All, i build two simulink models to watch the benifit of convolutional code. The first one is: Burnoulli bits ----- 16QAM ------ modulation ---- AWGN ----- demodulation. The parameter of 16QAM modulation module is: 'normalizztion method'= average power and 'average power'=1 watt. The parameter of the AWGN channel module is 'Eb/N0'=14.55 and 'input signal power'=1 watt. The BER is about 1E-6. Convolutional code and decode module is added to the second model. The same BER (1E-6) is achieved with Eb/N0=14.25. So, The CC only gives 0.3dB coding gain! Is that value correct? Or something with my simulation?
convolutional code
Started by ●June 30, 2008