Modified Transition Matrix Simulations of Communication Systems

• Published in: IEEE communications letters Vol. 12; no. 10; pp. 755 - 757
• Main Authors: Yevick, D., Reimer, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.10.2008; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Communication systems; Computational efficiency; Detection, estimation, filtering, equalization, prediction; Diversity reception; Dynamics; Error probability; error probability performance; Exact sciences and technology; Fading; fading channels; Frequency; Histograms; Information, signal and communications theory; Interference suppression; Miscellaneous; Monte Carlo methods; optimum combining; Signal and communications theory; Signal processing; Signal, noise; Simulation; Stochastic systems; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments); Wireless communication; Fading channels; Fading; Error probability; Communication systems; Error estimation; Noise reduction; Bit error rate; error probability performance; Interference suppression; optimum combining; Transition matrix; Simulation; Diversity reception; Telecommunication system; Signal processing; Matrix method
• ISSN: 1089-7798; 1558-2558
• DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2008.080394

We apply appropriately enhanced transition matrix and multicanonical methods to communication systems. Our procedure not only predicts time-independent quantities such as the bit-error-probability but can also be applied to dynamic effects such as the distribution of fading times.