Simplified Successive-Cancellation List Decoding of Non-Binary Polar Codes with Rate-1 Node

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Abstract

In this paper, one of the constituent codes, Rate-1 node, is used to simplify Successive-Cancellation List (SCL) decoding of non-binary polar codes for reducing the decoding complexity. First, we derive the Logarithmic Likelihood Ratio based (LLR-based) path metric of non-binary polar codes in SCL decoding. Then we propose that the path metric only depends on the LLR value at the top of Rate-1 node tree, which avoids traversing a complete decoding tree in non-binary SCL decoding. Finally, we design a novel reliability metric, which is used to select the unreliable symbols from the LLRs at the top of Rate1 node tree. By the proposed metric, we select the unreliable symbols to generate the candidate paths, which avoids splitting paths for all symbols of Rate-1 node in the conventional SCL decoding. Simulation results show that the proposed non-binary SCL decoding reduces significantly the computation and time complexity without the performance loss.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728131061
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2020
Event2020 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2020 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 25 May 202028 May 2020

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
Volume2020-May
ISSN (Print)1525-3511

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2020
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period25/05/2028/05/20

Keywords

  • Non-binary polar codes
  • Rate-1 node
  • SCL decoding
  • decoding complexity
  • reliability metric

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