Configurable quasi cyclic LDPC decoder for multiple code lengths of WiMAX

Abstract

In wireless communication, the code parameters should have great flexibility to adapt to varying channel conditions. Hence, there is a need for configurable decoders capable of meeting various service requirements and interference conditions. Therefore, a reconfigurable LDPC decoder has been proposed to support multiple code lengths (19 different code lengths) with code rate 1/2 of IEEE 802.16e WiMAX standard LDPC codes. This paper proposes the architecture of a reconfigurable LDPC decoder with parallel factor equal to 4. The reconfiguration parameters are stored in a ROM to configure the architecture to support different code lengths.