Link monitoring method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024204927-A1
Application number	US-202418422467-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 25, 2024
Priority date	Jul 26, 2021
Publication date	Jun 20, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

This application discloses a link monitoring method and apparatus, and belongs to the field of data transmission technologies. The method includes: receiving outer-code encoded data; performing inner-code encoding on the outer-code encoded data, and outputting inner-code encoded data; performing outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data; and determining, based on a status of performing outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data, quality of a link for transmission of the outer-code encoded data.

First claim

1 - 30 . (canceled)

31 . A device, comprising:
at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the at least one processor, the program including instructions to: receive outer-code encoded data; perform inner-code encoding on the outer-code encoded data to generate inner-code encoded data, and outputting the inner-code encoded data; perform outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data; and determine, based on a status of performing outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data, quality of a link for transmission of the outer-code encoded data.

32 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the program includes further instructions to:
determine a quantity of erroneous symbols in each of Pi codeword sequences of the outer-code encoded data based on a status of performing outer-code decoding on the P1 codeword sequences, wherein P1 is a positive integer; and determine the quality of the link based on a quantity of erroneous symbols in the P1 codeword sequences.

33 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein program includes further instructions to:
determine, based on a status of performing outer-code decoding on a codeword sequence of the outer-code encoded data, an indication parameter corresponding to the codeword sequence; and determine the quality of the link based on indication parameters corresponding to P2 codeword sequences of the outer-code encoded data, wherein P2 is a positive integer.

34 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the instructions to perform outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data generates outer-code decoded data, and wherein the outer-code decoded data is data on which outer-code encoding and de-skewing are performed.

35 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the instructions to perform outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data generates outer-code decoded data, and wherein the outer-code decoded data is data on which outer-code encoding, lane reordering, and first de-interleaving are performed.

36 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the instructions to perform outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data generates outer-code decoded data, and wherein the outer-code decoded data is data on which outer-code encoding and data extraction are performed.

37 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the inner-code encoded data is data on which outer-code encoding is performed.

38 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the inner-code encoded data is data on which outer-code encoding and de-skewing are performed.

39 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the inner-code encoded data is data on which outer-code encoding, de-skewing, and lane reordering are performed.

40 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the inner-code encoded data is data on which outer-code encoding, de-skewing, lane reordering, and first de-interleaving are performed.

41 . The device according to claim 31 , wherein the inner-code encoded data is data on which outer-code encoding and data processing are performed, and the data processing comprises first interleaving.

42 . A device, comprising:
at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the at least one processor, the program including instructions to:
receive outer-code encoded and inner-code encoded data;
perform inner-code decoding on the outer-code encoded and inner-code encoded data to generate inner-code decoded data, and outputting the inner-code decoded data;
perform outer-code decoding on the inner-code decoded data; and
determine, based on a status of performing outer-code decoding on the inner-code decoded data, quality of a link for transmission of the outer-code encoded and inner-code encoded data.

43 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein the program includes further instructions to:
determine a quantity of erroneous symbols in each of P3 codeword sequences of the inner-code decoded data based on a status of performing outer-code decoding on the P3 codeword sequences, wherein P3 is a positive integer; and determine the quality of the link based on a quantity of erroneous symbols in the P3 codeword sequences.

44 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein the program includes further instructions to:
determine, based on a status of performing outer-code decoding on a codeword sequence of the inner-code decoded data, an indication parameter corresponding to the codeword sequence; and determine the quality of the link based on indication parameters corresponding to P4 codeword sequences of the inner-code decoded data, wherein P4 is a positive integer.

45 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein the instructions to perform outer-code decoding on the inner-code decoded data generates outer-code decoded data, and wherein the outer-code decoded data is data on which inner-code decoding and de-skewing are performed.

46 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein the instructions to perform outer-code decoding on the inner-code decoded data generates outer-code decoded data, and wherein the outer-code decoded data is data on which inner-code decoding and first de-interleaving are performed.

47 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein the instructions to perform outer-code decoding on the inner-code decoded data generates outer-code decoded data, and wherein the outer-code decoded data is data on which inner-code decoding, lane reordering, and first de-interleaving are performed.

48 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein the instructions to perform outer-code decoding on the inner-code decoded data generates outer-code decoded data, and wherein the outer-code decoded data is data on which inner-code decoding and data extraction are performed.

49 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein:
the outer-code encoded and inner-code encoded data is data on which data processing is performed after outer-code encoding and before inner-code encoding, wherein the data processing comprises first interleaving; and the program includes further instructions to:
perform inverse processing of the data processing on the inner-code decoded data, wherein the inverse processing comprises second de-interleaving.

50 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein the output data is data on which inner-code decoding is performed.

51 . The device according to claim 42 , wherein:
the outer-code encoded and inner-code encoded data is data on which data processing is performed after outer-code encoding and before inner-code encoding, wherein the data processing comprises first interleaving; and the program includes further instructions to:
perform inverse processing of the data processing on the inner-code decoded data, wherein the inverse processing comprises second de-interleaving; and
output the inner-code decoded and inverse processed data.

52 . A method, comprising:
receiving outer-code encoded data; performing inner-code encoding on the outer-code encoded data to generate inner-code encoded data, and outputting inner-code encoded data; performing outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data; and determining, based on a status of performing outer-code decoding on the outer-code encoded data, quality of a link for transmission of the outer-code encoded data.

53 . The method according to claim 52 , where

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Kechao
• Leung Wai Kong Raymond
• Ma Huixiao
• Yang Xiaoling

Classifications

• H04L1/0076

  Distributed coding, e.g. network coding, involving channel coding (coding in both space and time H04L1/0618; cooperative diversity H04B7/022) · CPC title

• H04L25/14

  Channel dividing arrangements {, i.e. in which a single bit stream is divided between several baseband channels and reassembled at the receiver} · CPC title

• H03M13/1105

  Decoding · CPC title

• H04L1/0042

  Encoding specially adapted to other signal generation operation, e.g. in order to reduce transmit distortions, jitter, or to improve signal shape (H04L1/0067 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L1/0057

  Block codes (H04L1/0061, H04L1/0064 take precedence) · CPC title