Methodology and method and apparatus for signaling with capacity optimized constellations

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PATENT NO 8842761
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13618630

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Communication systems are described that use geometrically shaped constellations that have increased capacity compared to conventional constellations operating within a similar SNR band. In several embodiments, the geometrically shaped is optimized based upon a capacity measure such as parallel decoding capacity or joint capacity. In many embodiments, a capacity optimized geometrically shaped constellation can be used to replace a conventional constellation as part of a firmware upgrade to transmitters and receivers within a communication system. In a number of embodiments, the geometrically shaped constellation is optimized for an Additive White Gaussian Noise channel or a fading channel. In numerous embodiments, the communication uses adaptive rate encoding and the location of points within the geometrically shaped constellation changes as the code rate changes.

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  • CONSTELLATION DESIGNS, INC.

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Barsoum, Maged F Saratoga, US 63 1601
Jones, Christopher R Pacific Palisades, US 120 3197

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