Title :
A stratified sampling Monte Carlo algorithm for efficient BER measurement and its application to DQPSK terrestrial systems
Author :
Serena, Paolo ; Rossi, Nicola ; Bertolini, Marco ; Bononi, Alberto
Author_Institution :
Dept. Ing. dell´´Inf., Univ. degli Studi di Parma, Parma
Abstract :
We propose an efficient stratified sampling algorithm for BER estimation and apply it to FEC-coded DQPSK systems. We measured computational savings up to 70% compared with standard Monte Carlo.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; error statistics; forward error correction; BER measurement; DQPSK terrestrial systems; Monte Carlo algorithm; forward error correction codes; Bit error rate; Forward error correction; Measurement standards; Monte Carlo methods; Optical propagation; Optical receivers; Phase estimation; Random variables; Sampling methods; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729286
