Hello Tom,

Thank you for your answer.

I dont see how using the viterbi decoder from gr-fec would fix my problem.
I would still need the viterbi decoder to work on K=5 to be able to
integrate it with gr-ieee802-11, it is the same situation i am now with the
decoder i linked. My question is first if there is a highly optimized
decoder at least for 1/2 K=5, or in case it does not exist, if it is
possible for me to modify an existing implementation. I repeat, i am a
novice in the field of convolutional decoding.

Thanks


2016-01-28 20:05 GMT-03:00 Tom Rondeau <[email protected]>:

> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Gonzalo Arcos <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> The dvbt project im talking about is:
>> https://github.com/gnuradio/gnuradio/tree/master/gr-dtv/lib/dvbt
>>
>> And the gr-ieee-80211 project is:
>> https://github.com/bastibl/gr-ieee802-11
>>
>> thanks in advance
>>
>
>
> We have a highly optimized Viterbi decoder for K=7, rate 1/2 in gr-fec,
> which is done mostly in a VOLK kernel. Those parameters (R=1/2, K=7) are
> fixed, but the polynomials can be set externally.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
>> 2016-01-28 19:11 GMT-03:00 Gonzalo Arcos <[email protected]>:
>>
>>> I am trying to optimize the current performance of gr-iee802-11. Ive
>>> done some profiling and came to the conclusion that there is a lot of work
>>> being put in decoding the convolutional code at the receiver.
>>>
>>> I have done some research, and found out that there exists a viterbi
>>> decoder that was developed for the digital tv branch, that supposedly
>>> outperforms IT++ by a factor of 9x!, IT++ being the library that
>>> gr-iee802-11 uses to decode the convolution.
>>>
>>> When trying to adapt this decoder to gr-iee802-11 ive found some
>>> hassles. First, the constraint length for the viterbi decoder in dvbt is K
>>> = 7, while in gr-ieee802-11 uses a constraint length of K=5.
>>> In addition, the generator polynomials also differ.
>>>
>>> I would appreciate if someone could help me here, i am a beginner in the
>>> matter of convolutional codes, i would like if someone could asses me if it
>>> is possible to adapt this viterbi decoder to gr-iee802-11 at all, and in
>>> case it is indeed possible, if it is very complex task for a non expert on
>>> the matter.
>>>
>>> The source file d_viterbi.c has a comment that says:
>>> That changing the polynomials would need me to "regenerate the BUTTERFLY
>>> macro calls in viterbi()" I am not certain about what should the new
>>> parameters be for the polinomials 0133 0171.
>>> https://github.com/gnuradio/gnuradio/tree/master/gr-dtv/lib/dvbt
>>>
>>
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