Hybrid ARQ based on Rate Compatible Zigzag Codes

High data rate coded transmission concepts beyond 3G require development of efficient channel coding schemes suitable for packet data transmission. In this paper we suggest a hybrid ARQ (HARQ) scheme based on low complexity rate compatible punctured zigzag codes. In particular, we introduce a "virtual data reshaping" and present rate matching rules that practically do not suffer from sub-optimality due to puncturing. Furthermore, we introduce irregular PCZZ codes that allow to improve performance and coding rate flexibility of the PCZZ under the same rate matching framework.