Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation: Fundamentals, Analysis and Design

Book description

Presenting a thorough overview of bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM), this book introduces the tools for the analysis and design of BICM transceivers. It explains in details the functioning principles of BICM and proposes a refined probabilistic modeling of the reliability metrics-the so-called L-values-which are at the core of the BICM receivers. Alternatives for transceiver design based on these models are then studied.

Providing new insights into the analysis of BICM, this book is unique in its approach, providing a general framework for analysis and design, focusing on communication theoretic aspects of BICM transceivers. It adopts a tutorial approach, explains the problems in simple terms with the aid of multiple examples and case studies, and provides solutions using accessible mathematical tools.

The book will be an excellent resource for researchers in academia and industry: graduate students, academics, development engineers, and R & D managers.

Key Features:

  • Presents an introduction to BICM, placing it in the context of other coded modulation schemes

  • Offers explanations of the functioning principles and design alternatives

  • Provides a unique approach, focusing on communication theory aspects

  • Shows examples and case studies to illustrate analysis and design of BICM

  • Adopts a tutorial approach, explaining the problems in simple terms and presenting solutions using accessible mathematical tools

  • Table of contents

    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright
    3. Dedication
    4. About the Authors
    5. Preface
    6. Acknowledgements
    7. Acronyms
    8. Chapter 1: Introduction
      1. 1.1 Coded Modulation
      2. 1.2 The Road Toward BICM
      3. 1.3 Why Everybody Loves BICM
      4. 1.4 Outline of the Contents
      5. References
    9. Chapter 2: Preliminaries
      1. 2.1 Notation Convention
      2. 2.2 Linear Modulation
      3. 2.3 Coded Modulation
      4. 2.4 Channel Models
      5. 2.5 The Mapper
      6. 2.6 Codes and Encoding
      7. 2.7 The Interleaver
      8. 2.8 Bibliographical Notes
      9. References
    10. Chapter 3: Decoding
      1. 3.1 Optimal Decoding
      2. 3.2 BICM Decoder
      3. 3.3 L-values
      4. 3.4 Hard-Decision Decoding
      5. 3.5 Bibliographical Notes
      6. References
    11. Chapter 4: Information-Theoretic Elements
      1. 4.1 Mutual Information and Channel Capacity
      2. 4.2 Coded Modulation
      3. 4.3 Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation
      4. 4.4 BICM, CM, and MLC: A Comparison
      5. 4.5 Numerical Calculation of Mutual Information
      6. 4.6 Bibliographical Notes
      7. References
    12. Chapter 5: Probability Density Functions of L-values
      1. 5.1 Introduction and Motivation
      2. 5.2 PDF of L-values for 1D Constellations
      3. 5.3 PDF of L-values for 2D Constellations
      4. 5.4 Fading Channels
      5. 5.5 Gaussian Approximations
      6. 5.6 Bibliographical Notes
      7. References
    13. Chapter 6: Performance Evaluation
      1. 6.1 Uncoded Transmission
      2. 6.2 Coded Transmission
      3. 6.3 PEP Evaluation
      4. 6.4 Performance Evaluation of BICM via Gaussian Approximations
      5. 6.5 Bibliographical Notes
      6. References
    14. Chapter 7: Correction of L-values
      1. 7.1 Mismatched Decoding and Correction of L-values
      2. 7.2 Optimal Correction of L-values
      3. 7.3 Suboptimal Correction of L-values
      4. 7.4 Bibliographical Notes
      5. References
    15. Chapter 8: Interleaver Design
      1. 8.1 UEP in BICM and M-interleavers
      2. 8.2 Exploiting UEP in Constellations
      3. 8.3 Bibliographical Notes
      4. References
    16. Chapter 9: BICM Receivers for Trellis Codes
      1. 9.1 BICM with Trivial Interleavers
      2. 9.2 Code Design for BICM-T
      3. 9.3 Equivalent Labelings for Trellis Encoders
      4. 9.4 Bibliographical Notes
      5. References
    17. Index
    18. End User License Agreement

    Product information

    • Title: Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation: Fundamentals, Analysis and Design
    • Author(s):
    • Release date: January 2015
    • Publisher(s): Wiley
    • ISBN: 9780470686171