Title :
Fast measurement of bit error rate and error probability estimation in digital communication systems
Author_Institution :
Telecommmun. Lab., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Direct measurement of the bit error rate in relation to the signal-to-noise ratio can require a prohibitive amount of time because of the operationally low error probability (e.g. in optical fiber systems). We present a method of error probability estimation based upon signal acquisition and the evaluation of its statistical parameters. This method allows an accelerated measurement of digital transmission system performance using a computer-controlled digitizing oscilloscope
Keywords :
cathode-ray oscilloscopes; computerised instrumentation; digital communication; digital instrumentation; error statistics; network topology; optical fibre LAN; optical variables measurement; 3D eye diagram; BER; SNR; accelerated measurement; bit error rate; computer-controlled digitizing oscilloscope; digital communication systems; direct measurement; error probability estimation; fast measurement; low error probability; optical fiber systems; optical star LAN demonstrator; signal acquisition; signal-to-noise ratio; statistical parameters evaluation; system performance; Bit error rate; Digital communication; Error probability; Estimation error; Histograms; Optical fibers; Oscilloscopes; Signal analysis; System performance; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1998. GLOBECOM 1998. The Bridge to Global Integration. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney,NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4984-9
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1998.776485
