Thank you! What i am trying to do is very simple: I don't use USRP, i just used a vector as a bit source and have it modulated and transmitted through a noise channel (on my laptop ^.^ ). Now i can set the value of noise's amplitude, but there seems to be no way to determine the bit energy! How to get it? Thank you!!!
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From: Daniel Halperin <address@hidden>
To: Brian Padalino <address@hidden>
Cc: Bill Stevenson <address@hidden>; address@hidden
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:18:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio]
two questions about the general communication system
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On Apr 13, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Brian Padalino wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Bill Stevenson
> <
address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you George!
>>
>> I am just wondering when we calculate BER, how can we determine the
>> value of
>> bit energy? Thank u!
>
If you look through the relevant emails on the list, it seems no one
really understands the translation between the short values from the
USRP and absolute energy --- ADC and processing behavior complicate
the issue. However, it is much easier to estimate the ratio of Signal
to Noise --- this is a relative quantity. Just figure out receiver
power in the absence of a signal and in the presence of
one...
- -Dan
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