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Error rate monitor

US5325397A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 1992
Grant dateJun 28, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/24
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of assessing a link for a digital communication system and providing a value for a channel or link state parameter, particularly bit error rate, and apparatus for the same, in which an estimate of the probability density function for the channel or link is obtained by categorising decision variables into threshold categories, and comparing the estimated probability density function with stored known probability density functions with each stored probability density function the value of the channel parameter being monitored is stored. The value of the channel parameter being monitored is determined by selecting the value associated with the stored probability density function closest resembling the estimated probality density.

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