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
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