A DATA DECODER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREIN USING A DYNAMICALLY INDEXED CHANNEL STATE METRIC.

摘要

A data decoder (15) using a dynamically indexed channel state metric to decode symbols recovered from a channel that provides an index value corresponding to a signal strength indication less an average signal strength for a symbol time period, selects a channel metric, corresponding to the index value, from predetermined values, and weights a decoder decision for the symbol time period in accordance with the channel metric.