一种基于伪循环MDS码的准循环LDPC码构造方法

该文提出了一种利用两个信息符号的伪循环最大距离可分(MDS)码,构造围长为6的准循环低密度奇偶校验(LDPC)码的方法。在GF(q)中,它通过直接计算长为q+1的伪循环MDS码生成多项式,构造准循环LDPC码的校验矩阵。其主要利用了含两个信息符号的伪循环MDS码字特殊的循环性,及任意两个码字间距离不小于q的特点,使所构造的准循环LDPC码保证无4环。仿真结果表明,基于伪循环MDS码的准循环LDPC码在高斯信道下,能获得较好的误码性能。     

基于PEG算法的准循环LDPC码构造研究

为了兼顾LDPC码较高的纠错性能和较简单的硬件实现,提出了一种基于PEG算法的准循环LDPC码校验矩阵的构造方法,该方法首先利用PEG算法构造基矩阵,然后利用提出的移位参数公式来构造循环移位矩阵,再用循环移位矩阵和全零矩阵对基矩阵进行优化扩展,形成的校验矩阵最短环长至少为8环。该方法具有与PEG算法非常接近的纠错性能,尤其是当信噪比高于1.2 dB时要优于PEG直接构造法,而硬件实现比PEG算法简单,且参数选择灵活方便。     

准循环低密度校验码的构造

文中提出了一种利用筛选算法寻找指数矩阵的新方法,其构造的准循环低密度校验码有两个主要的优点:一是可用简单线性移位寄存器完成编码;二是只需存储校验矩阵的指数矩阵,可节约很多存储空间.利用计算机能较快的搜索圈长为的循环置换矩阵阶数的最小值,搜出的这些在理论上达到了Fossorier给出的最小下界.仿真结果表明构造的低密度校验码在加性高斯白噪声信道中BPSK调制下用和积迭代译码算法的误比特性能表现良好.     

Finite field construction for quasi-cyclic LDPC convolutional codes with cyclic 2-D MDS codes

The parity-check matrices for quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check convolutional (QC-LDPC-C) codes have different characteristics of time-varying periodicity and need to realize fast encoding. The finite field construction method for QC-LDPC-C codes with cyclic two-dimensional maximum distance separable (2-D MDS) codes is proposed using the base matrix framework and matrix unwrapping, thus the constructed parity-check matrices are free of length-4 cycles. The unwrapped matrices are constructed respectively based on different cyclic 2-D MDS codes for the case of matrix period less than or greater than constraint block length, and construction examples are given. LDPC-C codes with different periodicity characteristics are compared with QC-LDPC-C codes constructed with the proposed method. Experimental results show that QC-LDPC-C codes with the proposed method outperform the other codes and have lower encoding and decoding complexity.

     

Combinatorial design-based quasi-cyclic LDPC codes with girth eight

This paper presents a novel regular Quasi-Cyclic (QC) Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes with column-weight three and girth at least eight. These are designed on the basis of combinatorial design in which subsets applied for the construction of circulant matrices are determined by a particular subset. Considering the non-existence of cycles four and six in the structure of the parity check matrix, a bound for their minimum weight is proposed. The simulations conducted confirm that without applying a masking technique, the newly implemented codes have a performance similar to or better than other well-known codes. This is evident in the waterfall region, while their error floor at very low Bit Error Rate (BER) is expected.     

High-throughput layered decoder implementation for quasi-cyclic LDPC codes

This paper presents a high-throughput decoder design for the Quasi-Cyclic (QC) Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) codes. Two new techniques are proposed, including parallel layered decoding architecture (PLDA) and critical path splitting. PLDA enables parallel processing for all layers by establishing dedicated message passing paths among them. The decoder avoids crossbar-based large interconnect network. Critical path splitting technique is based on articulate adjustment of the starting point of each layer to maximize the time intervals between adjacent layers, such that the critical path delay can be split into pipeline stages. Furthermore, min-sum and loosely coupled algorithms are employed for area efficiency. As a case study, a rate-1/2 2304-bit irregular LDPC decoder is implemented using ASIC design in 90nm CMOS process. The decoder can achieve the maximum decoding throughput of 2.2Gbps at 10 iterations. The operating frequency is 950MHz after synthesis and the chip area is 2.9mm².     

Construction of nonbinary cyclic, quasi-cyclic and regular LDPC codes: a finite geometry approach

This paper presents five methods for constructing nonbinary LDPC codes based on finite geometries. These methods result in five classes of nonbinary LDPC codes, one class of cyclic LDPC codes, three classes of quasi-cyclic LDPC codes and one class of structured regular LDPC codes. Experimental results show that constructed codes in these classes decoded with iterative decoding based on belief propagation perform very well over the AWGN channel and they achieve significant coding gains over Reed-Solomon codes of the same lengths and rates with either algebraic hard-decision decoding or Kotter-Vardy algebraic soft-decision decoding at the expense of a larger decoding computational complexity.     

A lattice-based systematic recursive construction of quasi-cyclic LDPC codes

This paper presents a low-complexity recursive and systematic method to construct good well-structured low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. The method is based on a recursive application of a partial Kronecker product operation on a given gamma x q, q ges 3 a prime, integer lattice L(gamma x q). The (n - 1)- fold product of L(gamma x q) by itself, denoted Lⁿ(gamma x q), represents a regular quasi-cyclic (QC) LDPC code, denoted (see PDF), of high rate and girth 6. The minimum distance of (see PDF) is equal to that of the core code (see PDF) introduced by L(gamma x q). The support of the minimum weight codewords in (see PDF) are characterized by the support of the same type of codewords in (see PDF). From performance perspective the constructed codes compete with the pseudorandom LDPC codes.     

Large girth quasi-cyclic LDPC codes based on the chinese remainder theorem

In this letter, we consider two problems associated with quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) codes. The first is how to extend the code length of a QC-LDPC code without reducing the girth. The second is how to design a QCLDPC code with a prescribed girth easily. We deal with these two problems by using a combining method of QC-LDPC codes via the Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT). Codes constructed with our proposed method have flexible code lengths, flexible code rates and large girth. Simulation results show that they perform very well with the iterative decoding.     

A necessary and sufficient condition for determining the girth of quasi-cyclic LDPC codes

The parity-check matrix of a quasi-cyclic low- density parity-check (QC-LDPC) code can be compactly represented by a polynomial parity-check matrix. By using this compact representation, we derive a necessary and sufficient condition for determining the girth of QC-LDPC codes in a systematic way. The new condition avoids an explicit enumeration of cycles for determining the girth of codes, and thus can be well employed to generate QC-LDPC codes with large girth.     

光通信中一种准循环非二进制LDPC码的新颖构造方法

在对目前普遍采用的非二进制低密度奇偶校验(NB -LDPC)码校验矩阵的准循环构造方法进行深入研究的基础上,提出了一种基于有限域的NB -LDPC码的立体构造方法,在构建基于有限域的基础矩阵后,运用立体扩展的方式构成循环 子矩阵,最终构造出具备准循环特性的非二进制校验矩阵。 通过对采用立体构造法构造的NB-LDPC码的性能仿真发现,与基于GF(2⁹)的 RS(511,5)相比,本文 构造的NB-LDPC码在误比特率(BER)为10－7时可 以增加3.3 dB的净编码增益(NCG);在BER为 10－6时,本文构造的LDPC码与采用传统准循环方式构造的二 进制LDPC码、随机构造 的二进制LDPC码、基于有限域构造的32进制准循环LDPC码和基于欧式 几何构造的64进制的循 环LDPC码比较,分别多获得了0.56、0.56、0.03dB的NCG。通过对本文 构造的NB-LDPC码性能仿真发现,这类具有高度结构化的NB-LDPC码不仅具备 准循环特性,有利于硬件实现,同时在中短码长情况时展现出较好的纠错性能。     

A combining method of quasi-cyclic LDPC codes by the Chinese remainder theorem

In this paper we propose a method of constructing quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) codes of large length by combining QC-LDPC codes of small length as their component codes, via the Chinese remainder theorem. The girth of the QC-LDPC codes obtained by the proposed method is always larger than or equal to that of each component code. By applying the method to array codes, we present a family of high-rate regular QC-LDPC codes with no 4-cycles. Simulation results show that they have almost the same performance as random regular LDPC codes.     

一种可快速编码的QC-LDPC码构造新方法

为解决LDPC码的编码复杂度问题,使其更易于硬件实现,提出了一种可快速编码的准循环LDPC码构造方法。该方法以基于循环置换矩阵的准循环LDPC码为基础,通过适当的打孔和行置换操作,使构造码的校验矩阵具有准双对角线结构,可利用校验矩阵直接进行快速编码,有效降低了LDPC码的编码复杂度。仿真结果表明,与IEEE 802.16e中的LDPC码相比,新方法构造的LDPC码在低编码复杂度的基础上获得了更好的纠错性能。