Title :
A Simple Buffer Control for Variable-Rate Communication Systems
Author :
Cavers, James K. ; Lee, Shing Kwong
Author_Institution :
Carleton Univ.,Ottawa,Ont.,Canada
fDate :
9/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Transmission of data with receiver-controlled bit rate is an effective way to reduce the effect of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) fluctuations, as in a fading channel. All previous publications on this subject ignore the critical topic of buffer size. This concise paper summarizes the results of the first study of the effect of finite buffers on a variable-rate system for fading channels.
Keywords :
Adaptive methods; Buffered communications; Fading channels; Feedback communication; Bit rate; Communication system control; Communication systems; Control systems; Fading; Fluctuations; Rayleigh channels; Signal design; Signal to noise ratio; Transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1976.1093423
