Communications between the STA 102 and the AP 104 in the network 100 may be implemented by encoding source words to be transmitted using low density parity check (LDPC) encoding techniques, and/or by decoding codewords received using LDPC code decoding techniques. After source words are encoded with LDPC encoding techniques, when the encoded codewords are transmitted in a signal from the AP 104 to the STA 102 or from the STA 102 to the AP 104, the LDPC encoding information of the transmitted signal may be included in the frame transmitted. After the transmitted signal is received by the STA 102 or the AP 104, with the LDPC encoding information of the received signal, the STA 102 or the AP 104 may then select appropriate LDPC decoding technologies to decode the received signal.
Transmitter and Encoder