TAV-DT: belief propagation LDPC decoder

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minjaesong
2025-12-17 21:25:27 +09:00
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/**
* LDPC Rate 1/2 Codec Implementation
*
* Simple LDPC for TAV-DT header protection.
* Uses a systematic rate 1/2 code with bit-flipping decoder.
* LDPC for TAV-DT header protection.
* Uses a systematic rate 1/2 code with sum-product belief propagation decoder.
*
* The parity-check matrix is designed for good error correction on small blocks.
* Each parity bit is computed as XOR of multiple data bits using a pseudo-random
* but deterministic pattern.
*
* Created by CuriousTorvald and Claude on 2025-12-09.
* Updated 2025-12-17: Replaced bit-flipping with belief propagation decoder.
*/
#include "ldpc.h"
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
// Channel LLR magnitude for hard-decision input
// Higher value = more confidence in received bits
// For BER ~0.01, optimal is about 4.6; we use slightly lower for robustness
#define CHANNEL_LLR_MAG 4.0f
// Clipping value to prevent numerical overflow in tanh operations
#define LLR_CLIP 20.0f
// =============================================================================
// Parity-Check Matrix Generation
@@ -186,6 +196,18 @@ int ldpc_check_syndrome(const uint8_t *codeword, size_t len) {
return 1; // Zero syndrome: valid codeword
}
// Clip LLR to prevent overflow
static inline float clip_llr(float llr) {
if (llr > LLR_CLIP) return LLR_CLIP;
if (llr < -LLR_CLIP) return -LLR_CLIP;
return llr;
}
// Sign of a float (returns +1 or -1)
static inline float sign_f(float x) {
return (x >= 0.0f) ? 1.0f : -1.0f;
}
int ldpc_decode(const uint8_t *encoded, size_t encoded_len, uint8_t *output) {
if (!ldpc_initialized) ldpc_init();
@@ -199,108 +221,174 @@ int ldpc_decode(const uint8_t *encoded, size_t encoded_len, uint8_t *output) {
}
int k_bits = (int)(data_len * 8);
int n_bits = k_bits * 2; // Total codeword bits (data + parity)
// Working copy of codeword
uint8_t codeword[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 2];
memcpy(codeword, encoded, encoded_len);
// Pre-compute the parity check matrix structure for efficiency
// For each check node j: which variable nodes it connects to
int check_to_var[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8][LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8 + 1];
int check_degree[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8];
// Bit-flipping decoder
for (int iter = 0; iter < LDPC_MAX_ITERATIONS; iter++) {
// Compute syndromes (which parity checks fail)
int syndrome[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8];
int syndrome_count = 0;
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
int connections[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8];
int n_conns = get_parity_connections(j, k_bits, connections);
// Syndrome bit = XOR of connected data bits XOR parity bit
syndrome[j] = get_bit(codeword + data_len, j);
for (int c = 0; c < n_conns; c++) {
syndrome[j] ^= get_bit(codeword, connections[c]);
}
if (syndrome[j]) syndrome_count++;
}
// Check if we're done (all syndromes zero)
if (syndrome_count == 0) {
// Success - copy decoded data
memcpy(output, codeword, data_len);
return 0;
}
// Count failed checks for each bit
int data_fails[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8];
int parity_fails[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8];
memset(data_fails, 0, sizeof(data_fails));
memset(parity_fails, 0, sizeof(parity_fails));
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
if (syndrome[j]) {
// This check failed - increment count for all connected bits
int connections[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8];
int n_conns = get_parity_connections(j, k_bits, connections);
for (int c = 0; c < n_conns; c++) {
data_fails[connections[c]]++;
}
parity_fails[j]++;
}
}
// Find bit with most failures
int max_fails = 0;
int flip_type = 0; // 0 = data, 1 = parity
int flip_idx = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < k_bits; i++) {
if (data_fails[i] > max_fails) {
max_fails = data_fails[i];
flip_type = 0;
flip_idx = i;
}
}
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
if (parity_fails[j] > max_fails) {
max_fails = parity_fails[j];
flip_type = 1;
flip_idx = j;
}
}
// Flip the most suspicious bit
if (max_fails > 0) {
if (flip_type == 0) {
flip_bit(codeword, flip_idx);
} else {
flip_bit(codeword + data_len, flip_idx);
}
} else {
// No progress possible
break;
}
}
// Failed to decode - return best effort
// Check if we at least have valid data by syndrome count
int final_syndromes = 0;
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
int connections[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8];
int n_conns = get_parity_connections(j, k_bits, connections);
int syn = get_bit(codeword + data_len, j);
// Check j connects to: data bits in connections[] + parity bit j
check_degree[j] = n_conns + 1;
for (int c = 0; c < n_conns; c++) {
syn ^= get_bit(codeword, connections[c]);
check_to_var[j][c] = connections[c]; // Data bit index
}
check_to_var[j][n_conns] = k_bits + j; // Parity bit index
}
// Initialize channel LLRs from received hard bits
// LLR > 0 means bit is probably 0, LLR < 0 means bit is probably 1
float channel_llr[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 16];
for (int i = 0; i < n_bits; i++) {
int bit = get_bit(encoded, i);
channel_llr[i] = bit ? -CHANNEL_LLR_MAG : CHANNEL_LLR_MAG;
}
// Message arrays for BP
// check_to_var_msg[j][idx] = message from check j to variable check_to_var[j][idx]
float check_to_var_msg[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8][LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8 + 1];
// Initialize check-to-variable messages to zero
memset(check_to_var_msg, 0, sizeof(check_to_var_msg));
// Belief Propagation iterations
for (int iter = 0; iter < LDPC_MAX_ITERATIONS; iter++) {
// Step 1: Variable-to-check messages (implicit, computed on the fly)
// var_to_check[v→j] = channel_llr[v] + sum of all check_to_var_msg[k][idx_v] for k != j
// Step 2: Check-to-variable messages using min-sum approximation
// For each check node j, for each connected variable v:
// check_to_var_msg[j→v] = sign * min(|incoming messages from other vars|)
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
int degree = check_degree[j];
// First, compute variable-to-check messages for all variables in this check
float var_to_check[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 8 + 1];
for (int idx = 0; idx < degree; idx++) {
int v = check_to_var[j][idx];
// Sum all incoming check messages to variable v, except from check j
float sum = channel_llr[v];
for (int jj = 0; jj < k_bits; jj++) {
if (jj == j) continue;
// Find if check jj connects to variable v
for (int idx2 = 0; idx2 < check_degree[jj]; idx2++) {
if (check_to_var[jj][idx2] == v) {
sum += check_to_var_msg[jj][idx2];
break;
}
}
}
var_to_check[idx] = clip_llr(sum);
}
// Now compute check-to-variable messages using min-sum
for (int idx = 0; idx < degree; idx++) {
float sign_prod = 1.0f;
float min_abs = 1e30f;
for (int idx2 = 0; idx2 < degree; idx2++) {
if (idx2 == idx) continue;
float msg = var_to_check[idx2];
sign_prod *= sign_f(msg);
float abs_msg = fabsf(msg);
if (abs_msg < min_abs) min_abs = abs_msg;
}
// Min-sum with scaling factor 0.75 for better performance
check_to_var_msg[j][idx] = clip_llr(sign_prod * min_abs * 0.75f);
}
}
// Step 3: Compute posterior LLRs and make hard decisions
float posterior[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 16];
for (int v = 0; v < n_bits; v++) {
float sum = channel_llr[v];
// Add all incoming check-to-variable messages
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
for (int idx = 0; idx < check_degree[j]; idx++) {
if (check_to_var[j][idx] == v) {
sum += check_to_var_msg[j][idx];
break;
}
}
}
posterior[v] = sum;
}
// Make hard decisions
uint8_t decoded[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 2];
memset(decoded, 0, encoded_len);
for (int v = 0; v < n_bits; v++) {
if (posterior[v] < 0) {
set_bit(decoded, v, 1);
}
}
// Check syndrome
int syndrome_count = 0;
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
int syn = 0;
for (int idx = 0; idx < check_degree[j]; idx++) {
syn ^= get_bit(decoded, check_to_var[j][idx]);
}
if (syn) syndrome_count++;
}
// If all syndromes are zero, we're done
if (syndrome_count == 0) {
memcpy(output, decoded, data_len);
return 0;
}
// Early termination if syndrome count is very small (nearly converged)
if (iter > 5 && syndrome_count <= 2) {
// Try one more iteration, if still stuck, accept
}
}
// Decoding did not converge - compute final estimate
float posterior[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 16];
for (int v = 0; v < n_bits; v++) {
float sum = channel_llr[v];
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
for (int idx = 0; idx < check_degree[j]; idx++) {
if (check_to_var[j][idx] == v) {
sum += check_to_var_msg[j][idx];
break;
}
}
}
posterior[v] = sum;
}
uint8_t decoded[LDPC_MAX_DATA_BYTES * 2];
memset(decoded, 0, encoded_len);
for (int v = 0; v < n_bits; v++) {
if (posterior[v] < 0) {
set_bit(decoded, v, 1);
}
}
// Check final syndrome count
int final_syndromes = 0;
for (int j = 0; j < k_bits; j++) {
int syn = 0;
for (int idx = 0; idx < check_degree[j]; idx++) {
syn ^= get_bit(decoded, check_to_var[j][idx]);
}
if (syn) final_syndromes++;
}
// If only a few syndromes fail, return data anyway (soft failure)
if (final_syndromes <= k_bits / 8) {
memcpy(output, codeword, data_len);
return 0; // Partial success
// Accept if syndrome count is low enough
if (final_syndromes <= k_bits / 4) {
memcpy(output, decoded, data_len);
return 0; // Soft success
}
// Total failure - return original data as best effort