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US 9,743,290 · App. 14/943,003 · Granted Aug 22, 2017

Methods and apparatuses for signaling with geometric constellations in a raleigh fading channel

Inventors: Maged F. Barsoum (Saratoga, CA); Christopher R. Jones (Pacific Palisades, CA)
Assignee: Constellation Designs, Inc.
H04W24/02H04L1/0003H04L1/0009H04L5/006H04L27/3405H04W72/0453H04W72/0473
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Patent No.
US 9,743,290
App. No.
14/943,003
Granted
Aug 22, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Communication systems are described that use signal constellations, which have unequally spaced (i.e. ‘geometrically’ shaped) points. In many embodiments, the communication systems use specific geometric constellations that are capacity optimized at a specific SNR, over the Raleigh fading channel. In addition, ranges within which the constellation points of a capacity optimized constellation can be perturbed and are still likely to achieve a given percentage of the optimal capacity increase compared to a constellation that maximizes d min , are also described. Capacity measures that are used in the selection of the location of constellation points include, but are not limited to, parallel decode (PD) capacity and joint capacity.

Claims (116)

1. A digital communication system, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit signals to a receiver via a communication channel;

wherein the transmitter, comprises:

a coder configured to receive user bits and output encoded bits at an expanded output encoded bit rate;

a mapper configured to map encoded bits to symbols in a symbol constellation;

a modulator configured to generate a signal for transmission via the communication channel using symbols generated by the mapper;

wherein the receiver, comprises:

a demodulator configured to demodulate the received signal via the communication channel;

a demapper configured to estimate likelihoods from the a demodulated signal;

a decoder that is configured to estimate decoded bits from the likelihoods generated by the demapper; and

wherein the symbol constellation is a non-uniform QAM constellation formed by orthogonalizing a first PAM-32 symbol constellation and a second PAM-32 symbol constellation, wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 50% of the gain in parallel decode capacity at a given SNR achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation.

2. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation and the second PAM-32 symbol constellation are identical.

3. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 6.1114×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4547, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

4. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.6307×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4547, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

5. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.454, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

6. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 4.9358×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

7. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.3052×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

8. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

9. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 4.7674×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

10. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.9874×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

11. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

12. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 3.8751×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

13. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.6963×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

14. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

15. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.9715×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

16. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.3058×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

17. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

18. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.8949×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

19. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.1871×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

20. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

21. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.0371×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

22. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.9726×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

23. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

24. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 1.6887×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

25. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.7390×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

26. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

27. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 1.0837×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

28. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.4672×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

29. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

30. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 0.7084×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

31. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.3063×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

32. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

33. The digital communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.3063×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

34. A digital communication system, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit signals via a communication channel, wherein the transmitter, comprises:

a coder configured to receive user bits and output encoded bits at an expanded output encoded bit rate;

a mapper configured to map encoded bits to symbols in a symbol constellation;

a modulator configured to generate a signal for transmission via the communication channel using symbols generated by the mapper;

wherein the symbol constellation is a non-uniform QAM constellation formed by orthogonalizing a first PAM-32 symbol constellation and a second PAM-32 symbol constellation, wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 50% of the gain in parallel decode capacity at a given SNR achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation.

35. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation and the second PAM-32 symbol constellation are identical.

36. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 6.1114×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4547, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

37. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.6307×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4547, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

38. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.454, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

39. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 4.9358×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

40. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.3052×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

41. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

42. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 4.7674×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

43. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.9874×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

44. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

45. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 3.8751×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

46. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.6963×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

47. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

48. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.9715×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

49. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.3058×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

50. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

51. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.8949×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

52. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.1871×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

53. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

54. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.0371×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

55. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.9726×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

56. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

57. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 1.6887×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

58. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.7390×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

59. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

60. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 1.0837×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

61. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.4672×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

62. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

63. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 0.7084×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

64. The digital communication system of claim 34 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

65. A digital communication system, comprising:

a receiver via a communication channel transmitted signals via a communication channel, wherein the receiver, comprises:

a demodulator configured to demodulate the received signal via the communication channel;

a demapper configured to estimate likelihoods from the a demodulated signal and a symbol constellation; and

a decoder that is configured to estimate decoded bits from the likelihoods generated by the demapper;

wherein the symbol constellation is a non-uniform QAM constellation formed by orthogonalizing a first PAM-32 symbol constellation and a second PAM-32 symbol constellation, wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 50% of the gain in parallel decode capacity at a given SNR achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation.

66. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation and the second PAM-32 symbol constellation are identical.

67. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 6.1114×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4547, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

68. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.6307×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4547, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

69. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.454, −1.1665, −0.9897, −1.0006, −0.6848, −0.6937, −0.7234, −0.7234, −0.1871, −0.1876, −0.1891, −0.1891, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, −0.3177, 1.4547, 1.1665, 0.9897, 1.0006, 0.6848, 0.6937, 0.7234, 0.7234, 0.1871, 0.1877, 0.1891, 0.1891, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177, 0.3177.

70. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 4.9358×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

71. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.3052×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

72. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4861, −1.2153, −0.9597, −1.0028, −0.6382, −0.6391, −0.7071, −0.7071, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.1438, −0.3527, −0.3527, −0.3465, −0.3480, 1.4865, 1.2153, 0.9597, 1.0028, 0.6382, 0.6390, 0.7071, 0.7071, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.1437, 0.3527, 0.3527, 0.3465, 0.3466.

73. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 4.7674×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

74. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.9874×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

75. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.5023, −1.2278, −0.9434, −1.0038, −0.6110, −0.6110, −0.7176, −0.7108, −0.1288, −0.1288, −0.1301, −0.1301, −0.3659, −0.3659, −0.3439, −0.3441, 1.5024, 1.2278, 0.9433, 1.0037, 0.6109, 0.6109, 0.7175, 0.7108, 0.1288, 0.1289, 0.1301, 0.1301, 0.3659, 0.3659, 0.3439, 0.3441.

76. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 3.8751×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

77. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.6963×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

78. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.5003, −1.2326, −0.9288, −1.0219, −0.5860, −0.5860, −0.7430, −0.7215, −0.1015, −0.1016, −0.1366, −0.1366, −0.3901, −0.3901, −0.3167, −0.3170, 1.5005, 1.2327, 0.9289, 1.0219, 0.5860, 0.5860, 0.7429, 0.7216, 0.1015, 0.1015, 0.1366, 0.1366, 0.3900, 0.3900, 0.3167, 0.3169.

79. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.9715×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

80. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.3058×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

81. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4779, −1.2277, −0.9207, −1.0362, −0.5802, −0.5878, −0.7625, −0.7207, −0.0757, −0.0757, −0.1632, −0.1632, −0.4185, −0.4177, −0.3083, −0.3083, 1.4779, 1.2276, 0.9208, 1.0361, 0.5802, 0.5878, 0.7625, 0.7207, 0.0758, 0.0758, 0.1632, 0.1632, 0.4184, 0.4177, 0.3083, 0.3083.

82. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.8949×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

83. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 1.1871×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

84. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4700, −1.2271, −0.9199, −1.0418, −0.5753, −0.5899, −0.7720, −0.7166, −0.0710, −0.0710, −0.1686, −0.1686, −0.4245, −0.4221, −0.3073, −0.3074, 1.4677, 1.2269, 0.9198, 1.0416, 0.5754, 0.5899, 0.7719, 0.7166, 0.0711, 0.0711, 0.1687, 0.1687, 0.4246, 0.4222, 0.3074, 0.3075.

85. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 2.0371×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

86. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.9726×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

87. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4459, −1.2257, −0.9275, −1.0560, −0.5517, −0.6082, −0.8006, −0.7125, −0.0628, −0.0637, −0.1743, −0.1712, −0.4396, −0.4097, −0.2947, −0.3057, 1.4457, 1.2256, 0.9274, 1.0560, 0.5516, 0.6082, 0.8005, 0.7125, 0.0629, 0.0638, 0.1744, 0.1713, 0.4396, 0.4098, 0.2949, 0.3058.

88. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 1.6887×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

89. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.7390×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

90. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.4100, −1.2114, −0.9340, −1.0567, −0.5593, −0.6315, −0.8180, −0.7261, −0.0437, −0.0791, −0.1969, −0.1577, −0.4687, −0.4099, −0.2822, −0.3293, 1.4100, 1.2114, 0.9340, 1.0567, 0.5593, 0.6315, 0.8180, 0.7261, 0.0436, 0.0791, 0.1969, 0.1577, 0.4687, 0.4099, 0.2822, 0.3292.

91. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 1.0837×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

92. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.4672×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

93. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.3701, −1.1930, −0.9383, −1.0532, −0.5751, −0.6518, −0.8316, −0.7407, −0.0357, −0.0916, −0.2175, −0.1599, −0.4931, −0.4252, −0.2903, −0.3516, 1.3701, 1.1930, 0.9383, 1.0532, 0.5751, 0.6518, 0.8316, 0.7407, 0.0357, 0.0916, 0.2175, 0.1599, 0.4931, 0.4252, 0.2903, 0.3516.

94. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is within 0.7084×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

95. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves at least 90% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises a set of constellation points where each point is 0.3063×10 −2 from the following constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

96. The digital communication system of claim 65 , wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation achieves 100% of the gain in parallel decode capacity of the given parallel decode capacity achieved by a non-uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation optimized for parallel decode capacity at the given SNR relative to a uniform PAM-32 symbol constellation, and wherein the first PAM-32 symbol constellation comprises the following set of constellation points: −1.3295, −1.1740, −0.9426, −1.0490, −0.5927, −0.6709, −0.8440, −0.7558, −0.0342, −0.0985, −0.2317, −0.1663, −0.5143, −0.4424, −0.3021, −0.3699, 1.3295, 1.1739, 0.9426, 1.0490, 0.5927, 0.6709, 0.8440, 0.7558, 0.0342, 0.0985, 0.2317, 0.1663, 0.5144, 0.4424, 0.3021, 0.3664.

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Continuity (5)
Continuation 13179383 · Jul 8, 2011
Continuation In Part 12156989 · Jun 5, 2008
Provisional Application 60933319 · Jun 5, 2007
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