COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (KKKT6114)

ASSIGNMENT : Example 7.3

By:
Wan Mohammed Rais Jamaludin (P71157)
Mohd Norhazree Easa (P71153)
Mohammed Fouad Ismael (P65418)

Lecturer:
Dr. Gan Kok Beng

QUESTION

Do example 7.3 pg. 374

Simulate it and plot (SNR)D versus (SNR)T in dB for n = 2,4, 8,12, 32

and 64

Discuss your result

RESULTS
MATLAB Code

FIGURE 1 MatLAB code

FIGURE 2 Postdetection SNR VS Predetection SNR

n
2
4
8
12
32
64

(SNR)D dB
12.04
24.08
48.16
72.25
192.7
385.3

Table 1 Post Detection SNR

DISCUSIONS
From the graph illustrated in Figure 2 and value listed in Table 1, we can see
that as the number of bits, n increase, the postdetection SNR value,(SNR) D is

also increase. This complies with the formula (Eq. 7.159) regarding worderror probability, PW where:
PW = 1 (1-Pb)n
From Equation 7.159 (Ziemer & Tranter. 2010), we can see that the
word-error probability, PW is inversely proportional with the number of bits, n.
So, when the n increases, the probability of word error will decrease.
Logically, as the word length increases the probability of one bit to have error
will decrease. For example, simple comparison 8 bit word, 4 bit word and 2
bit word transmission, the probability to have 1 bit error as follows per word
length:
Probability 1 bit error per word length,8 = 1/8 = 0.125
Probability 1 bit error per word length,4 = 1/4 = 0.25
Probability 1 bit error per word length,2 = 1/2 = 0.5
Based on Equation 7.167, (Ziemer & Tranter. 2010):
PT
o BT

1
Pb= e 2 N
2

(Eq 7.167)

We can conclude that as the BT bit-rate bandwidth increase the

probability of bit error, Pb will decrease. Another way to describe the
relationship; in order to have lower probability of bit error we need higher bit
rate bandwidth. So, the higher number of bits per word transmission, it will
lower value of word-error probability.
We shall see that the decreasing word-error probability will help to
increase

(SNR)D

based

on

the

following

implemented on MATLAB code at line 9:

equation

which

has

been

(SNR ) D=

2 n

1
( Eq . 7.164)
+ P W (122 n )

As we can see from the equation 7.164, the postdetection SNR, (SNR) D
inversely proportional to the value of word-probability error, PW.
This can be verified by manually calculate the result. For example, by
assuming the predetection is 25dB, we can calculate the value for
postdetection when n is 2,4,8,12,32 and 64. To find SNR D, we will be using
equation 7.164, to find Pw, we will be using equation 7.159 and to find Pb,
we will be using equation 7.167.
Predetec

Pb

Pw

(SNR)D

tion
2
4
8
25dB =
316.228

12
32
64

16
256
65536
167772
16
1.845x1
019
3.403x1
038

(SNR)D
(dB)
12.04
24.08
48.16
72.25
192.7
385.3

Table 2 Postdetection SNR at Predetection 25dB

From Table 2, it can be seen that when the predetection SNR is 25dB, Pw and
Pb is equal to zero thus the performance of SNR D depends solely on n which is
number of bits. The results comply with the Figure 2. It also can be seen that the
value of SNRD depends on n when the value of predetection is higher than 25dB.

CONCLUSION
As the conclusion, we can say that having a longer number of bits per
transmission (BT) and larger number of bits (n) will reduce the probability of

having error in the transmission. It will cause the postdetection SNR to

increase

due

to

lower

noise

value.

However

it

comes

with

some

disadvantages as it requires higher bandwidth for the system and more

expensive hardwares.