Authors: |
D. Nikolai, A. Dekorsy, K.-D. Kammeyer |
Abstract: |
In order to combat transmission errors in digital communication systems, forward error protection based on convolutional codes and interleaving in conjunction with soft decision maximum-likelihood decoding through the Viterbi algorithm is often applied. The expected bit error rate for a given signal-to-noise ratio is generally difficult to foresee for a certain system. In this paper, we introduce a method which vividly treats the error behaviour on particular stages of the receiver, hereby allowing a coarse estimate of the overall bit error rate. Although no close mathematical results are given, several astonishing effects can easily be explained thus providing a better understanding of concatenated systems. |
Document type: |
Conference Paper |
Publication: |
Boston, USA, 8. - 11. September 1998 |
Conference: |
IEEE 9th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 98) |
Index: |
26 |
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