Implementation of a Turbo Decoder on a Configurable Computing Platform

Turbo codes are a new class of codes that can achieve exceptional error performance and energy efficiency at low signal-to-noise ratios. Decoding turbo codes is a complicated procedure that often requires custom hardware if it is to be performed at acceptable speeds. Configurable computing machine...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hess, Jason Richard
Other Authors: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35131
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-092099-142008/