Bit error rate analysis in wireless systems modeling

Abstract

This paper derives the bit error probability, or BER, of some binary modulation schemes as a function of the mean squared error between a degraded transmitted signal and the mismatched replica used at the receiver for correlation detection. This scenario is typically encountered in situations where nonlinear distortion from power amplification prevents the a priori knowledge of the signal waveform at the receiver, and a modeled waveform derived from time domain measurements is used.