Data handling capacity of a real transmission line in a noiseless system

Author

Estin, Arthur J.

Author_Institution

Cyberlink Corp., Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

39

Issue

1

fYear

1990

fDate

2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

140

Lastpage

145

Abstract

A computation technique is described for determining the maximum error-free data rate for a transmission line whose attenuation and phase shift have been measured at discrete frequencies. Results are calculated using the manufacturer´s measurements of commercially available twisted pair lines of American Wire Gauges (AWGs) 19, 22, 24, and 26, for lengths up to about 5 km and assuming an unloaded uniform line. The results highlight the importance of the phase data and show the deficiencies in both quantity and accuracy of the experimental data available

Keywords

attenuation measurement; channel capacity; data communication systems; phase measurement; telecommunications computing; transmission lines; 5 km; American Wire Gauges; attenuation; data handling capacity; error-free data rate; noiseless system; phase data; phase shift; real transmission line; transfer functions; twisted pair lines; unloaded uniform line; Attenuation measurement; Data handling; Frequency measurement; Length measurement; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Propagation losses; Transfer functions; Transmission line measurements; Transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.50433

Filename

50433