MODEL OF ERROR BURST STRUCTURE IN DATA TRANSMISSION,
Abstract
An earlier model of error distributions in data transmission circuits assumed errors to come in bursts. The bursts consisted of periods of high error probability, and for simplicity were assumed of equal durations. This is successful for some engineering purposes, but otherwise over-simple. The present proposal assumes a distribution of burst durations that follows recent experimental data. It is bi-modal, and consists of a proportion of 1-bit bursts superimposed on a 'triangular' continuous distribution. Some analysis shows the equivalence of this model with equal duration bursts, when the constant duration is suitably chosen. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 05, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0616660
Entities
People
- Pierre Mertz
Organizations
- RAND Corporation