Title :
Bit error rate approximations using Poisson and negative binomial sampling distributions
Author_Institution :
Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh
Abstract :
A recently discovered link between Poisson random variables and the standard Marcum Q-function is applied to the estimation of bit error rates (BERs) in digital communications. This results in simple probabilistic representations for BERs, and consequently Monte Carlo estimators are constructed.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; Poisson distribution; binomial distribution; error statistics; random processes; Monte Carlo estimators; Poisson random variables; bit error rate approximation; digital communications; negative binomial sampling distribution; standard Marcum Q-function;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20082089
