Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1994

First Page

548

Last Page

552

DOI

10.1109/WNCMF.1994.529150

Abstract

A class of block QPSK modulation codes for unequal error protection (UEP) is presented. These codes are particularly suitable either for broadcast channels or for communication systems where parts of the information messages are more important than others. An example of the latter is coded speech transmission. Not much is known on the application of block UEP codes in combined coding and modulation schemes. We exhibit a method to combine binary linear UEP (LUEP) block codes of even length, using a Gray mapping, with a QPSK signal set to construct efficient block QPSK modulation codes with nonuniform error protection capabilities for bandwidth efficient transmission over AWGN (additive white Gaussian noise) and Rayleigh fading channels.

Comments

Published in 5th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1994. "Wireless Networks - Catching the Mobile Future."

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At the time of publication Robert H. Morelos-Zaragoza was not yet affiliated with San Jose State University.

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