Abstract: An erasures assisted block code decoder and related method are provided. The erasures assisted block code decoder comprises a first block decoder, an erasures processor, and a second block code decoder. The first block decoder, for example, a Reed-Solomon decoder, is configured to decode blocks of data elements, e.g., bytes, that were previously affected by bursty errors. The first block decoder is also configured to identify those of such blocks it is unable to decode. The erasures processor is configured to identify, as erasures, data elements in the un-decodable blocks by utilizing, in the erasures identification process, data elements in the decoded blocks that were corrected by the first block decoder. The second block decoder, e.g., the same or different Reed-Solomon decoder, is configured to decode one or more of the un-decodable blocks by utilizing, in the decoding, the erasures identified by the erasures processor.

Abstract: A known sequence of symbols is located within a transmitted sequence of symbols by estimating the phase differences between offset symbols within a portion or more of the transmitted sequence, estimating the phase differences between offset symbols in the known sequence, and determining that the symbols within the portion or more of the transmitted sequence are the known sequence if the phase difference estimates determined from the symbols within the portion or more of the transmitted sequence are substantially equal to the phase difference estimates determined from the known sequence.

Abstract: A simultaneous multiple channel receiver (“SMCR”) for receiving a combined signal having a plurality of carrier signals, where each carrier signal in the plurality of carriers signals corresponds to a frequency channel, and in response, simultaneously producing a plurality of output data stream signals, is disclosed. The SMCR may include a down-converter front-end capable of receiving the combined signal, a plurality of digital signal processors, wherein each digital signal processor of the plurality of digital signal processors is capable of producing an output data stream signal of the plurality of output data stream signals, and a multi-band filter in signal communication with both the down-converter front-end and the plurality of digital signal processors.

Abstract: The present invention provides several methods and apparatuses for varying the size of a radiolink protocol (RLP) packet based on channel condition estimation. According to one aspect, a channel condition metric is generated to indicate a channel condition. The channel condition metric is processed to determine the optimal packet-size for the channel condition. An optimal RLP packet-size that corresponds to the processed channel condition metric is chosen. All the optimal RLP packets that are control type are equipped with CRC bits and sent to the requester. Sending an optimal RLP packet helps maximize system throughput and adding CRC bits to the control type RLP packets prevents the RLP packet from getting rejected due to bit errors.

Abstract: The present invention provides several methods and apparatuses for varying the size of a radiolink protocol (RLP) packet based on channel condition estimation. According to one aspect, a channel condition metric is generated to indicate a channel condition. The channel condition metric is processed to determine the optimal packet-size for the channel condition. An optimal RLP packet-size that corresponds to the processed channel condition metric is chosen. All the optimal RLP packets that are control type are equipped with CRC bits and sent to the requester. Sending an optimal RLP packet helps maximize system throughput and adding CRC bits to the control type RLP packets prevents the RLP packet from getting rejected due to bit errors.