Abstract
A method for obtaining error probabilities of a serially
concatenated code that uses a Reed-Solomon code as the
outer code is discussed. The idea of the semi-analytical
approach is that in a concatenated code the error rate
between the two decoders is much larger than that at the
outer decoder output provided the entire coding works
properly. Therefore, we are able to simulate a
statistically significant number of error events at the
inner decoder output even if the outer decoder output
occurs as completely error free. As a result, very
accurate estimates of error probabilities can be attained
with relative simplicity and the method suits well for
the cases where BER at the outer decoder output is far
too small to be simulated.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceeding of the Communications Theory Mini-Conference, GLOBECOM 1998 |
| Publisher | IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| Pages | 179-184 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
| Event | IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM'98 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 8 Nov 1998 → 12 Nov 1998 |
Conference
| Conference | IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM'98 |
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| Country | Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Period | 8/11/98 → 12/11/98 |
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Nordman, R., & Mämmelä, A. (1998). A semi-analytical approach for assessing the performance of a concatenated code. In Proceeding of the Communications Theory Mini-Conference, GLOBECOM 1998 (pp. 179-184). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers .