319 research outputs found
Diagnosis of weaknesses in modern error correction codes: a physics approach
One of the main obstacles to the wider use of the modern error-correction
codes is that, due to the complex behavior of their decoding algorithms, no
systematic method which would allow characterization of the Bit-Error-Rate
(BER) is known. This is especially true at the weak noise where many systems
operate and where coding performance is difficult to estimate because of the
diminishingly small number of errors. We show how the instanton method of
physics allows one to solve the problem of BER analysis in the weak noise range
by recasting it as a computationally tractable minimization problem.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure
Optical Time-Frequency Packing: Principles, Design, Implementation, and Experimental Demonstration
Time-frequency packing (TFP) transmission provides the highest achievable
spectral efficiency with a constrained symbol alphabet and detector complexity.
In this work, the application of the TFP technique to fiber-optic systems is
investigated and experimentally demonstrated. The main theoretical aspects,
design guidelines, and implementation issues are discussed, focusing on those
aspects which are peculiar to TFP systems. In particular, adaptive compensation
of propagation impairments, matched filtering, and maximum a posteriori
probability detection are obtained by a combination of a butterfly equalizer
and four 8-state parallel Bahl-Cocke-Jelinek-Raviv (BCJR) detectors. A novel
algorithm that ensures adaptive equalization, channel estimation, and a proper
distribution of tasks between the equalizer and BCJR detectors is proposed. A
set of irregular low-density parity-check codes with different rates is
designed to operate at low error rates and approach the spectral efficiency
limit achievable by TFP at different signal-to-noise ratios. An experimental
demonstration of the designed system is finally provided with five
dual-polarization QPSK-modulated optical carriers, densely packed in a 100 GHz
bandwidth, employing a recirculating loop to test the performance of the system
at different transmission distances.Comment: This paper has been accepted for publication in the IEEE/OSA Journal
of Lightwave Technolog
Graph-Based Decoding in the Presence of ISI
We propose an approximation of maximum-likelihood detection in ISI channels
based on linear programming or message passing. We convert the detection
problem into a binary decoding problem, which can be easily combined with LDPC
decoding. We show that, for a certain class of channels and in the absence of
coding, the proposed technique provides the exact ML solution without an
exponential complexity in the size of channel memory, while for some other
channels, this method has a non-diminishing probability of failure as SNR
increases. Some analysis is provided for the error events of the proposed
technique under linear programming.Comment: 25 pages, 8 figures, Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Information
Theor
Non-Binary Message-Passing Algorithms for Magnetic Channels with Data-Dependent Noise
The paper proposes an implementation of the message
passing algorithm adapted to iterative channel detection.
The algorithm uses soft messages associated to non binary
symbols in order to cancel cycles in the equivalent Tanner graphs,
achieving optimal performance after a low number of iterations.
This architecture, suited to very fast channel detectors, is applied
to magnetic recording channels and adapted to the non stationary
nature of the magnetic media noise
Probabilistic Eigenvalue Shaping for Nonlinear Fourier Transform Transmission
We consider a nonlinear Fourier transform (NFT)-based transmission scheme,
where data is embedded into the imaginary part of the nonlinear discrete
spectrum. Inspired by probabilistic amplitude shaping, we propose a
probabilistic eigenvalue shaping (PES) scheme as a means to increase the data
rate of the system. We exploit the fact that for an NFT-based transmission
scheme the pulses in the time domain are of unequal duration by transmitting
them with a dynamic symbol interval and find a capacity-achieving distribution.
The PES scheme shapes the information symbols according to the
capacity-achieving distribution and transmits them together with the parity
symbols at the output of a low-density parity-check encoder, suitably
modulated, via time-sharing. We furthermore derive an achievable rate for the
proposed PES scheme. We verify our results with simulations of the
discrete-time model as well as with split-step Fourier simulations.Comment: Published in IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, 201
Modeling Of Power Line Communication Channel For Automatic Meter Reading System With LDPC Codes
In this era of modernization, one of the promising emerging technologies is Power Line Communication (PLC) system. In previous research fields, modeling of PLC channel, mostly for indoor applications has been studied. However, the need to study that for outdoor applications, such as the Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) systems is also vital. Moreover, standardization bodies have considered the use of LDPC codes restricted for indoor systems. Thus, in this paper, not only we model the PLC channel based on AMR applications, but also, we apply LDPC coding scheme to the system. To accomplish the objectives, firstly, we model the PLC-AMR channel, which includes multipath phenomenon. Additionally, PLC noise, usually occurring in the channel, is modeled. The modulation technique applied is BPSK and the performance of the system with varying load impedances is compared. The coded system consists of irregular LDPC codes, with two different constructions of the Parity-Check matrix, namely that by Radford Neal and reduced size of DVBS2. The performances of respective systems are then compared. Using LDPC by Radford Neal, the performances are analyzed with varied code rates
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