Title :
Bit error rate estimation for channels with memory
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Palo Alto, CA
fDate :
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for deriving key parameters of a bit-error-rate (BER) estimate is presented. The method is based on a bursty channel model proposed by B.D. Fritchman (IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, Vol. IT-13, pp.221-227, Apr. 1967). This model is used to derive the confidence levels and confidence intervals of an error-rate estimate. The theoretical results have been confirmed experimentally by using the data from a helical-scan digital magnetic-tape recorder. The experiments clearly demonstrate the inadequacy of the BER estimates based on an independent-error approach
Keywords :
errors; information theory; telecommunication channels; BER; bit-error-rate; bursty channel model; confidence intervals; confidence levels; error-rate estimate; helical-scan digital magnetic-tape recorder; key parameters; Bit error rate; Digital communication; Error analysis; Estimation error; Guidelines; Hydrogen; Magnetic devices; Optical devices; System testing; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
