Collective Block Padding and Interleaving for Multicarrier Encoding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current multicarrier communication systems face inefficiencies in processing data due to the need for multiple interleavers and individual block padding, which increases computational complexity and reduces processing time.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a network device or method that adds padding to collective groups of data blocks rather than individual blocks, allowing for the use of a single interleaver and improving processing efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If padding is added to individual blocks and multiple interleavers are used, then data transmission reliability is improved, but device complexity and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission reliabilityVSAvoidnumber of interleavers
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate interleavers into a single interleaver that processes collective groups of blocks. Instead of having individual interleavers for each block, the system now uses one interleaver that handles multiple blocks together with padding added to the collective group, reducing the number of interleavers from multiple to one.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The single interleaver is designed to perform the function of multiple interleavers by processing collective groups of blocks. This universal interleaver can handle different block configurations and sizes within a single structure, making the system more versatile while reducing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If padding is added to individual blocks, then data transmission reliability is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission reliabilityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the padding operations for multiple individual blocks into a single padding operation applied to the collective group. Instead of padding each block separately (which would require multiple sequential operations), the system pads the entire collective group at once, significantly reducing processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs padding on the collective group of blocks before interleaving, preparing the data in advance for more efficient processing. This preliminary padding of the collective group eliminates the need for repeated padding operations during subsequent processing stages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If multiple interleavers are used for individual blocks, then encoding accuracy is improved, but computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveencoding accuracyVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple interleaving operations into a single interleaving operation that processes collective groups of blocks. This merging maintains the encoding accuracy that would otherwise require multiple separate interleavers, while reducing computational complexity by eliminating redundant operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameters of the interleaving operation by processing variable-size collective groups of blocks instead of fixed individual blocks. This parameter change allows the single interleaver to adapt to different data configurations while maintaining encoding accuracy and reducing computational overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9276607B2Padding after channel encoding repetition and interleaving
Publication Date: 2016.03.01 MAXLINEAR INC
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AI summary

Described herein are techniques related to the generation of data blocks that collectively include padding appended before a first or after a last of the data blocks. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.