Bit-interleaved coded modulation with iterative decoding using soft feedback

Abstract

A new iterative decoding (ID) scheme is suggested for bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM). The bit-metric generation at the demodulator is optimised with the soft-output feedback from the convolutional decoder. Computer simulation results indicate that BICM-ID, with a few iterations, significantly outperforms conventional trellis coded modulation and is therefore another promising technique to achieve large coding gain without bandwidth expansion.