Granted Patent B2

US 7,684,522 · App. 11/374,705 · Granted Mar 23, 2010

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A method of a receiver determining a Log-Likelihood Ratio (LLR) corresponding to each bit of a symbol, the symbol comprising a predefined number of bits based on a predetermined constellation, the method comprising:

a. the receiver expanding the predetermined constellation, the predetermined constellation comprising a plurality of constellation-points, each constellation-point having a unique X co-ordinate and Y co-ordinate, wherein the expanded predetermined constellation further comprises points corresponding to each combination of the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate of the constellation-points; and

b. the receiver calculating the LLR corresponding to each bit of the symbol based on the expanded predetermined constellation;

wherein the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate of a pair of constellation-points are interleaved, wherein interleaving the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate of the pair of constellation-points comprises forming a new interleaved first symbol, x 0 , from a real component of a first complex symbol, s 0 , and an imaginary component of a second complex symbol, s 1 , and forming a new interleaved second symbol, x 1 , from a real component of the second complex symbol, s 1 , and an imaginary component of the first complex symbol, s 0 ;

wherein the predetermined constellation is a pre-coded Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation, wherein the constellation-points on the constellation of the pre-coded QAM constellation satisfy at least one predefined condition; and wherein

the at least one predefined condition comprises the X co-ordinate of a symbol point selected from a first set and the Y co-ordinate of the symbol point selected from a second set wherein the second set is a complement of the first set.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined constellation is a rotated Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein a pair of symbols is obtained by picking a pair of constellation-points from the rotated QAM constellation.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein a number of expanded-constellation-bits is equal to twice the predefined number of bits.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of expanded-constellation-bits is equal to a product of the predefined number of bits and number of pre-coded constellation-points.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one predefined condition comprises a first constellation-point that is equal to a complex conjugate of a second constellation-point.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one predefined condition comprises a first constellation-point that is a equal to a negative complex conjugate of a second constellation-point.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein calculating the LLR corresponding to each bit of the symbol based on the expanded predetermined constellation comprises:

a. estimating expanded-constellation-LLR corresponding to each expanded-constellation-bit; and

b. averaging a plurality of expanded-constellation-LLRs to calculate the LLR corresponding to each bit of the symbol.

9. A receiver comprising:

a. a Log-Likelihood Ratio (LLR)-determining module, the LLR-determining module configured to determine a LLR corresponding to each bit of a symbol, the symbol comprising a predefined number of bits based on a predetermined constellation, the LLR-determining module comprising:

i. a constellation expander module, the constellation expander module configured to expand the predetermined constellation, the predetermined constellation comprising a plurality of constellation-points, each constellation-point having a unique X co-ordinate and Y co-ordinate, wherein the expanded predetermined constellation further comprises points corresponding to each combination of the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate of the constellation-points; and

ii. an LLR calculator, the LLR calculator configured to calculate the LLR corresponding to each bit of the symbol based on the expanded predetermined constellation;

wherein the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate of a pair of constellation-points are interleaved, wherein interleaving the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate of the pair of constellation-points comprises forming a new interleaved first symbol, x 0 , from a real component of a first complex symbol, s 0 , and an imaginary component of a second complex symbol, s 1 , and forming a new interleaved second symbol, x 1 , from a real component of the second complex symbol, s 1 , and an imaginary component of the first complex symbol, s 0 ;

wherein the predetermined constellation is a pre-coded Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation, wherein the constellation-points on the constellation of the pre-coded QAM constellation satisfy at least one predefined condition; and

wherein the at least one predefined condition comprises the X co-ordinate of a symbol point selected from a first set and the Y co-ordinate of the symbol point selected from a second set, wherein the second set is a complement of the first set.

10. The receiver of claim 9 , wherein the LLR calculator comprises:

a. an expanded-map-LLR estimator, the expanded-map-LLR estimator configured to estimate an expanded-constellation-LLR corresponding to each expanded-constellation-bit; and

b. an averaging module, the averaging module configured to average a plurality of expanded-constellation-LLRs to calculate the LLR corresponding to each bit of the symbol.

11. The receiver of claim 9 , wherein the constellation expander module and the LLR calculator are integrated into a single module.

12. The receiver of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined constellation is a rotated Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation.

13. The receiver of claim 12 , wherein a pair of symbols is obtained by picking a pair of constellation-points from the rotated QAM constellation.

14. The receiver of claim 9 , wherein the at least one predefined condition comprises a first constellation-point that is equal to a complex conjugate of a second constellation-point.

15. The receiver of claim 9 , wherein the at least one predefined condition comprises a first constellation-point that is equal to a negative complex conjugate of a second constellation-point.

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