Publication IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer SciencesVol.E88-ANo.5pp.1384-1387 Publication Date: 2005/05/01 Online ISSN: DOI: 10.1093/ietfec/e88-a.5.1384 Print ISSN: 0916-8508 Type of Manuscript: LETTER Category: Coding Theory Keyword: LDPC codes, iterative decoding, bit-flipping, belief propagation and bipartite graph,
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Summary: We present a simple decoding algorithm that modifies soft bit-flipping algorithm for decoding LDPC codes. In our method, a new parameter is explored to distinguish the variables (symbols) belonging to the same number of unsatisfied constraints. A token is also assigned in the method to avoid repeated flipping of the same variable, rather than using a constant taboo length. Our scheme shows a similar computational load as the taboo-based algorithm, while having a similar decoding performance as the belief propagation algorithm.