Title :
On the error performance of multilevel block-coded modulation
Author :
Holdsworth, K.O. ; Taylor, D.P. ; Pullman, R.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Canterbury Univ., Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
Multidimensional multilevel block-coded modulation employing quadrature amplitude modulated constellations are considered. An approximation to their error performance is described and compared to simulation results, which show it to be a very good estimate at moderate to high signal-to-noise ratio. The effect of parallel transitions is considered and the tradeoff between distance and the error coefficient is explored.
Keywords :
block codes; error statistics; modulation coding; quadrature amplitude modulation; approximation; distance; error coefficient; error performance; high signal-to-noise ratio; multidimensional multilevel block-coded modulation; parallel transitions; quadrature amplitude modulated constellations; Amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Block codes; Constellation diagram; Decoding; Modulation coding; Multidimensional systems; Performance analysis; Quadrature amplitude modulation;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.803466
