   48   48   36       802.16e   ½   64   96   96   36           ½   64   144   144   36           ½   64   192   192   36           ½   64   240   240   36           ½   64   288   288   36           ⅔   64   192   192   48           ¾   64   72   72   54           ¾   64   144   144   54           ¾   64   216   216   54           ¾   64   288   288   54           ⅚   64   288   288   60       3GPP   ½   256   504   504   50       TS25.212   ⅓   256   504   504   33       IEEE   ½   64   UP TO 4096   UP TO 4096   52       802.11n   ⅔   64   UP TO 4096   UP TO 4096   104           ¾   64   UP TO 4096   UP TO 4096   117           ⅚   64   UP TO 4096   UP TO 4096   130                    
a single trellis stage within one clock cycle for most of the supported Turbo and LDPC codes.
 
     With reference to TABLE 2, each of the supported convolutional codes specified in the IEEE 802.16e standard (and the IEEE 802.11n standard) utilizes a trellis having a trellis width of 64. One stage of the trellis can therefore be processed by eight trellis processors within a single clock cycle in the illustrated embodiment. For convolutional codes associated with the 3GPP TS25.212 standard, the trellis width is 256. One stage of the trellis may therefore be processed by all 32 trellis processors within a single clock cycle in the illustrated embodiment. To achieve the throughputs specified by the supported standards (see TABLES 1-3), 32 trellis processors are required to operate in parallel. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Code 
                   
                   
                 Message 
                 Required 
               
               
                   
                 Rate 
                 Trellis 
                 Trellis 
                 Length 
                 Throughput, 
               
               
                 Standard 
                 (R) 
                 Width 
                 Length 
                 (K) 
                 Mbit/s 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 IEEE 802.16e 
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 24 
                 48 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 48 
                 96 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 72 
                 144 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 96 
                 192 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 120 
                 240 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 144 
                 288 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 192 
                 384 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 216 
                 432 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ½ 
                 8 
                 240 
                 480 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                 ⅔ 
                 8 
                 96 
                 192 
                 54 
               
               
                   
                 ⅔ 
                 8 
                 192 
                 384 
                 54 
               
               
                   
                 ¾ 
                 8 
                 36 
                 72 
                 60 
               
               
                   
                 ¾ 
                 8 
                 72 
                 144 
                 60 
               
               
                   
                 ¾ 
                 8 
                 108 
                 216 
                 60 
               
               
                   
                 ¾ 
                 8 
                 144 
                 288 
                 60 
               
               
                   
                 ¾ 
                 8 
                 180 
                 360 
                 60 
               
               
                   
                 ¾ 
                 8 
                 216 
                 432 
                 60 
               
               
                   
                 ⅚ 
                 8 
                 120 
                 240 
                 60 
               
               
                   
                 ⅚ 
                 8 
                 240 
                 480 
                 60 
               
               
                 3GPP TS25.212 
                 ⅓ 
                 8 
                 5114 
                 5114 
                 33 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIGS. 3A and 3B  are block diagrams illustrating portions of an example trellis processor  70  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The trellis processor  70  may be used within, for example, the metric computation unit  50  of  FIG. 2 . The trellis processor  70  receives input reliabilities (lambda  0 _in through lambda  3 _in) and metrics from a previous trellis stage (alpha  0 _in through alpha  15 _in) and uses them to generate updated metrics for a current trellis stage (alpha  0 _ou through alpha  7 _ou). As illustrated in  FIGS. 3A and 3B , the trellis processor  70  includes: a plurality of LLR2Lp blocks  72 ,  74 ,  76 ,  78 ; a gamma calculator  80 ; a gamma swap unit  82 ; a plurality of ADD blocks  84 ; an alpha (or beta) swap unit  86 ; and a plurality of CMAX blocks  88 . In the illustrated embodiment, the input reliabilities (lambda  0 _in, lambda  1 _in, lambda  2 _in, lambda  3 _in) are received by the LLR2Lp blocks  72 ,  74 ,  76 ,  78  from a barrel shifter within the unified decoder (e.g., barrel shifter  16  in  FIG. 1 ). The LLR2Lp blocks  72 ,  74 ,  76 ,  78  and the gamma calculator  80  then use the input reliabilities to calculate all possible edge metrics on the trellis edges. 
     Each ADD block  84  corresponds to one state in a decoding trellis. As described previously, each trellis processor processes eight trellis states in the illustrated embodiment; therefore, there are eight ADD blocks  84 . In other embodiments, a different number of states may be processed by each trellis processor. Each ADD block  84  adds the edge metrics for edges coming into the corresponding state to corresponding paths metrics for paths that pass over the edges. The gamma swap unit  82  and the alpha swap unit  86  are used to controllably distribute the appropriate edge metrics and path metrics to the ADD blocks  84 . Each ADD block  84  has a corresponding CMAX block  88  that receives the updated path metrics for the corresponding trellis state and selects the best metric (alpha  0 _ou through alpha  7 _ou) for that state for continued processing in the trellis. This best metric is then output from the trellis processor (to, for example, a normalization unit). The output metrics for each trellis state may be output to a corresponding LLR calculation block for use in calculating reliabilities for backward passage through the trellis during BCJR decoding. 
       FIG. 4  is a block diagram illustrating example circuitry  90  within an LLR2Lp block in a trellis processor (e.g., LLRLp block  72  in  FIG. 3A ) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the circuitry  90  may include: an inverter  92 ; a unary minus  94 ; and first and second AND gates  96 ,  98 . The circuitry  90  computes an approximation of the probability that a bit with given reliability (lambda_in) is equal to 1 (Lp 1  represents the approximation of the logarithm of such reliability) and an approximation of the probability that the given bit is equal to 0 (Lp 0 ). 
       FIG. 5  is a block diagram illustrating example circuitry  110  within a gamma calculator in a trellis processor (e.g., gamma calculator  80  of  FIG. 3A ) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the circuitry  110  may include a plurality of adders  112  and a plurality of multiplexers  114 . The circuitry  110  computes all possible values of the edge metric (part of a path metric for the Viterbi decoding or part of the alpha or beta metric for BCJR decoding which corresponds only to the current trellis section). Edge metric values for the given edge of the trellis are computed based on the values of input reliabilities and the values of message and parity bits which correspond to the given trellis edge. All combinations of bits are presented on the edges in one trellis section. Depending on the trellis structure, some (or all) combinations are repeated on more then one edge. The edge metrics are computed in the decoder in circuitry  110  and are then re-ordered in the gamma-swap so that each trellis processor receives necessary edge metrics. 
       FIG. 6  is a block diagram illustrating example circuitry  130  within a metric normalization unit (e.g., normalization block  46  of  FIG. 1 ) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the circuitry  130  may include, for example, a minimum unit  132 , a plurality of multiplexers  134 , and a plurality of adders  136 . The normalization process may operate as follows. For LDPC codes, for example, for each pair of input metric values (received via SM_IN), a minimum value is found and subtracted from each input metric value. For Turbo and convolutional codes (depending on the trellis width), for each group of 8, 64, or 256 metrics, minimum values (one value for 256 case) are found and subtracted from each metric value in each group. Therefore, the minimum unit  132  computes all possible values of minimums, the multiplexers  134  are used to select required minimum values depending on the current operation mode, and the adders  136  are used to subtract minimum values from input metric values in order to obtain normalized metric values. 
       FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating example circuitry  150  within an LLR calculator (e.g., LLR calculator  54  of  FIG. 2 ) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the circuitry  150  may include: a plurality of adders  152 , a lambda swap unit  154 , a plurality of minimum units  156 , and a plurality of subtractors  158 . In order to compute output reliabilities in the circuitry  150 , the following steps are performed. First, for each edge in the trellis, the sum of the alpha metric, the edge metric, and the beta metric are found (using, e.g., adders  152 ). Next, the resulting sums are grouped into two sets (for trellises with one message bit on a trellis edge) or four sets (for trellises with two message bits on a trellis edge (e.g., IEEE 802.16e turbo code)). When grouped into two sets, the first set is a set of edges for which the message bit value on the edge of the trellis is equal to 0 and the second set is a set of edges for which the message bit value is equal to 1. When grouped into four sets, the first set is a set of edges where message bit  1  is equal to 0 (and bit  2  doesn&#39;t matter), the second set for message bit  1  equal to 1, the third set for message bit  2  equal to 0, and the fourth set for message bit  2  equal to 1). Next, the minimum metric value is found for each set (using, e.g., the minimum units  156 ). Then, for each message bit, the minimum metric value in the set where the bit is equal to 0 has to be subtracted from the minimum metric value in the set where the bit is equal to 1 (using, e.g., subtractors  158 ). The result of the subtraction is output as the updated reliability (lambdaxxxx). 
       FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating an example method  170  for use in operating a unified decoder during convolutional code decoding in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, reliabilities are first retrieved from memory (e.g., SUM memory  12  of  FIG. 1 ) and are delivered to the various trellis processors of the unified decoder (block  172 ). For a convolutional code having code rate 1/2, two reliabilities are delivered to each trellis processor. For a convolutional code having code rate 1/3, three reliabilities are delivered to each trellis processor. Each trellis processor then uses the received reliabilities to calculate new path metrics for corresponding states of the present trellis stage (block  174 ). The new path metrics are then delivered to the normalization unit to be normalized (block  176 ). 
     The normalized path metrics are then stored in the alpha and beta memories for later use (block  178 ). The normalized path metrics are also delivered to the delay blocks (block  180 ). From the delay blocks, the normalized path metrics are delivered to the appropriate trellis processors for calculation of path metrics for the subsequent trellis stage (block  182 ). The alpha-beta swap units are used to appropriately direct the normalized path metrics from the delay units to the trellis processors. This process is then repeated until the end of the trellis is reached (block  184 ). At this point, a single path through the trellis is selected that has the best overall metric (typically the lowest metric) (block  186 ). The back track unit is then used to trace back through the trellis along the selected path to generate the decoded hard decision (block  188 ). The decoded hard decision may then be delivered to the output buffer (block  190 ). As described previously, the unified decoder does not use the LLR calculators within the metric computation units during convolutional code decoding. In at least one embodiment, the LLR calculators are powered down during convolutional code decoding to conserve energy. 
       FIG. 9  is a flowchart illustrating an example method  200  for use in operating a unified decoder during Turbo and LDPC code decoding in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In at least one embodiment, a determination may first be made as to whether encoded data was encoded with a convolutional code, a Turbo code, or an LDPC code. If the data was encoded with a convolutional code, a procedure such as method  170  of  FIG. 8  may be followed. If the data was encoded with a Turbo or LDPC code, a procedure such as method  200  of  FIG. 9  may be followed. As before, reliabilities are first retrieved from memory (e.g., SUM memory  12  of  FIG. 1 ) and are delivered to the various trellis processors of the unified decoder (block  202 ). When the Turbo codes of the 3GPP TS25.212 standard are being used, three reliabilities (two intrinsic and one extrinsic) and one write (extrinsic) are retrieved for a trellis processor. When the Turbo codes of the IEEE 802.16e standard are being used, six reliabilities (four intrinsic and two extrinsic) and two writes (extrinsic) are retrieved for a trellis processor. When LDPC codes are being used, eight reliabilities (four extrinsic and four sum) and eight writes (four extrinsic and four sum) are retrieved for a trellis processor. To perform BCJR decoding, the trellis processors are broken up into two groups. The trellis processors on the left side of the unified decoder are used to calculate alpha (forward) metrics (block  204 ) and the trellis processors on the right side are used to calculate beta (backward) metrics (block  206 ). In at least one embodiment, there are 16 trellis processors in each group. Other arrangements for splitting up the trellis processors may alternatively be used. Once generated, the alpha and beta metrics are delivered to the normalization unit to be normalized (block  208 ). 
     The normalized alpha and beta metrics output by the normalization unit may then be stored in the alpha and beta memories (block  210 ). The normalized alpha and beta metrics may also be delivered to the delay blocks (block  212 ). From the delay blocks, the normalized alpha and beta metrics are delivered to appropriate trellis processors for the calculation of metrics for the next trellis stage (block  214 ). The alpha-beta swap units may be used to appropriately distribute the normalized alpha and beta metrics to the trellis processors. Calculation of output reliabilities in the LLR calculators is then initiated using metrics retrieved from the alpha and beta memories (block  216 ). The above process is then repeated until the appropriate number of iterations has been reached or exceeded (block  218 ). In at least one implementation, the process represented by blocks  202  to  218  is repeated approximately 10-15 times for LDPC codes and 4-8 times for Turbo codes. The hard decisions generated in the LLR calculators are delivered to the output buffer (block  220 ). As described previously, the unified decoder does not make use of the back track unit  32  during Turbo and LDPC based decoding. In at least one embodiment, the back track unit  32  is powered down during Turbo and LDPC code decoding to conserve energy. 
     As described previously, the unified decoder  10  of  FIG. 1  may be reconfigured on the fly for operation with different FEC codes. To reconfigure the decoder  10 , control signals may be delivered to the left alpha-beta swap unit  38 , the right alpha-beta swap unit  40 , and the alpha, beta, and gamma swap units within the trellis processors (see  FIGS. 3A and 3B ). These swap units may be implemented as, for example, crossbar switches. In at least one embodiment, mode numbers are assigned to identify the operational modes associated with the various supported codes. The mode numbers may be used to determine how to control the various swap units. In one implementation, the mode numbers are assigned as follows: 
                                 FEC CODE   MODE NUMBER                  IEEE 802.16e, convolutional code   1       IEEE 802.16e, Turbo code   2       3GPP TS25.212, convolutional code, R = ½   3       3GPP TS25.212, convolutional code, R = ⅓   4       3GPP TS25.212, Turbo code   5       IEEE 802.11n, convolutional code   6                    
TABLES 4-9 below illustrate how the alpha-beta swap units and the alpha, beta, and gamma swap units are controlled for various operating modes in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. In the tables, the first column indicates the mode number that each row corresponds to. As shown, mode numbers 1 through 6 are represented. The rows starting with MN each list a particular set of inputs of the associated swap unit and the rows following each MN row identify the outputs of the associated swap unit that those inputs will be coupled to for the corresponding operating mode. TABLE 4 is the schedule for the left alpha-beta swap unit. TABLE 5 is the schedule for the right alpha-beta swap unit. TABLE 6 is the schedule for the alpha swap units within the trellis processors that generate alpha metrics (left side in the illustrated embodiment). TABLE 7 is the schedule for the beta swap units within the trellis processors that generate beta metrics (right side in the illustrated embodiment). TABLE 8 is the schedule for the gamma swap units within the trellis processors that generate alpha metrics (left side). TABLE 9 is the schedule for the gamma swap units within the trellis processors that generate beta metrics (right side).
 
     In TABLES 4-9, swap schedules are not given for the supported LDPC codes. This is because the SWAP schedules for these codes are very simple. For example, for the alpha, beta, and gamma swap units within the trellis processors, the i-th input is simply coupled to the i-th output for LDPC codes. For the left and right alpha-beta swap units, the i-th input is coupled to the (i mod 128)-th output. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LEFT ALPHA-BETA SWAP SCHEDULE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 MN 
                 0 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
                 13 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                  0 
                  1 
                  2 
                  3 
                  4 
                  5 
                  6 
                  7 
                  8 
                  9 
                  10 
                  11 
                  12 
                  13 
                  14 
                  15 
               
               
                 2 
                  0 
                  1 
                  2 
                  3 
                  4 
                  5 
                  6 
                  7 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
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                 MN 
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                 MN 
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                 3 
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                 6 
                  32 
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                 MN 
                 48 
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                 2 
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                 3 
                  48 
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                 5 
                 x 
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                 6 
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                 MN 
                 64 
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                 1 
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                 x 
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                 3 
                  64 
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                 4 
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                 5 
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                 x 
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                 6 
                  0 
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                 MN 
                 80 
                 81 
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                 1 
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                 3 
                  80 
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                 4 
                  80 
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                 5 
                 x 
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                 6 
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                 MN 
                 96 
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                 100 
                 101 
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                 103 
                 104 
                 105 
                 106 
                 107 
                 108 
                 109 
                 110 
                 111 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                  32 
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                  39 
                  40 
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                 2 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 x 
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                 3 
                  96 
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                 100 
                 101 
                 102 
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                 104 
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                 107 
                 108 
                 109 
                 110 
                 111 
               
               
                 4 
                  96 
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                 111 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 6 
                  32 
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                 MN 
                 112 
                 113 
                 114 
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                 117 
                 118 
                 119 
                 120 
                 121 
                 122 
                 123 
                 124 
                 125 
                 126 
                 127 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
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                 2 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 3 
                 112 
                 113 
                 114 
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                 121 
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                 124 
                 125 
                 126 
                 127 
               
               
                 4 
                 112 
                 113 
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                 126 
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                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
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                 6 
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                 MN 
                 128 
                 129 
                 130 
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                 132 
                 133 
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                 135 
                 136 
                 137 
                 138 
                 139 
                 140 
                 141 
                 142 
                 143 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
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                 2 
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                 3 
                 128 
                 129 
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                 133 
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                 140 
                 141 
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                 143 
               
               
                 4 
                 128 
                 129 
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                 133 
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                 143 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
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                 6 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 144 
                 145 
                 146 
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                 151 
                 152 
                 153 
                 154 
                 155 
                 156 
                 157 
                 158 
                 159 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 2 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 x 
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                 3 
                 144 
                 145 
                 146 
                 147 
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                 151 
                 152 
                 153 
                 154 
                 155 
                 156 
                 157 
                 158 
                 159 
               
               
                 4 
                 144 
                 145 
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                 154 
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                 157 
                 158 
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                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 160 
                 161 
                 162 
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                 164 
                 165 
                 166 
                 167 
                 168 
                 169 
                 170 
                 171 
                 172 
                 173 
                 174 
                 175 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 3 
                 160 
                 161 
                 162 
                 163 
                 164 
                 165 
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                 169 
                 170 
                 171 
                 172 
                 173 
                 174 
                 175 
               
               
                 4 
                 160 
                 161 
                 162 
                 163 
                 164 
                 165 
                 166 
                 167 
                 168 
                 169 
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                 171 
                 172 
                 173 
                 174 
                 175 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 176 
                 177 
                 178 
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                 180 
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                 182 
                 183 
                 184 
                 185 
                 186 
                 187 
                 188 
                 189 
                 190 
                 191 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
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                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 3 
                 176 
                 177 
                 178 
                 179 
                 180 
                 181 
                 182 
                 183 
                 184 
                 185 
                 186 
                 187 
                 188 
                 189 
                 190 
                 191 
               
               
                 4 
                 176 
                 177 
                 178 
                 179 
                 180 
                 181 
                 182 
                 183 
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                 185 
                 186 
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                 189 
                 190 
                 191 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 192 
                 193 
                 194 
                 195 
                 196 
                 197 
                 198 
                 199 
                 200 
                 201 
                 202 
                 203 
                 204 
                 205 
                 206 
                 207 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 192 
                 193 
                 194 
                 195 
                 196 
                 197 
                 198 
                 199 
                 200 
                 201 
                 202 
                 203 
                 204 
                 205 
                 206 
                 207 
               
               
                 4 
                 192 
                 193 
                 194 
                 195 
                 196 
                 197 
                 198 
                 199 
                 200 
                 201 
                 202 
                 203 
                 204 
                 205 
                 206 
                 207 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 208 
                 209 
                 210 
                 211 
                 212 
                 213 
                 214 
                 215 
                 216 
                 217 
                 218 
                 219 
                 220 
                 221 
                 222 
                 223 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 208 
                 209 
                 210 
                 211 
                 212 
                 213 
                 214 
                 215 
                 216 
                 217 
                 218 
                 219 
                 220 
                 221 
                 222 
                 223 
               
               
                 4 
                 208 
                 209 
                 210 
                 211 
                 212 
                 213 
                 214 
                 215 
                 216 
                 217 
                 218 
                 219 
                 220 
                 221 
                 222 
                 223 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 224 
                 225 
                 226 
                 227 
                 228 
                 229 
                 230 
                 231 
                 232 
                 233 
                 234 
                 235 
                 236 
                 237 
                 238 
                 239 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
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                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 224 
                 225 
                 226 
                 227 
                 228 
                 229 
                 230 
                 231 
                 232 
                 233 
                 234 
                 235 
                 236 
                 237 
                 238 
                 239 
               
               
                 4 
                 224 
                 225 
                 226 
                 227 
                 228 
                 229 
                 230 
                 231 
                 232 
                 233 
                 234 
                 235 
                 236 
                 237 
                 238 
                 239 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 240 
                 241 
                 242 
                 243 
                 244 
                 245 
                 246 
                 247 
                 248 
                 249 
                 250 
                 251 
                 252 
                 253 
                 254 
                 255 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
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                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
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                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 240 
                 241 
                 242 
                 243 
                 244 
                 245 
                 246 
                 247 
                 248 
                 249 
                 250 
                 251 
                 252 
                 253 
                 254 
                 255 
               
               
                 4 
                 240 
                 241 
                 242 
                 243 
                 244 
                 245 
                 246 
                 247 
                 248 
                 249 
                 250 
                 251 
                 252 
                 253 
                 254 
                 255 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 RIGHT ALPHA-BETA SWAP SCHEDULE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 MN 
                 0 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
                 13 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                  0 
                  1 
                  2 
                  3 
                  4 
                  5 
                  6 
                  7 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                  0 
                  1 
                  2 
                  3 
                  4 
                  5 
                  6 
                  7 
                  8 
                  9 
                  10 
                  11 
                  12 
                  13 
                  14 
                  15 
               
               
                 4 
                  0 
                  1 
                  2 
                  3 
                  4 
                  5 
                  6 
                  7 
                  8 
                  9 
                  10 
                  11 
                  12 
                  13 
                  14 
                  15 
               
               
                 5 
                  0 
                  1 
                  2 
                  3 
                  4 
                  5 
                  6 
                  7 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 16 
                 17 
                 18 
                 19 
                 20 
                 21 
                 22 
                 23 
                 24 
                 25 
                 26 
                 27 
                 28 
                 29 
                 30 
                 31 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                  16 
                  17 
                  18 
                  19 
                  20 
                  21 
                  22 
                  23 
                  24 
                  25 
                  26 
                  27 
                  28 
                  29 
                  30 
                  31 
               
               
                 4 
                  16 
                  17 
                  18 
                  19 
                  20 
                  21 
                  22 
                  23 
                  24 
                  25 
                  26 
                  27 
                  28 
                  29 
                  30 
                  31 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 32 
                 33 
                 34 
                 35 
                 36 
                 37 
                 38 
                 39 
                 40 
                 41 
                 42 
                 43 
                 44 
                 45 
                 46 
                 47 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                  32 
                  33 
                  34 
                  35 
                  36 
                  37 
                  38 
                  39 
                  40 
                  41 
                  42 
                  43 
                  44 
                  45 
                  46 
                  47 
               
               
                 4 
                  32 
                  33 
                  34 
                  35 
                  36 
                  37 
                  38 
                  39 
                  40 
                  41 
                  42 
                  43 
                  44 
                  45 
                  46 
                  47 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 48 
                 49 
                 50 
                 51 
                 52 
                 53 
                 54 
                 55 
                 56 
                 57 
                 58 
                 59 
                 60 
                 61 
                 62 
                 63 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                  48 
                  49 
                  50 
                  51 
                  52 
                  53 
                  54 
                  55 
                  56 
                  57 
                  58 
                  59 
                  60 
                  61 
                  62 
                  63 
               
               
                 4 
                  48 
                  49 
                  50 
                  51 
                  52 
                  53 
                  54 
                  55 
                  56 
                  57 
                  58 
                  59 
                  60 
                  61 
                  62 
                  63 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 64 
                 65 
                 66 
                 67 
                 68 
                 69 
                 70 
                 71 
                 72 
                 73 
                 74 
                 75 
                 76 
                 77 
                 78 
                 79 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                  64 
                  65 
                  66 
                  67 
                  68 
                  69 
                  70 
                  71 
                  72 
                  73 
                  74 
                  75 
                  76 
                  77 
                  78 
                  79 
               
               
                 4 
                  64 
                  65 
                  66 
                  67 
                  68 
                  69 
                  70 
                  71 
                  72 
                  73 
                  74 
                  75 
                  76 
                  77 
                  78 
                  79 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 80 
                 81 
                 82 
                 83 
                 84 
                 85 
                 86 
                 87 
                 88 
                 89 
                 90 
                 91 
                 92 
                 93 
                 94 
                 95 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                  80 
                  81 
                  82 
                  83 
                  84 
                  85 
                  86 
                  87 
                  88 
                  89 
                  90 
                  91 
                  92 
                  93 
                  94 
                  95 
               
               
                 4 
                  80 
                  81 
                  82 
                  83 
                  84 
                  85 
                  86 
                  87 
                  88 
                  89 
                  90 
                  91 
                  92 
                  93 
                  94 
                  95 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 96 
                 97 
                 98 
                 99 
                 100 
                 101 
                 102 
                 103 
                 104 
                 105 
                 106 
                 107 
                 108 
                 109 
                 110 
                 111 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                  96 
                  97 
                  98 
                  99 
                 100 
                 101 
                 102 
                 103 
                 104 
                 105 
                 106 
                 107 
                 108 
                 109 
                 110 
                 111 
               
               
                 4 
                  96 
                  97 
                  98 
                  99 
                 100 
                 101 
                 102 
                 103 
                 104 
                 105 
                 106 
                 107 
                 108 
                 109 
                 110 
                 111 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 112 
                 113 
                 114 
                 115 
                 116 
                 117 
                 118 
                 119 
                 120 
                 121 
                 122 
                 123 
                 124 
                 125 
                 126 
                 127 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 112 
                 113 
                 114 
                 115 
                 116 
                 117 
                 118 
                 119 
                 120 
                 121 
                 122 
                 123 
                 124 
                 125 
                 126 
                 127 
               
               
                 4 
                 112 
                 113 
                 114 
                 115 
                 116 
                 117 
                 118 
                 119 
                 120 
                 121 
                 122 
                 123 
                 124 
                 125 
                 126 
                 127 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 128 
                 129 
                 130 
                 131 
                 132 
                 133 
                 134 
                 135 
                 136 
                 137 
                 138 
                 139 
                 140 
                 141 
                 142 
                 143 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 128 
                 129 
                 130 
                 131 
                 132 
                 133 
                 134 
                 135 
                 136 
                 137 
                 138 
                 139 
                 140 
                 141 
                 142 
                 143 
               
               
                 4 
                 128 
                 129 
                 130 
                 131 
                 132 
                 133 
                 134 
                 135 
                 136 
                 137 
                 138 
                 139 
                 140 
                 141 
                 142 
                 143 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 144 
                 145 
                 146 
                 147 
                 148 
                 149 
                 150 
                 151 
                 152 
                 153 
                 154 
                 155 
                 156 
                 157 
                 158 
                 159 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 144 
                 145 
                 146 
                 147 
                 148 
                 149 
                 150 
                 151 
                 152 
                 153 
                 154 
                 155 
                 156 
                 157 
                 158 
                 159 
               
               
                 4 
                 144 
                 145 
                 146 
                 147 
                 148 
                 149 
                 150 
                 151 
                 152 
                 153 
                 154 
                 155 
                 156 
                 157 
                 158 
                 159 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 160 
                 161 
                 162 
                 163 
                 164 
                 165 
                 166 
                 167 
                 168 
                 169 
                 170 
                 171 
                 172 
                 173 
                 174 
                 175 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 160 
                 161 
                 162 
                 163 
                 164 
                 165 
                 166 
                 167 
                 168 
                 169 
                 170 
                 171 
                 172 
                 173 
                 174 
                 175 
               
               
                 4 
                 160 
                 161 
                 162 
                 163 
                 164 
                 165 
                 166 
                 167 
                 168 
                 169 
                 170 
                 171 
                 172 
                 173 
                 174 
                 175 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 176 
                 177 
                 178 
                 179 
                 180 
                 181 
                 182 
                 183 
                 184 
                 185 
                 186 
                 187 
                 188 
                 189 
                 190 
                 191 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 176 
                 177 
                 178 
                 179 
                 180 
                 181 
                 182 
                 183 
                 184 
                 185 
                 186 
                 187 
                 188 
                 189 
                 190 
                 191 
               
               
                 4 
                 176 
                 177 
                 178 
                 179 
                 180 
                 181 
                 182 
                 183 
                 184 
                 185 
                 186 
                 187 
                 188 
                 189 
                 190 
                 191 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 192 
                 193 
                 194 
                 195 
                 196 
                 197 
                 198 
                 199 
                 200 
                 201 
                 202 
                 203 
                 204 
                 205 
                 206 
                 207 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 192 
                 193 
                 194 
                 195 
                 196 
                 197 
                 198 
                 199 
                 200 
                 201 
                 202 
                 203 
                 204 
                 205 
                 206 
                 207 
               
               
                 4 
                 192 
                 193 
                 194 
                 195 
                 196 
                 197 
                 198 
                 199 
                 200 
                 201 
                 202 
                 203 
                 204 
                 205 
                 206 
                 207 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 208 
                 209 
                 210 
                 211 
                 212 
                 213 
                 214 
                 215 
                 216 
                 217 
                 218 
                 219 
                 220 
                 221 
                 222 
                 223 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 208 
                 209 
                 210 
                 211 
                 212 
                 213 
                 214 
                 215 
                 216 
                 217 
                 218 
                 219 
                 220 
                 221 
                 222 
                 223 
               
               
                 4 
                 208 
                 209 
                 210 
                 211 
                 212 
                 213 
                 214 
                 215 
                 216 
                 217 
                 218 
                 219 
                 220 
                 221 
                 222 
                 223 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 224 
                 225 
                 226 
                 227 
                 228 
                 229 
                 230 
                 231 
                 232 
                 233 
                 234 
                 235 
                 236 
                 237 
                 238 
                 239 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 224 
                 225 
                 226 
                 227 
                 228 
                 229 
                 230 
                 231 
                 232 
                 233 
                 234 
                 235 
                 236 
                 237 
                 238 
                 239 
               
               
                 4 
                 224 
                 225 
                 226 
                 227 
                 228 
                 229 
                 230 
                 231 
                 232 
                 233 
                 234 
                 235 
                 236 
                 237 
                 238 
                 239 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 240 
                 241 
                 242 
                 243 
                 244 
                 245 
                 246 
                 247 
                 248 
                 249 
                 250 
                 251 
                 252 
                 253 
                 254 
                 255 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 240 
                 241 
                 242 
                 243 
                 244 
                 245 
                 246 
                 247 
                 248 
                 249 
                 250 
                 251 
                 252 
                 253 
                 254 
                 255 
               
               
                 4 
                 240 
                 241 
                 242 
                 243 
                 244 
                 245 
                 246 
                 247 
                 248 
                 249 
                 250 
                 251 
                 252 
                 253 
                 254 
                 255 
               
               
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ALPHA SWAP SCHEDULE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 MN 
                 0 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
                 13 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0 
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 3 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 7 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 0 
                 1 
                 6 
                 7 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 0 
                 1 
                 6 
                 7 
               
               
                 3 
                 0 
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 3 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 7 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 4 
                 0 
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 3 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 7 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 0 
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 3 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 7 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 0 
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 3 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 7 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 16 
                 17 
                 18 
                 19 
                 20 
                 21 
                 22 
                 23 
                 24 
                 25 
                 26 
                 27 
                 28 
                 29 
                 30 
                 31 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 8 
                 9 
                 x 
                 x 
                 10 
                 11 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 13 
                 x 
                 x 
                 14 
                 15 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 0 
                 1 
                 6 
                 7 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 0 
                 1 
                 6 
                 7 
               
               
                 3 
                 8 
                 9 
                 x 
                 x 
                 10 
                 11 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 13 
                 x 
                 x 
                 14 
                 15 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 4 
                 8 
                 9 
                 x 
                 x 
                 10 
                 11 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 13 
                 x 
                 x 
                 14 
                 15 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 0 
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 3 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 7 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 8 
                 9 
                 x 
                 x 
                 10 
                 11 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 13 
                 x 
                 x 
                 14 
                 15 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BETA SWAP SCHEDULE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 MN 
                 0 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
                 13 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0 
                 32 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 32 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 33 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 33 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 0 
                 4 
                 7 
                 3 
                 4 
                 0 
                 3 
                 7 
                 1 
                 5 
                 6 
                 2 
                 5 
                 1 
                 2 
                 6 
               
               
                 3 
                 0 
                 128 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 128 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 129 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 129 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 3 
                 0 
                 128 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 128 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 129 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 129 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 0 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 5 
                 1 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 5 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 0 
                 32 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 32 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 33 
                 x 
                 x 
                 1 
                 33 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 16 
                 17 
                 18 
                 19 
                 20 
                 21 
                 22 
                 23 
                 24 
                 25 
                 26 
                 27 
                 28 
                 29 
                 30 
                 31 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 2 
                 34 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 34 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 35 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 35 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 6 
                 2 
                 1 
                 5 
                 2 
                 6 
                 5 
                 1 
                 7 
                 3 
                 0 
                 4 
                 3 
                 7 
                 4 
                 0 
               
               
                 3 
                 2 
                 130 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 130 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 131 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 131 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 4 
                 2 
                 130 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 130 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 131 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 131 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 2 
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 7 
                 3 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 7 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 2 
                 34 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 34 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 35 
                 x 
                 x 
                 3 
                 35 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 LEFT GAMMA SWAP SCHEDULE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 MN 
                 0 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
                 13 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 0 
                 13 
                  6 
                 11 
                 4 
                 9 
                  2 
                 15 
                 7 
                 10 
                  1 
                 12 
                 3 
                 14 
                 5 
                 8 
               
               
                 3 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 4 
                 0 
                 14 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 10 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 16 
                 17 
                 18 
                 19 
                 20 
                 21 
                 22 
                 23 
                 24 
                 25 
                 26 
                 27 
                 28 
                 29 
                 30 
                 31 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 13 
                 0 
                 11 
                  6 
                 9 
                 4 
                 15 
                  2 
                 10 
                 7 
                 12 
                  1 
                 14 
                 3 
                 8 
                 5 
               
               
                 3 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 4 
                 10 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 14 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 RIGHT GAMMA SWAP SCHEDULE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 MN 
                 0 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
                 13 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 0 
                 13 
                 14 
                  3 
                 0 
                 13 
                 14 
                  3 
                 4 
                 9 
                 10 
                  7 
                 4 
                 9 
                 10 
                  7 
               
               
                 3 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 4 
                 0 
                 14 
                 x 
                 x 
                 14 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 2 
                 x 
                 x 
                 2 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 MN 
                 16 
                 17 
                 18 
                 19 
                 20 
                 21 
                 22 
                 23 
                 24 
                 25 
                 26 
                 27 
                 28 
                 29 
                 30 
                 31 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 2 
                 12 
                 1 
                 2 
                 15 
                 12 
                 1 
                  2 
                 15 
                 8 
                 5 
                  6 
                 11 
                 8 
                 5 
                  6 
                 11 
               
               
                 3 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 4 
                 8 
                 6 
                 x 
                 x 
                 6 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 10 
                 x 
                 x 
                 10 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 5 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                 6 
                 0 
                 12 
                 x 
                 x 
                 12 
                 0 
                 x 
                 x 
                 8 
                 4 
                 x 
                 x 
                 4 
                 8 
                 x 
                 x 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The techniques and structures of the present invention may be implemented in any of a variety of different forms. The unified decoder may be implemented as, for example, a standalone component (e.g., a decoder chip, etc.). The decoder may also be implemented as part of a larger system, such as a wireless communication device. For example, features of the invention may be embodied within laptop, palmtop, desktop, and tablet computers having wireless capability; personal digital assistants (PDAs) having wireless capability; cellular telephones and other handheld wireless communicators; pagers; satellite communicators; cameras having wireless capability; audio/video devices having wireless capability; network interface cards (NICs) and other network interface structures; base stations; wireless access points; and/or in other formats. 
     In the foregoing detailed description, various features of the invention are grouped together in one or more individual embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed invention requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects may lie in less than all features of each disclosed embodiment. 
     Although the present invention has been described in conjunction with certain embodiments, it is to be understood that modifications and variations may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as those skilled in the art readily understand. Such modifications and variations are considered to be within the purview and scope of the invention and the appended claims.