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JPL PUBLICATION 79-93
Spectral Characteristics
of
C.onvol utionally
Coded
Digital Signals
Dariush Divsalar
Marvin K. Simon
(NASA
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CR-162295) SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS
OF CONVOLt1TIONALLY CODED DIGITAL SIGNALS
(Jet Propulsion Lab.)
85 p AC A^5
/MF A^1
CSCL 17B
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August 1, 1979
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena,.
California
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JPL PUBLICATION 79-•93
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Spectral
Characteristics
of Convolutionally
Cooed Digital Signals
Dariush Divsalar
Marvin K. Simon
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
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Convolutional Encoder Model
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Spectrum of a Cyclostationary Pulse Stream
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';Encoder Output Spectrum for Independent Binary Symbol Input
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The Case of a Purely Random Data Input (a = 0, p* a. 1/2)
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The Case of an Unbalanced NRZ Input (a
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Encoder Output Spectrum for First Order Markov Input . . . . .. .
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VI.
.Encoder Output Spectrum in the Presence of Alternate
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VIII.
Observations and Conclusions
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Appendix A: The Computation of Power Spectral Density for
Synchronous Data Pulse Streams
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Appendix B: Costas Loop Track'ag Performance fora
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Convolutionally Encoded Suppressed Carrier Input Modulation
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LIST OF FIGURES
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A General Constraint Length K, Rate b/n Convolutional
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An Illustration of the Code Constraints of Equation (27) .
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Spectrum for Best Rate 1/3; Constraint Length 3
Convolutional Code; Dotted Curve is Spectrum of NRZ
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Spectrum for Best Rate 1/4; Constraint Length 3
Convolutional Code; Dotted Curve is Spectrum of NRZ
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Spectrum for Best Rate 1/3, Constraint Length 3
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Spectrum for Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 3
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Spectrum for Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 3
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Spectrum for Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 3
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7a.
Spectrum for Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 7
Convolutional Code; p* = 0.1
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Spectrum for Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 7
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Spectrum for Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 7
Convolutional Code; p* = 0.3
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8a.
Spectrum for Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 7
Convolutional Code; Sampler Reversed; p* = 0.1
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8b.
Spectrum
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Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 7
Convolutional Code; Sampler Reversed; p* = 0.2 .
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8c.
Spectrum for Best Rate 1/2, Constraint Length 7
Convolutional Code; Sampler Reversed; p* = 0.3
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9a.
Power Spectrum of First Order Markov Source; p
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Power Spectrum of First Order Markov Source; pt = 0, 3 ,
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Power Spectrum of First Order Markov Source; pt = 0.5 ,
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Power Spectrum of First Order Markov Source; p
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