A method for encoding a quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (LDPC) code according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: generating a multi-edge LDPC code matrix including a high rate code matrix and a single parity check code matrix; and encoding a signal by using the multi-edge LDPC code matrix, wherein the single parity check code matrix includes a first matrix having a non-row-orthogonal structure matrix and a second matrix having a pure row-orthogonal structure, which are concatenated.

A pre-5th-generation (pre-5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE) is provided. A channel encoding method in a communication or broadcasting system includes identifying an input bit size, determining a block size (Z), determining a low density parity check (LDPC) sequence to perform LDPC encoding, and performing the LDPC encoding based on the LDPC sequence and the block size.

A method for encoding a quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (LDPC) code according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step of generating a multi-edge LDPC code matrix which comprises a high rate code matrix and a single parity check code matrix; and a step of encoding a signal using the multi-edge LDPC code matrix, wherein the single parity check code matrix may be configured by connecting a first matrix which is configured as a quasi row-orthogonal structure matrix and a second matrix which is configured as a pure row-orthogonal structure.

A method for encoding a quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (LDPC) code according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: generating a multi-edge LDPC code matrix including a high rate code matrix and a single parity check code matrix; and encoding a signal by using the multi-edge LDPC code matrix, wherein the single parity check code matrix includes a first matrix having a non-row-orthogonal structure matrix and a second matrix having a pure row-orthogonal structure, which are concatenated.

An encoding method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium, wherein same are used to improve the LDPC encoding performance, and are thus suitable for 5G systems. The encoding method comprises: determining a base graph of a low density parity check code (LDPC) matrix, and constructing a cyclic coefficient index matrix; determining a sub-cyclic matrix according to the cyclic coefficient index matrix; and carrying out LDPC encoding according to the sub-cyclic matrix and the base graph.

The present invention related to a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided to support a higher data transmission rate since 4G communication systems like LTE. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for encoding a channel in a communication or broadcasting system supporting parity-check matrices having various sizes are provided. The method for encoding a channel includes determining a block size of the parity-check matrix; reading a sequence for generating the parity-check matrix, and transforming the sequence by applying a previously defined operation to the sequence based on the determined block size.

A method of encoding a quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (QC LDPC) code supporting multiple base codes includes selecting a base code for generating a parity check matrix from among a first base code and a second base code, selecting a lifting value for generating the parity check matrix from among a plurality of lifting values, and generating the parity check matrix using the selected base code and the selected lifting value, wherein the base code is determined based on a code block size and a code rate, and the lifting value is determined based on a parameter of the base code and the code block size.

A method for encoding a quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (LDPC) code according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step of generating a multi-edge LDPC code matrix which comprises a high rate code matrix and a single parity check code matrix; and a step of encoding a signal using the multi-edge LDPC code matrix, wherein the single parity check code matrix may be configured by connecting a first matrix which is configured as a quasi row-orthogonal structure matrix and a second matrix which is configured as a pure row-orthogonal structure.

Provided is an encoding method and device and a decoding method and device for structured LDPC. The encoding method includes: determining a base matrix used for encoding and performing an LDPC encoding operation on a source information bit sequence according to the base matrix and an expansion factor Z corresponding to the base matrix to obtain a codeword sequence, where Z is a positive integer. The base matrix includes multiple submatrices and the submatrices include an upper-left submatrix Hb1 and an upper-left submatrix Hb2, and the upper-left submatrix Hb1 is an upper-left submatrix of the upper-left submatrix Hb2.

A method for quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) encoding and decoding of a data packet by a lifted matrix is provided, the method comprising: lifting the QC-LDPC code for maximal code length N.sub.max and maximal circulant size Z.sub.upper of the base matrix; generating a plurality of optimal values r.sub.i for a plurality of circulants Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, . . . , Z.sub.upper based on the QC-LDPC code lifted for maximal length N.sub.max, 0r.sub.iZ.sub.upper1; saving the generated plurality of optimal values r.sub.i corresponding to the plurality of circulants Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, . . . , Z.sub.upper and a matrix for the QC-LDPC code lifted for maximal length N.sub.max in the memory; receiving a current circulant Z.sub.current from the plurality of circulants Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, . . . , Z.sub.upper; selecting a current optimal value r.sub.current from the plurality of optimal values r.sub.i stored in the memory corresponding to the current circulant Z.sub.current; and lifting the base matrix based on the current optimal value r.sub.current.