Data error performance bounds for co-sited advanced waveforms

Advanced waveforms such as SINCGARS, JAGUAR, HAVE QUICK, TADIRAN, PR4G and SATURN were designed to provide state-of-the-art ECCM performance while providing a link reliable enough for voiced communications. As computerization proliferates in the battlefield, voiced communication frequently must be replaced with data communication. When these tactical communications links developed for voiced communications are used for data communications, error rates on critical links may be too high to allow successful data communications. This problem is most challenging when several co-sited nets must be maintained simultaneously. Systematic performance enhancements may be entertained which improve co-site node performance through advanced component technology. This potential enhancement is bounded by computing the residual bit error rate due to waveform limitations when the components used are assumed to be ideal. This paper evaluates residual bit error rate bounds for several classes of systems.