A hardware implementation of an adaptive channel coding system

T. A.K. Opperman, L. Staphorst, S. Sinha

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Abstract

This paper details the implementation of an adaptive channel coding system on a DSP. Two DSP's communicate directly over an AWGN (additive white Gaussian noise) channel. Multiple FEC (forward error correction) codes are then implemented directly onto the DSP's to provide data integrity over the channel. Taking into account the current BER (bit error rate), the system chooses an appropriate FEC code to satisfy the user specified maximum BER. Three different coding algorithms were used, namely Hamming (7,4), Reed-Solomon (7,5,3) and 1/2 rate Convolution coding. The BER vs. Eb/No transfer curves obtained experimentally allowed adaptive channel coding to be achieved.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE AFRICON 2007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE AFRICON 2007 - Windhoek, South Africa
Duration: 26 Sept 200728 Sept 2007

Publication series

NameIEEE AFRICON Conference

Conference

ConferenceIEEE AFRICON 2007
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityWindhoek
Period26/09/0728/09/07

Keywords

  • AWGN
  • Bit error rate
  • Convolution
  • DSP
  • Forward error correction
  • Hamming
  • Reed-solomon

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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