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0.3 1-Q(T) P[v>T]
0.2 P[vT]
Q(T)
0.1
P[v T] 1 Q(T)
0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Q(0) 12 T
Probabilities for Other Gaussians
If y is Gaussian with If y is Gaussian with In general,
my 0 and y = 1, my = 0 and y 1, if y is Gaussian with
my 0 and y 1,
P[y > T] = Q T - my T
P[y > T] = Q
T - my
mv 0 mv 0 P[y > T] = Q
0.4 0.4
fv fy my 2 fv my 0 y
0.2
v 1 0.2 v 1
y 1 fy y 2
0 y 0 y
-5 0 5 -5 0 5
1 1
Q(T-2) Q(T)
Q(T)
0.5 0.5
Q(T/2)
0 T 0 T
-5 0 5 -5 0 5
Expressions for Pe0 and Pe1
If IN = 0, there is an error if f(y if IN=0)
OUT = 1
The noise pushes y above T Pe0
Pe0 P[y T if IN 0]
T rmin
Q rmin T rmax y
If IN = 1, there is an error if
OUT = 0 f(y if IN=1)
The noise pushes y below T
Pe1 P[y T if IN 1] Pe1
T rmax
1 Q
rmin rmax y
T
Predicting BER
If 0 and 1 input bits are equally likely
Pe0
Pe1
BER
rmin T rmax y