private void reset(){
  mTransmittedConstellations.clear();
  mNewPaths.clear();
  mPathMetrics.reset();
  mSurvivorPaths.clear();
  mSurvivorPaths.add(new Path(new Node(0,Tribit.T0,Con.C0)));
}

private void reset ( ) { mTransmittedConstellations . clear ( ) ; mNewPaths . clear ( ) ; mPathMetrics . reset ( ) ; mSurvivorPaths . clear ( ) ; mSurvivorPaths . add ( new Path ( new Node ( 0 , Tribit . T0 , Con . C0 ) ) ) ; }
resets the decoder before decoding a new data packet .
