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The following signal set is used to transmit equally likely messages
over an additive white Gaussian noise channel with spectral height
,
for
,
and
.
Thus, this signal set consists of
signals.
- Draw and accurately label the signal constellation in an
appropriately chosen signal space and indicate the decision
boundaries formed by the optimum receiver.
- Compute the probability of error achieved by the optimum
receiver.
- Assume now that signal
is removed from the above signal
set. Draw and accurately label the new signal constellation in an
appropriately chosen signal space and indicate the new optimum
decision boundaries.
- Can you still express the resulting probability
of error in terms of the Q-function? If your answer is yes, compute
the probability
of error; if it is no, explain why not and indicate whether the
probability of error of the reduced signal set is larger or smaller
than that of the original set.
Dr. Bernd-Peter Paris
2003-01-28