HIGH-RATE TRELLIS CODED MODULATIONS

A device (e.g., a wireless device) may obtain a set of encoded bits, and select a set of symbol locations for puncturing. The device may then obtain and transmit modulated symbols based on the puncturing. For example, the device may encode information bits according to a convolutional code rate. In some cases, the encoded bits may be punctured (e.g., via a puncturing matrix with each column including either all 1's or all 0's) and the set of punctured bits may be mapped to symbols. In other cases, the encoded bits may be mapped to symbols, and the symbols may be punctured (e.g., via a puncturing matrix). The puncturing matrix may be identified based on a desired punctured code rate, the convolutional code rate used to encode the information bits, and whether or not the puncturing is to be applied before or after symbol mapping.