/* This file is part of wsprd. File name: fano.c Description: Soft decision Fano sequential decoder for K=32 r=1/2 convolutional code. Copyright 1994, Phil Karn, KA9Q Minor modifications by Joe Taylor, K1JT */ #define LL 1 // Select Layland-Lushbaugh code #include #include #include #include "fano.h" struct node { unsigned long encstate; // Encoder state of next node long gamma; // Cumulative metric to this node int metrics[4]; // Metrics indexed by all possible tx syms int tm[2]; // Sorted metrics for current hypotheses int i; // Current branch being tested }; // Convolutional coding polynomials. All are rate 1/2, K=32 #ifdef NASA_STANDARD /* "NASA standard" code by Massey & Costello * Nonsystematic, quick look-in, dmin=11, dfree=23 * used on Pioneer 10-12, Helios A,B */ #define POLY1 0xbbef6bb7 #define POLY2 0xbbef6bb5 #endif #ifdef MJ /* Massey-Johannesson code * Nonsystematic, quick look-in, dmin=13, dfree>=23 * Purported to be more computationally efficient than Massey-Costello */ #define POLY1 0xb840a20f #define POLY2 0xb840a20d #endif #ifdef LL /* Layland-Lushbaugh code * Nonsystematic, non-quick look-in, dmin=?, dfree=? */ #define POLY1 0xf2d05351 #define POLY2 0xe4613c47 #endif /* Convolutionally encode a packet. The input data bytes are read * high bit first and the encoded packet is written into 'symbols', * one symbol per byte. The first symbol is generated from POLY1, * the second from POLY2. * * Storing only one symbol per byte uses more space, but it is faster * and easier than trying to pack them more compactly. */ int encode( unsigned char *symbols, // Output buffer, 2*nbytes unsigned char *data, // Input buffer, nbytes unsigned int nbytes) // Number of bytes in data { unsigned long encstate; int sym; int i; encstate = 0; while(nbytes-- != 0) { for(i=7;i>=0;i--) { encstate = (encstate << 1) | ((*data >> i) & 1); ENCODE(sym,encstate); *symbols++ = sym >> 1; *symbols++ = sym & 1; } data++; } return 0; } /* Decode packet with the Fano algorithm. * Return 0 on success, -1 on timeout */ int fano( unsigned int *metric, // Final path metric (returned value) unsigned int *cycles, // Cycle count (returned value) unsigned int *maxnp, // Progress before timeout (returned value) unsigned char *data, // Decoded output data unsigned char *symbols, // Raw deinterleaved input symbols unsigned int nbits, // Number of output bits int mettab[2][256], // Metric table, [sent sym][rx symbol] int delta, // Threshold adjust parameter unsigned int maxcycles) // Decoding timeout in cycles per bit { struct node *nodes; // First node struct node *np; // Current node struct node *lastnode; // Last node struct node *tail; // First node of tail int t; // Threshold int m0,m1; int ngamma; unsigned int lsym; unsigned int i; if((nodes = (struct node *)malloc(nbits*sizeof(struct node))) == NULL) { printf("malloc failed\n"); return 0; } lastnode = &nodes[nbits-1]; tail = &nodes[nbits-31]; *maxnp = 0; /* Compute all possible branch metrics for each symbol pair * This is the only place we actually look at the raw input symbols */ for(np=nodes;np <= lastnode;np++) { np->metrics[0] = mettab[0][symbols[0]] + mettab[0][symbols[1]]; np->metrics[1] = mettab[0][symbols[0]] + mettab[1][symbols[1]]; np->metrics[2] = mettab[1][symbols[0]] + mettab[0][symbols[1]]; np->metrics[3] = mettab[1][symbols[0]] + mettab[1][symbols[1]]; symbols += 2; } np = nodes; np->encstate = 0; // Compute and sort branch metrics from root node */ ENCODE(lsym,np->encstate); // 0-branch (LSB is 0) m0 = np->metrics[lsym]; /* Now do the 1-branch. To save another ENCODE call here and * inside the loop, we assume that both polynomials are odd, * providing complementary pairs of branch symbols. * This code should be modified if a systematic code were used. */ m1 = np->metrics[3^lsym]; if(m0 > m1) { np->tm[0] = m0; // 0-branch has better metric np->tm[1] = m1; } else { np->tm[0] = m1; // 1-branch is better np->tm[1] = m0; np->encstate++; // Set low bit } np->i = 0; // Start with best branch maxcycles *= nbits; np->gamma = t = 0; // Start the Fano decoder for(i=1;i <= maxcycles;i++) { if((int)(np-nodes) > (int)*maxnp) *maxnp=(int)(np-nodes); #ifdef debug printf("k=%ld, g=%ld, t=%d, m[%d]=%d, maxnp=%d, encstate=%lx\n", np-nodes,np->gamma,t,np->i,np->tm[np->i],*maxnp,np->encstate); #endif // Look forward */ ngamma = np->gamma + np->tm[np->i]; if(ngamma >= t) { if(np->gamma < t + delta) { // Node is acceptable /* First time we've visited this node; * Tighten threshold. * * This loop could be replaced with * t += delta * ((ngamma - t)/delta); * but the multiply and divide are slower. */ while(ngamma >= t + delta) t += delta; } np[1].gamma = ngamma; // Move forward np[1].encstate = np->encstate << 1; if(++np == lastnode) { break; // Done! } /* Compute and sort metrics, starting with the * zero branch */ ENCODE(lsym,np->encstate); if(np >= tail) { /* The tail must be all zeroes, so don't * bother computing the 1-branches here. */ np->tm[0] = np->metrics[lsym]; } else { m0 = np->metrics[lsym]; m1 = np->metrics[3^lsym]; if(m0 > m1) { np->tm[0] = m0; // 0-branch is better np->tm[1] = m1; } else { np->tm[0] = m1; // 1-branch is better np->tm[1] = m0; np->encstate++; // Set low bit } } np->i = 0; // Start with best branch continue; } // Threshold violated, can't go forward for(;;) { // Look backward if(np == nodes || np[-1].gamma < t) { /* Can't back up either. * Relax threshold and and look * forward again to better branch. */ t -= delta; if(np->i != 0) { np->i = 0; np->encstate ^= 1; } break; } // Back up if(--np < tail && np->i != 1) { np->i++; // Search next best branch np->encstate ^= 1; break; } // else keep looking back } } *metric = np->gamma; // Return the final path metric // Copy decoded data to user's buffer nbits >>= 3; np = &nodes[7]; while(nbits-- != 0) { *data++ = np->encstate; np += 8; } *cycles = i+1; free(nodes); if(i >= maxcycles) return -1; // Decoder timed out return 0; // Successful completion }