IEEE 802.15.3c (60 GHz PHY) - Turbo Decoder Applications

IEEE 802.15.3-2003 is a standard for high data rate wireless personal area networks (WPAN). The IEEE 802.15.3c-2009 amendment describes an alternative PHY layer to the IEEE 802.15.3-2003 standard. The new mmWave PHY layer operates in the 60 GHz band (57 – 64 GHz) and allows for air throughputs of up to 5 Gbit/s. The standard uses LDPC codes for these high data rate modes. In particular, the single carrier (SC) mode and the high speed interface (HSI) mode use LDPC codes.

The standard defines five LDPC codes with two block lengths. In order to satisfy the high throughput requirements, special decoder architectures with an increased parallelism compared to other standards become mandatory.

Standard	IEEE 802.15.3c-2009
	Local and metropolitan area networks — Specific requirements Part 15.3: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Ammendment 2: Millimeter-wave-based Alternative Physical Layer Extension
Organization	IEEE
Publication	2009 (as amendment to IEEE 802.15.3-2003)/td>
Documents	IEEE 802.15.3c-2009
Applications	High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
IP Core	Creonic IEEE 802.15.3c LDPC Decoder
LDPC Codes	5
	Block Length	Submatrix Size	Code Rates
	672	21	1/2, 3/4, 5/8, 7/8
	1440	96	14/15