Reducing a degree of a polynomial in a polynomial division calculation

1. An apparatus comprising:

a lookup table configured to store a plurality of results comprising remainders of divisions by a particular polynomial; and

a circuit configured to (i) parse a first polynomial into a plurality of data blocks and an end block, (ii) fetch a plurality of results from said lookup table by indexing said lookup table with each of said data blocks, (iii) generate an intermediate result by concatenating said results fetched from said lookup table and (iv) generate a second polynomial by adding said intermediate result to said end block, wherein said second polynomial has a second degree that is lower than a first degree of said first polynomial.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said circuit is further configured to calculate a final remainder by dividing said second polynomial by said particular polynomial.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein said final remainder comprises a cyclic redundancy check of said first polynomial.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said circuit is further configured to (i) substitute said second polynomial as said first polynomial and (ii) repeat said parse of said first polynomial, said fetches of said results, said concatenation of said results and said generation of said second polynomial until said second degree is less than a predetermined degree.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein (i) said circuit comprises a pipeline configured to perform said fetches, (ii) said pipeline has a plurality of stages and (iii) each of said fetches is performed by a corresponding one of said stages.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said stages that perform said fetches comprise adjoining stages.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein a first number of said stages perform said fetches, (ii) each of said results has a second number of bits and (iii) a difference between said first degree and said second degree matches a product of said first number and said second number.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said fetching of said results are completed before said generation of said second polynomial begins.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein all of said fetches are to a single lookup table.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a second remainder produced by dividing said second polynomial by said particular polynomial matches a first remainder produced by dividing said first polynomial by said particular polynomial.

11. A method for reducing a first degree of a first polynomial in a polynomial division calculation, comprising the steps of:

(A) parsing said first polynomial into a plurality of data blocks and an end block;

(B) fetching a plurality of results from a lookup table by indexing said lookup table with each of said data blocks, wherein said results comprise remainders of divisions by a particular polynomial;

(C) generating an intermediate result by concatenating said results fetched from said lookup table; and

(D) generating with a circuit a second polynomial by adding said intermediate result to said end block, wherein said second polynomial has a second degree that is lower than said first degree of said first polynomial.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising the step of:

calculating a final remainder by dividing said second polynomial by said particular polynomial.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein said final remainder comprises a cyclic redundancy check of said first polynomial.

14. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising the steps of:

substituting said second polynomial as said first polynomial; and

repeating steps (A) to (D) until said second degree is less than a predetermined degree.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein (i) said fetching is performed by a pipeline of said circuit, (ii) said pipeline has a plurality of stages and (iii) each of said fetches is performed by a corresponding one of said stages.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said stages that perform said fetching comprise adjoining stages.

17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein a first number of said stages perform said fetches, (ii) each of said results has a second number of bits and (iii) a difference between said first degree and said second degree matches a product of said first number and said second number.

18. The method according to claim 11 , wherein said fetching of said results are completed before said generating of said second polynomial begins.

19. The method according to claim 11 , wherein a second remainder produced by dividing said second polynomial by said particular polynomial matches a first remainder produced by dividing said first polynomial by said particular polynomial.

20. An apparatus comprising:

means for storing a plurality of results in a lookup table, wherein said results comprise remainders of divisions by a particular polynomial; and

means for processing configured to (i) parse a first polynomial into a plurality of data blocks and an end block, (ii) fetch a plurality of results from said lookup table by indexing said lookup table with each of said data blocks, (iii) generate an intermediate result by concatenating said results fetched from said lookup table and (iv) generate a second polynomial by adding said intermediate result to said end block, wherein said second polynomial has a second degree that is lower than a first degree of said first polynomial.