DocumentCode
806332
Title
Simple method for evaluating error probabilities
Author
Biglieri, E. ; Caire, G. ; Taricco, G. ; Ventura-Traveset, J.
Author_Institution
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Volume
32
Issue
3
fYear
1996
fDate
2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
191
Lastpage
192
Abstract
The evaluation of error probabilities in digital communication systems is often amenable to computing a probability of the form P(Δ⩽0), where Δ is a random variable whose probability distribution is known. As an example, the pairwise error probability of coded modulations can be expressed in this form. The authors advocate an exceedingly general numerical method for the calculation of P(Δ⩽0) based on Gauss-Chebyshev quadratures, which combines simplicity with accuracy
Keywords
digital communication; error statistics; modulation coding; probability; Gauss-Chebyshev quadratures; coded modulations; digital communication systems; error probabilities; error probability evaluation; numerical method; pairwise error probability; probability distribution;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19960148
Filename
490791
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