Coding for Frequency-Hopped Spread-Spectrum Communication with Partial-Band Interference - Part I: Capacity and Cutoff Rate

The performance of optimal codes on frequency-hopped channels with partial-band interference is investigated. The performance measures considered are channel capacity and cutoff rate. Worst-case partial-band Gaussian noise interference is assumed with the interference independent of the transmitted signal. The capacity and cutoff rate are calculated as a function of the signal-to-noise ratio. We consider soft decision receivers and hard decision receivers with and without side information. Optimal code rates are found for each of the above cases. The required signal-to-noise ratio for reliable communication when codes are used is determined as a function of the code rate.