• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.137-140
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• 2000

In this paper. we analyzed the performance of a SFH (slow frequency hopping) system under partial-band jamming, multiple access interference and wide-band random noise. For the correction of burst errors due to channel hit, Reed-Solomon coding followed by block interleaving is employed. Errors-and-erasures decoding with side information is exploited to enhance the correctional capability. We derived a closed-form solution for the BER estimation. Errors resulting from random noise and erasures resulting from burst interference are separately analyzed and finally BER is computed due to these composite noise sources. Estimated BER performance is verified by computer simulation.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1998.11b
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• pp.575-578
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• 1998

In this paper, we propose a VLSI architecture of Reed-Solomon decoder. Our goal is the development of an architecture featuring parallel and pipelined processing to improve the speed and low power design. To achieve the this goal, we analyze the RS decoding algorithm to be used parallel and pipelined processing efficiently, and modified the Euclid's algorithm arithmetic part to apply the parallel structure in RS decoder. The overall RS decoder are compared to Shao's, and we show the 10% area efficiency than Shao's time domain decoder and three times faster, in addition, we approve the proposed RS decoders with Altera FPGA Flex 10K-50, and Implemeted with LG 0.6{\mu}$ processing.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.1234-1243
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• 1994

We propose an adaptive decoding scheme for a concatenated codes with frequency-hopped spread-spectrum communication system in the presence of a pulse-burst jammer and its performance is analyzed. Concatenated coding system employing binary inner code and Reed-Solomon outer code is investigated and the use of side information is allowed to decode both erasures and errors. Our scheme makes the decoder adapts to the level of jamming by switching between two decoding modes such that the overall block error probability can be reduced. It is shown that the proposed decoding scheme yields a significant performance improvement over a conventional decoding scheme.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.28 no.6A
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• pp.405-413
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• 2003

This paper presents new DSP (Digital Signal Processor) instructions and their hardware architecture to efficiently implement RS (Reed-Solomon) codecs, which is one of the most widely used FEC (Forward Error Control) algorithms. The proposed DSP architecture can implement various primitive polynomials by program, and thus, hardwired codecs can be replaced. The new instructions and their hardware architecture perform GF (Galois Field) operations using the proposed GF multiplier and adder. Therefore, the proposed DSP architecture can significantly reduce the number of clock cycles compared with existing DSP chips. It can perform RS decoding rate of up to 228.1 Mbps on 130MHz DSP chips.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.43 no.4 s.346
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• pp.38-48
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• 2006

In this paper, we developed a hardware architecture of Reed-Solomon RS(255,239) decoder for the DMB mobile terminals. The DMB provides multimedia broadcasting service to mobile terminals, hence it should have small dimension for low power and short decoding delay for real-time processing. We modified Euclid algorithm to apply it to the key equation solving which is the most complicated part of the RS decoding. We also designed a small finite field divider to avoid the use of large Inverse-ROM table, and it consumed 17 clocks. After synthesis with Synopsis on Samsung STD130 $0.18{\mu}m$ Standard Cell library, the Euclid block had 30,228 gates and consumed 288 clocks, which gave the 25% reduced area compared to other existing designs. The size of the entire RS decoder was about 45,000 gates.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics C
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• v.36C no.1
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• pp.34-40
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• 1999

Reed-Solomon(RS) codes have been employed to correct burst errors in applications such as CD-ROM, HDTV, ATM and digital VCRs. For the decoding RS codes, the Berlekamp-Massey algorithm, Euclidean algorithm and modified Euclidean algorithm(MEA) have been developed among which the MEA becomes the most popular decoding scheme. We propose an efficient recursive cell architecture suitable for the MEA. The advantages of the proposed scheme are twofold. First, The proposed architecture uses about 25% less clock cycles required in the MEA operation than[1]. Second, the number of recursive MEA cells can be reduced, when the number of clock cycles spent in the MEA operation is larger than code word length n. thereby buffer requirement for the received words can be reduced. For demonstration, the MEA circurity for (128,124) RS code have been described and the MEA operation is verified through VHDL.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.187-187
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• 2004

In this paper, we present an efficient architecture of a versatile Reed-Solomon (RS) decoder which can be programmed to decode RS codes continuously with my message length k as well as any block length n. This unique feature eliminates the need of inserting zeros for decoding shortened RS codes. Also, the values of the parameters n and k, hence the error-correcting capability t can be altered at every codeword block. The decoder permits 3-step pipelined processing based on the modified Euclid's algorithm (MEA). Since each step can be driven by a separate clock, the decoder can operate just as 2-step pipeline processing by employing the faster clock in step 2 and/or step 3. Also, the decoder can be used even in the case that the input clock is different from the output clock. Each step is designed to have a structure suitable for decoding RS codes with varying block length. A new architecture for the MEA is designed for variable values of the t. The operating length of the shift registers in the MEA block is shortened by one, and it can be varied according to the different values of the t. To maintain the throughput rate with less circuitry, the MEA block uses both the recursive technique and the over-clocking technique. The decoder can decodes codeword received not only in a burst mode, but also in a continuous mode. It can be used in a wide range of applications because of its versatility. The adaptive RS decoder over GF($2^8$) having the error-correcting capability of upto 10 has been designed in VHDL, and successfully synthesized in an FPGA chip.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.29-38
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• 2004

In this paper, we present an efficient architecture of a versatile Reed-Solomon (RS) decoder which can be programmed to decode RS codes continuously with my message length k as well as any block length n. This unique feature eliminates the need of inserting zeros for decoding shortened RS codes. Also, the values of the parameters n and k, hence the error-correcting capability t can be altered at every codeword block. The decoder permits 3-step pipelined processing based on the modified Euclid's algorithm (MEA). Since each step can be driven by a separate clock, the decoder can operate just as 2-step pipeline processing by employing the faster clock in step 2 and/or step 3. Also, the decoder can be used even in the case that the input clock is different from the output clock. Each step is designed to have a structure suitable for decoding RS codes with varying block length. A new architecture for the MEA is designed for variable values of the t. The operating length of the shift registers in the MEA block is shortened by one, and it can be varied according to the different values of the t. To maintain the throughput rate with less circuitry, the MEA block uses both the recursive technique and the over-clocking technique. The decoder can decodes codeword received not only in a burst mode, but also in a continuous mode. It can be used in a wide range of applications because of its versatility. The adaptive RS decoder over GF(2$^{8}$ ) having the error-correcting capability of upto 10 has been designed in VHDL, and successfully synthesized in an FPGA chip.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics C
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• v.34C no.11
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• pp.39-46
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• 1997

In this paper, we propose an area-efficient architecture of a reed-solomon (RS) decoder/encoder for digital VCRs. The new architecture of the decoder/encoder targeted to reduce the circit size and decoding latency has the following two features. First, area-efficeincy has been significantly improved by sharing a functional block for encoding, modified syndrome computation, and erasure locator polynomial evaluation. Second, modified euclid's algorithms has been implemented by using a new architecture. Experimental results have showed that the decoder/encoder designed by using the proposed method has been implemented with 25% smaller sie over straight forware implementation based on the conventional method [1] and the decoding latency has been reduced.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics C
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• v.36C no.3
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• pp.8-16
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• 1999

This paper describes a VLSI design of Reed-Solomon(RS) decoder using the modified Euclid algorithm, with the main theme focused on the $\textit{GF}(2^8)$. To get area-efficient design, a number of new architectures have been devised with maximal register and Euclidean ALU unit sharing. One ALU is shared to replace 18 ALUs which computes an error locator polynomial and an error evaluation polynomial. Also, 18 registers are shared to replace 24 registers which stores coefficients of those polynomials. The validity and efficiency of the proposed architecture have been verified by simulation and by FLEX$^TM$ FPGA implementation in hardware description language VHDL. The proposed Reed-Solomon decoder, which has the capability of decoding RS(208,192,17) and RS(182,172,11) for Digital Versatile Disc(DVD), has been designed by using O.6$\mu\textrm{m}$ CMOS TLM Compass$^TM$ technology library, which contains totally 17k gates with a core area of 2.299$\times$2.284 (5.25$\textrm{mm}^2$). The chip can run at 20MHz while the DVD requirement is 3.74MHz.