MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD DETECTION IN A BINARY CHANNEL WITH MEMORY,

Abstract

The form of the maximum-likelihood detector for binary signals transmitted sequentially over a channel with memory is examined. The channel memory is assumed short enough so that there is intersymbol interference between adjacent symbols only. In all cases implementation is achieved with adders, unit delays, two matched filters, and nonlinear amplifiers. With the aid of a simplifying assumption, upper and lower bounds of the per symbol error probability are derived. These bounds check reasonably well with the results of a digital ''Monte Carlo'' experiment. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0425602

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Gonsalves
  • Walter H. Lob

Organizations

  • Northeastern University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Filters
  • Intersymbol Interference
  • Matched Filters
  • Probability

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Radio communications and signal processing.