Title :
Fast measurement of bit error rate in digital links
Author_Institution :
¿¿cole Polytechnique F¿¿d¿¿rale de Lausanne, Laboratoire de T¿¿l¿¿communications, Departement d´Electricit¿¿, Lausanne, Switzerland
fDate :
8/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Gaussian regression algorithm is proposed for reducing bit error rate (BER) measurement time and facilitating, by extrapolation, a bit error probability estimation as a function of the signal/noise ratio. The application of this algorithm is illustrated in two BER measurement methods using noise injection or decision threshold level shifting. The overall performance assessment of a system (error probability as a function of the signal/noise ratio and noise standard deviation in the absence and in the presence of the signal) are thus obtained.
Keywords :
digital communication systems; electric noise measurement; error analysis; error detection; error statistics; interference (signal); measurement errors; BER; Gaussian regression algorithm; bit error probability estimation; bit error rate; decision threshold level shifting; digital links; fast measurement; noise injection; noise standard deviation; performance assessment; signal/noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Communications, Radar and Signal Processing, IEE Proceedings F
DOI :
10.1049/ip-f-1.1987.0077
