Partial erasure decoding scheme with erasure-decision threshold for RS coded FH/SSMA communications

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a partial erasure decoding scheme with erasure-decision threshold for Reed-Solomon (RS) codes and analyze its performance in frequencyhopped multiple-access communications. RS code is used to correct erasures and errors caused by other-user interference. Binary FSK is employed to transmit the channel symbol. The proposed decoder decides whether to erase the received RS code symbol based on the ersure decsion threshold. The approximated formula for optimal erasure decision threshold is derived in such a way that packet error probability can be minimized. Numerical results show that the employment of adaptive erasure decision threshold attains the higher normalized throughput in the areas of high channel traffic cases.