On the Word Error Probability of Linear Block Codes for Diversity Systems in Mobile Communications

Chaehag YI  Jae Hong LEE  

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E78-B   No.7   pp.1080-1083
Publication Date: 1995/07/25
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Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: LETTER
Category: Mobile Communication
Keyword: 
linear block codes,  decoding algorithms,  word error probability,  diversity systems,  Rayleigh fading channels,  

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Summary: 
The word error probability of linear block codes is computed for diversity systems with maximal ratio combining in mobile communications with three decoding algorithms: error correction (EC), error/erasure correction (EEC), and maximum likelihood (ML) soft decoding algorithm. Ideal interleaving is assumed. EEC gives 0.1-1.5dB gain over EC. The gain of EEC over EC decreases as the number of diversity channels increases. ML soft gives 1.8-5.5dB gain over EC.