Data Link Layer Considerations for Future 100 Gbps Terahertz Band Transceivers

Table 3

Forward error correction algorithms, normalized decoding throughput.

Implementation	Max. Clk. MHz]	LUT area	Data throughput/LUT Mbps]
Xilinx Viterbi decoder = 1/2; (5-bit quantization)	403	2525	0,16
Xilinx RS decoder = 239/255; (1-bit quantization)	410	765	4,02
IHP LDPC decoder = 3/4; (5-bit quantization)	160	21682	0,0074