Title :
Propagation measurement-based probability of error predictions for the tactical VHF-range
Author :
Safer, Helmut ; Berger, Gerald L. ; Seifert, Franz
Author_Institution :
Appl. Electron. Lab., Univ. Technol. Vienna, Wien, Austria
fDate :
6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with the performance of binary frequency-shift keyed (BFSK) communication over frequency-selective fading channels in the tactical VHF-range. Channel parameters were extracted from time-series measurements of channel impulse response data. These data were recorded during channel measurements in several mountainous areas in the Austrian Alps with a wideband channel sounder, developed in our laboratory. Based on these parameters expressions of the bit error rate (BER) are derived. Calculations using the demonstrated method show that for typical data rates (2 kbit/s-20 kbit/s) an error floor between 10-4 and 10-1 is predicted. An error free uncoded communication in the tactical VHF range is impossible in these environments
Keywords :
VHF radio propagation; error statistics; fading channels; frequency shift keying; military communication; time series; transient response; 2 to 20 kbit/s; Austrian Alps; BER; BFSK communication; binary frequency-shift keying; bit error rate; channel impulse response data; channel measurements; channel parameters; data rates; error floor; error free uncoded communication; error prediction probability; fading paths; frequency-selective fading channels; mountainous areas; performance; propagation measurement; tactical VHF-range; time-series measurements; wideband channel sounder; Acoustic measurements; Area measurement; Bit error rate; Data mining; Delay; Fading; Frequency; Laboratories; Parameter extraction; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference Proceedings, 1999. MILCOM 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlantic City, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5538-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1999.822698
