Published September 16, 2020 | Version v1
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Low-complexity Computational Units for the Local-SOVA Decoding Algorithm

  • 1. IMT Atlantique
  • 2. Technische Universität Kaiserslautern

Description

Recently the Local-SOVA algorithm was suggested as an alternative to the max-Log MAP algorithm commonly used for decoding Turbo codes. In this work, we introduce new complexity reductions to the Local-SOVA algorithm, which allow an efficient implementation at a marginal BER penalty of 0.05 dB. Furthermore, we present the first hardware architectures for the computational units of the Local-SOVA algorithm, namely for the add-compare select unit and the soft output unit, targeting radix orders 2, 4 and 8.We provide place & route implementation results for 28nm technology and demonstrate an area reduction of 46 􀀀 75% for the soft output unit for radix orders 4 in comparison with the respective max-Log MAP soft output unit. These area reductions compensate for the overhead in the add compare select unit, resulting in overall area saving of around 27􀀀46% compared to the max-Log-MAP. These savings simplify the design and implementation of high throughput Turbo decoders.

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EPIC – Enabling Practical Wireless Tb/s Communications with Next Generation Channel Coding 760150
European Commission