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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

EE3082 COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
2020-2021 SPRING
HOMEWORK 4
DUE: FRIDAY, 04-06-2021, 23:55
LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DISMISSED
Prepare your own report and discuss each figure in a separate paragraph. Cheating will not
be tolerated.
Bit Error Rate (BER) Analysis
In MATLAB, compute the bit error probability for a communication link. Assume that the transmission
𝑁0
characteristics are: Polar Signaling (BPSK modulation), Gaussian Noise, Pr / N0 = 40000, = 1, and you should
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change the data rates Rb bps between 3 kbps and 35 kbps. where the average received power is equal to, 𝑃𝑟 = 𝐸𝑏 𝑅𝑏

1) (10 pts) For each data rate, plot the theoretical probability of bit error, (Bit Error Rate, Pe or BER) as a
function of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR, Eb/N0). See qfunc() command in MATLAB.
2𝐸𝑏
𝑃𝑏 = 𝑄 (√ )
𝑁0

2) (20 pts) Let the received samples at the output of the receiver have the form,

𝑟𝑖 = ±√𝐸𝑏 + 𝑛𝑖

𝑁0
where i ∈ {1,2, … , 𝑇} , and 𝑛𝑖 ~𝑁 (0, ). At the transmitter side, generate T = 100000 equally likely bits.
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Then, generate the received samples 𝑟𝑖 . After using a simple threshold (γ=0), determine the received bit
sequence and compare it with the transmitted bit sequence. This will give you the simulated probability of
bit error.

3) (20 pts) Plot theoretical and simulated probability of bit error, as a function of SNR, E b/N0 on top of each
other (Note that for y axis, you must use semilogy function and convert Eb/N0 into dB scale.)

4) (50 pts) Repeat Steps 1) to 3) for on-off signaling and compare your results between the polar and on-off
signaling schemes.

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