An analytical comparison of block error rate performance for wireline data modulation standards in a variably fading Ricean analog cellular channel

The transmission of data in a mobile analog cellular environment is sometimes accomplished by using a modem standardized for the wireline environment and the relative performance of these standards is sometimes in question. The average error probability of 400 bit blocks is estimated analytically as a function of mobile velocity by assuming that the correlation coefficient of the received signal envelope has a rectangular shape with a width of one channel coherence time. Individual comparisons and trends are reported.<
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