Soft-Decision Viterbi Decoding with Puncturing

Performs soft-decison Viterbi decoding with puncturing over an AWGN channel using Simulink(R).

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Implements soft-decision Viterbi decoding for a rate 3/4 code over an AWGN channel using Simulink(R).
The Viterbi decoder block from the Communications Blockset is enhanced to optimally support punctured codes.

The attached BERTool session file compares the BER performance as the number of bits are varied for the soft decision with the performance for unquantized inputs. The model file is set-up to support additional runs.

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Amit Kansal (2026). Soft-Decision Viterbi Decoding with Puncturing (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/6564-soft-decision-viterbi-decoding-with-puncturing), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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  • Linux
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1.2.0.1

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1.2.0.0

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1.1.0.0

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1.0.0.0

An updated Viterbi decoding block which supports optimal puncturing removes the need for sub-optimal bit insertion prior to the decoding.