IP Library Granted Patent US 7,190,737
Granted Patent B2
US 7,190,737 · App. 10/091,503 · Granted Mar 13, 2007

Multi-mode block-coded modulation/demodulation method

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Patent No.
US 7,190,737
App. No.
10/091,503
Granted
Mar 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

In digital communications, a multi-mode block-coded modulation/demodulation method carries out adaptive one-way transmission of a multi-mode digital signal by using, between at least two different modes, different settings for level number, level code, set-partitioning method and modulation method that are component elements of a multi-level block-coded modulation system.

Claims (22)

1. A multi-mode block-coded modulation/demodulation method for a transmission system equipped with a multi-mode encoder and a multi-mode decoder, comprising the steps of:

determining a transmission mode based on transmission data contents, an amount of data and a required transmission quality;

making changes to a number of code levels, the multi-mode encoder, a modulation system and a signal point assignment method based on the mode;

encoding the data to obtain a signal;

sending the signal;

receiving the signal;

determining a number of trellis states;

decoding the received signal using maximum-likelihood decoding;

inserting information on a transmission mode in a multi-mode digital signal using one or more codes of levels as an encoded mode index or indices; and

changing codes of other levels according to the transmission mode.

2. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising using a mode-index code as a highest level code and using the highest level code for a first bifurcation in a set-partitioning method.

3. A multi-mode block-coded modulation/demodulation method for a transmission system equipped with a multi-mode encoder and a multi-mode decoder, comprising the steps of:

determining a transmission mode based on transmission data contents, an amount of data and a required transmission quality;

making changes to a number of code levels, the multi-mode encoder, a modulation system and a signal point assignment method based on the mode;

encoding the data to obtain a signal;

sending the signal;

receiving the signal;

determining a number of trellis states;

decoding the received signal using maximum-likelihood decoding; and

assigning different bit series to each of identical signal points for different modulation in a signal space diagram to compose a multi-mode system.

4. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of assigning different bit series to each of identical signal points for different modulation in a signal space diagram to compose a multi-mode system on an encoding side, and on a decoding side using a mode decoding result to determine multiple bit series assignments to identical signal points on a signal space diagram.

5. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of using a mode-index code as a highest level code and, decoding the highest level code using a multistage decoding method to determine a mode and using a decoded signal for lower-level decoder switching in the multistage decoding method.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 3, 2004
From: COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH LABORATORY, INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTION
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 014683/0713 →