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Simulator for LDPC decoding in IEEE 802.11n

Low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes are among the best performing forward error-correction codes known today. Especially for wireless communication systems, quasi-cyclic (QC) LDPC codes have attracted significant attention as their regular parity check matrices facilitate cost-effective and low-power hardware implementations and allow to easily adjust the block lengths and code rates. Therefore, QC-LDPC codes are employed in a large number of recent wireless communication standards, e.g., IEEE 802.16e, DVB-S2, and IEEE 802.11n.

More information on LDPC encoding and decoding, as well as hardware implementations for the IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN standard can be found in the following publications:

C. Roth, A. Cevrero, C. Studer, Y. Leblebici, and A. Burg, "Area, Throughput, and Energy-Efficiency Trade-offs in the VLSI Implementation of LDPC Decoders," Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 1772–1775, May 2011, (invited paper)
C. Roth, P. Meinerzhagen, C. Studer, and A. Burg, "A 15.8 pJ/bit/iter Quasi-Cyclic LDPC Decoder for IEEE 802.11n in 90nm CMOS," Proc. IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuit Conference (A-SSCC), Nov. 2010
C. Studer, "Iterative MIMO Decoding: Algorithm and VLSI Implementation Aspects," Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Series in Microelectronics, Vol. 202, Hartung-Gorre Verlag Konstanz, July 2009, (ETH medal for doctoral dissertation)
C. Studer, N. Preyss, C. Roth, and A. Burg, "Configurable High-Throughput Decoder Architecture for Quasi-Cyclic LDPC Codes," Proc. 42th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, pp. 1137–1142, Oct. 2008, (invited paper)

Package details

The software package contains a simulation enviroment for LDPC encoding and decoding as used in the IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN standard. The code is written in Matlab and consists of a flexible Monte-Carlo simulation environment that can easily be extended for other LDPC codes. The simulator is set up such that you can add your own extensions (e.g., codes, decoding algorithms, channel models, etc.) and supports high-throughput computing using Condor. The code is written by C. Studer, and is available for free trial, non-commercial research or education purposes, and for non-profit organizations. If you plan on using the code or parts thereof for commercial purposes or if you intend to re-distribute the code or parts thereof, you must contact the author. If you are using the code or parts thereof for your scientific work, you must to provide a reference to this website or at least one of the publications listed above.

Requirements

The package uses Matlab's communications toolbox (only for poly2trellis.m).

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If you agree with the conditions and regulations above, you may download the most recent version here. The zip file (1.7MB) contains only Matlab .m files. If you agree with the conditions and regulations above, you may downlod the package here. The zip file (1.7MB) contains only Matlab .m files. Have fun!