Techniques for Estimating the Bit Error Rate in the Simulation of Digital Communication Systems

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 153-170

  Jeruchim, Michel C ^a  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS - MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BIT ERROR RATE ESTIMATION;

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0021138164     PISSN: 07338716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.1984.1146031     Document Type: Article

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