Patent ID: 7162683

Claim:
Iterative method of decoding received signals transmitted in data frames via a plurality of channels by means of a digital signal processor, wherein the plurality of channels are assigned to the digital signal processor, starting with a first channel, a quality of a decoded signal transmitted via the first channel is checked following every decoding iteration, and the digital signal processor is switched over to at least one further channel of the plurality of channels if a specified switchover condition is fulfilled, wherein a cyclic redundancy check is performed for every decoded data frame transmitted via the first channel following every decoding iteration; wherein the switchover condition is that a decoded data frame transmitted via the first channel is error-free; and wherein a first number of decoding iterations for the first channel is specified and the digital signal processor is switched over to at least one further channel of the plurality of channels if a specified first number of decoding iterations has been performed for a decoded data frame of the first channel.