• DocumentCode
    2055804
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729286
  • Filename
    4729286