A Transformation From the Fibonacci to the Galois NLFSRs

Conventional nonlinear feedback shift registers (NLFSRs) use the Fibonacci configuration in which the feedback is applied to the last bit only. In this paper, we show how to transform a Fibonacci NLFSR into an equivalent NLFSR in the Galois configuration, in which the feedback can be applied to every bit. Such a transformation can potentially reduce the depth of the circuits implementing feedback functions, thus decreasing the propagation time and increasing the throughput.

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