LDPC

My implementation of LDPC codes. My notes regarding theory and implementation appears on GitHub Pages: https://yairmz.github.io/LDPC/
To install:

pip install sim-ldpc

To run tests simply clone, cd into the cloned repo, and run:

python -m pytest

or

python -m pytest --cov-report=html

to run also coverage tests, or

python -m pytest  -n auto --cov-report=html

to run tests in parallel (with number of CPU's dictated by machine) to speed up tests.

Verify static typing with

mypy --strict --config-file .mypy.ini .

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Included modules

• Utilities: implementing various utility operations to assist with encoding, decoding and simulations.
• Encoder: implementing a generator based encoder, and encoders for IEEE802.11 (WiFi) LDPC codes.
• Decoder: implementing several decoders
  • Log-SPA based BP decoder
  • MS decodcer
  • Gallager bit filpping decoder
  • Weighted bit flipping decoders, several variants
  • Parallel probabilistic bit flipping decoder (PPBF)

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Basic Example

import numpy as np
from bitstring import BitArray, Bits
from ldpc.decoder import DecoderWiFi, bsc_llr
from ldpc.encoder import EncoderWiFi
from ldpc.wifi_spec_codes import WiFiSpecCode
from ldpc.utils import QCFile

# create information bearing bits
rng = np.random.default_rng()
info_bits = np.array(Bits(bytes=rng.bytes(41))[:648//2], dtype=np.int_)
# create encoder with frame of 648 bits, and rate 1/2. Possible rates and frame sizes are per the ieee802.11n spec.
enc = EncoderWiFi(WiFiSpecCode.N648_R12)
# encode bits
encoded = enc.encode(info_bits)

# verify validity of codeword
h = enc.h
np.dot(h, np.array(encoded)) % 2  # creates an all zero vector as required.

# create a decoder which assumes a probability of p=0.05 for bit flips by the channel
# allow up to 20 iterations for the bp decoder.
p = 0.05
decoder = DecoderWiFi(spec=WiFiSpecCode.N648_R12, max_iter=20, channel_model=bsc_llr(p=p))

# create a corrupted version of encoded codeword with error rate p
corrupted = BitArray(encoded)
no_errors = int(len(corrupted)*p)
error_idx = rng.choice(len(corrupted), size=no_errors, replace=False)
for idx in error_idx:
    corrupted[idx] = not corrupted[idx]
decoded, llr, decode_success, num_of_iterations, syndrome, vnode_validity  = decoder.decode(corrupted)
# Verify correct decoding
print(Bits(decoded) == Bits(encoded))  # true
info = decoder.info_bits(decoded)

# a decoder can also be instantiated without a channel model, in which case llr is expected to be sent for decoding instead of
# hard channel outputs.
channel = bsc_llr(p=p)
channel_llr = channel(np.array(corrupted, dtype=np.int_))
decoder = DecoderWiFi(spec=WiFiSpecCode.N648_R12, max_iter=20)
decoded, llr2, decode_success, num_of_iterations, syndrome, vnode_validity  = decoder.decode(channel_llr)
print(Bits(decoded) == Bits(encoded))  # true
info = decoder.info_bits(decoded)

The example is also included as a jupyter notebook. Note however, that you need to launch the notebook from the correct path for it to be able to access installed packages. To run the notebook:

1. create a new virtualenv

python3 -m venv ~/.virtualenv/LDPC_env

2. activate it and install sim-ldpc, and notebook:

source ~/.virtualenv/LDPC_env/bin/activate
pip install sim-ldpc
pip install notebook

3. run jupyter from within the virtual env for it to have access to all requirements:

~/.virtualenv/LDPC_env/bin/jupyter-notebook

5. run the notebook

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Sources

• Cai Z., Hao J., Tan P.H., Sun S., Chin P.S., Efficient encoding of IEEE 802.11n LDPC codes. Electronics Letters 25, 1471--1472 (2006).
• IEEE802.11 encoder tested against the implementation in https://github.com/tavildar/LDPC
• Channel codes : classical and modern by William E. Ryan, 2009.