18389966. DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING LDPC ENCODING AND DECODING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE PROCESSOR simplified abstract (ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE)

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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING LDPC ENCODING AND DECODING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE PROCESSOR

Organization Name

ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Inventor(s)

Nam Il Kim of Daejeon (KR)

Seok Ki Kim of Daejeon (KR)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING LDPC ENCODING AND DECODING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE PROCESSOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18389966 titled 'DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING LDPC ENCODING AND DECODING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE PROCESSOR

The patent application describes a method for Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoding and decoding for a general-purpose processor.

  • Generating a recognizable task from a plurality of code blocks (CBs) by the general-purpose processor.
  • Splitting the task into two or more split tasks.
  • Assigning the split tasks into the respective cores.
  • Generating LDPC encoded split tasks by performing LDPC encoding and/or LDPC decoding on each code block within the split task of the core.
  • Concatenating the LDPC encoded split tasks.

Potential Applications: - Communication systems - Data storage systems - Error correction systems

Problems Solved: - Efficient LDPC encoding and decoding on general-purpose processors - Utilizing multi-core processors for LDPC tasks

Benefits: - Faster LDPC encoding and decoding - Improved error correction capabilities - Utilization of multi-core processors for parallel processing

Commercial Applications: - Telecommunications industry - Data centers - Storage solutions providers

Prior Art: Prior research on LDPC encoding and decoding methods for specialized hardware platforms.

Frequently Updated Research: Ongoing research on optimizing LDPC encoding and decoding algorithms for general-purpose processors.

Questions about LDPC Encoding and Decoding: 1. How does LDPC encoding and decoding compare to other error correction techniques? LDPC encoding and decoding offer high error correction capabilities with lower complexity compared to other techniques like Reed-Solomon codes.

2. What are the key challenges in implementing LDPC encoding and decoding on general-purpose processors? The main challenges include optimizing the algorithms for parallel processing on multi-core processors and minimizing latency in the encoding and decoding processes.


Original Abstract Submitted

A method for Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoding and decoding for a general-purpose processor in methods for performing LDPC encoding and decoding by a multi-core based general-purpose processor includes: generating a recognizable task from a plurality of code blocks (CBs) by the general-purpose processor; splitting the task into two or more split tasks; assigning the split tasks into the respective cores; generating LDPC encoded split tasks by performing LDPC encoding and/or LDPC decoding on each code block within the split task of the core; and concatenating the LDPC encoded split tasks.