Patent ID: 7333419

Claim:
A method of decoding a sequence of frames in a communication system having a predetermined decoding time constraint per frame, such method comprising: iteratively decoding a first frame of the sequence of frames for a time period longer than the predetermined time constraint; and iteratively decoding at least one other frame of the sequence of frames by less than the predetermined time constraint so that an average decoding time of all decoded frames is less than or equal to the predetermined time constraint; storing at least one frame of the sequence of frames in an input storage device; and determining an input storage device length for reducing input storage frame overflow; wherein the step of determining the input storage device length is based on the following equation: Fb= 1−Σ i=0 to L Pr ( b=i ) L being the input storage device length, Fb being the Frame Error Rate caused from input storage device frame overflow, Fe being a known Frame Error Rate caused from error, Ft being the total Frame Error Rate caused by the sum of Fe and Fb, PF being a predetermined precision factor, and Fb<(Fe/(PF)).