Title :
Outage control in digital cellular systems
Author :
Stuber, G.L. ; Yiin, L.-B. ; Long, E.M. ; Yang, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The use of convolutional, BCH, and Reed-Solomon codes to improve the spectral efficiency of digital cellular mobile radio systems is investigated. Optimal code rates are obtained as a function of the allowable outage, under the assumption of ideal interleaving. The outage predictions themselves are obtained by computer simulation. Of the codes considered, the block codes are more effective than convolutional codes for improving spectral efficiency. One major problem observed with error-correction coding is its ineffectiveness for channels with very slow fading.<>
Keywords :
cellular radio; digital radio systems; error correction codes; BCH codes; Reed-Solomon codes; block codes; code rates; computer simulation; convolutional codes; digital cellular systems; error-correction coding; ideal interleaving; mobile radio systems; outage control; slow fading; spectral efficiency; Block codes; Computer errors; Computer simulation; Control systems; Convolutional codes; Digital control; Fading; Interleaved codes; Land mobile radio; Reed-Solomon codes;
Journal_Title :
Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
