Data transmission method and apparatus with forward error correction code type conversion

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Title: Data transmission method and apparatus with forward error correction code type conversion
Patent Number: 12166,580
Publication Date: December 10, 2024
Appl. No: 17/525178
Application Filed: November 12, 2021
Abstract: In a data transmission method, a first chip receives a first data stream sent by a second chip, where the first data stream is a data stream obtained through encoding by using a first forward error correction (FEC) code type; and the first chip encodes the first data stream at least once, to obtain a second data stream, where the second data stream is a concatenated FEC code stream obtained through encoding by using at least the first FEC code type and a second FEC code type.
Inventors: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignees: HUAWEI TECHNOLOIGES CO., LTD. (Shenzhen, CN)
Claim: 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a first chip of an optical module, from a second chip outside of the optical module, and through a physical lane, a first data stream encoded with a first forward error correction (FEC) code; and encoding, by the first chip and without decoding the first FEC code, the first data stream with a second FEC code to obtain a second data stream, wherein the second data stream is a concatenated FEC code stream based on a concatenation of the first FEC code and the second FEC code, and wherein encoding the first data stream to obtain the second data stream comprises: distributing, by the first chip, the first data stream to obtain n third data streams, wherein n is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein data of a codeword in the first data stream is distributed to different third data streams; and encoding, by the first chip, each of the n third data streams with the second FEC code to obtain the second data stream.
Claim: 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code, a staircase code, a low-density parity check (LDPC) code, a turbo code, or a turbo product code (TPC).
Claim: 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code, a staircase code, a low-density parity check (LDPC) code, a turbo code, or a turbo product code (TPC).
Claim: 4. The method of claim 1 , wherein distributing the first data stream comprises distributing k codewords from the first data stream to the n third data streams, wherein k is a natural number greater than 1, wherein encoding each of the n third data streams comprises encoding data that belong to the k codewords into one codeword in the second data stream, and wherein a total data volume comprised in the k codewords in the first data stream is equal to a payload data volume comprised in n codewords in the second data stream.
Claim: 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein data in the first data stream is distributed at a symbol granularity, and wherein data in an FEC symbol in the first data stream is encoded into a codeword in the second data stream.
Claim: 6. The method of claim 1 , wherein data in the first data stream are distributed at a bit granularity.
Claim: 7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first chip and the second chip are located in a same data transmission device.
Claim: 8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first chip is a digital signal processing (DSP) chip.
Claim: 9. The method of claim 1 , wherein encoding the first data stream comprises performing, by the first chip, interleaving or multiplexing on the first data stream.
Claim: 10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, and wherein the second FEC code is a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code.
Claim: 11. An apparatus, wherein the apparatus is an optical module or a first chip in the optical module, and wherein the apparatus comprises: a receiver configured to receive, through a physical lane and from a second chip outside of the optical module, a first data stream encoded with a first forward error correction (FEC) code; and an encoder configured to encode, without decoding the first FEC code, the first data stream with a second FEC code to obtain a second data stream, wherein the second data stream is a concatenated FEC code stream based on a concatenation of the first FEC code and the second FEC code, and wherein to encode the first data stream, the encoder is further configured to: distribute the first data stream to obtain n third data streams, wherein n is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein data of a codeword in the first data stream is distributed to different third data streams; and encode each of the n third data streams with the second FEC code to obtain the second data stream.
Claim: 12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code, a staircase code, a low-density parity check (LDPC) code, a turbo code, or a turbo product code (TPC).
Claim: 13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code, a staircase code, a low-density parity check (LDPC) code, a turbo code, or a turbo product code (TPC).
Claim: 14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein to distribute the first data stream, the encoder is further configured to distribute k codewords from the first data stream to the n third data streams, wherein to encode each of the n third data streams, wherein k is a natural number greater than 1, the encoder is further configured to encode data that belong to the k codewords into one codeword in the second data stream, and wherein a total data volume comprised in the k codewords in the first data stream is equal to a payload data volume comprised in n codewords in the second data stream.
Claim: 15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein data in the first data stream is distributed at a symbol granularity, and wherein data in an FEC symbol in the first data stream is encoded into a codeword in the second data stream.
Claim: 16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein data in the first data stream are distributed at a bit granularity.
Claim: 17. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first chip and the second chip are located in a same data transmission device.
Claim: 18. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first chip is a digital signal processing (DSP) chip.
Claim: 19. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the encoder is further configured to encode the first data stream by performing interleaving or multiplexing on the first data stream.
Claim: 20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, and wherein the second FEC code is a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code.
Claim: 21. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein data in an FEC symbol in the first data stream is encoded into a codeword in the second data stream.
Claim: 22. A data transmission device comprising: a physical lane; a chip configured to send, through the physical lane, a first data stream encoded with a first forward error correction (FEC) code; and an optical module disposed separate from the chip and configured to: receive, from the chip, the first data stream; and encode, without decoding the first FEC code, the first data stream with a second FEC code to obtain a second data stream, wherein the second data stream is a concatenated FEC code stream based on a concatenation of the first FEC code and the second FEC code, and wherein to encode the first data stream, the optical module is further configured to: distribute the first data stream to obtain n third data streams, wherein n is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein data of a codeword in the first data stream is distributed to different third data streams; and encode each of the n third data streams with the second FEC code to obtain the second data stream.
Claim: 23. The data transmission device of claim 22 , wherein the first FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, and wherein the second FEC code is a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code.
Claim: 24. The data transmission device of claim 22 , wherein data in the first data stream is distributed at a symbol granularity or a bit granularity.
Claim: 25. The data transmission device of claim 24 , wherein the first FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, and wherein the second FEC code is a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code.
Claim: 26. The data transmission device of claim 22 , wherein the first FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code, a staircase code, a low-density parity check (LDPC) code, a turbo code, or a turbo product code (TPC).
Claim: 27. The data transmission device of claim 22 , wherein the second FEC code is a Reed-Solomon (RS) code, a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) code, a staircase code, a low-density parity check (LDPC) code, a turbo code, or a turbo product code (TPC).
Claim: 28. The data transmission device of claim 22 , wherein the optical module is further configured to: distribute the first data stream by distributing k codewords from the first data stream to the n third data streams, wherein k is a natural number greater than 1; and encode each of the n third data streams by encoding data that belong to the k codewords into one codeword block in the second data stream, and wherein a total data volume comprised in the k codewords in the first data stream is equal to a payload data volume comprised in n codewords in the second data stream.
Claim: 29. The data transmission device of claim 22 , wherein data in an FEC symbol in the first data stream is encoded into a codeword in the second data stream.
Claim: 30. The data transmission device of claim 22 , wherein the optical module is further configured to encode the first data stream by performing interleaving or multiplexing on the first data stream.
Claim: 31. The data transmission device of claim 22 , wherein data in the first data stream is distributed at a symbol granularity, and wherein data in an FEC symbol in the first data stream is encoded into a codeword in the second data stream.
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Primary Examiner: Knapp, Justin R
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Conley Rose, P.C.
Accession Number: edspgr.12166580
Database: USPTO Patent Grants
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