Xilinx V2.1 manual RS Decoder, Block Parameters Dialog Box, Xilinx Blocks, Communication

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Figure 3-38: Puncture block parameters dialog box

Xilinx Blocks

Block Parameters Dialog Box

The Xilinx puncture block can be configured using its Block Parameters dialog box.

Figure 3-38: Puncture block parameters dialog box

Parameters specific to the Xilinx Puncture block are:

Puncture Code: specifies the puncture pattern for removing the bits from the input.

Other parameters used by this block are described in the Common Parameters section of the previous chapter.

The Puncture block does not use a Xilinx LogiCORE.

RS Decoder

RS (Reed-Solomon) codes are block-based error correcting codes with a wide range of applications in digital communications and storage. The Xilinx RS Decoder core handles both full length and shortened systematic codes. The Reed-Solomon decoder takes a block of digital data and processes each block and attempts to correct errors and recover the original data.

A Reed-Solomon code is specified as RS(n,k) with s-bit symbols. Reed-Solomon codes are usually referred to as (n,k) codes, where n is the total number of symbols in a code block and k is the number of information or

data symbols. See the RS Encoder block documentation for more details. A Reed- Solomon decoder can correct up to t symbols that contain errors in a codeword, where 2t = n-k.

The RS decoder can correct up to t errors or up to 2t erasures. An erasure occurs when the position of an erred symbol is known. Erasure information is generally supplied by the demodulator in a digital communication system, i.e. the demodulator flags received symbols that are likely to contain errors. When a codeword is decoded, there are three possible outcomes:

1.If 2p + r < 2t (p errors, r erasures) the original transmitted code word will always be recovered

2.The decoder will detect that it cannot recover the original code word and will indicate a failure in decoding.

3.The decoder will mis-decode and recover an incorrect code word without any indication.

Communication

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