Trellis-coding has been used to improve the reliability of digital communication over a fading channel. The coding gain is achieved by constructing a code in the expanded signal set. In this paper, an alternative approach is described, which increases the diversity. This approach, based on a convolutional code followed by log(M I bit interleavers, yields a better coding gain over a Rayleigh channel than its original counterpart.
Trellis-coding has been used to improve the reliability of digital communication over a fading channel. The coding gain is achieved by constructing a code in the expanded signal set. In this paper, an alternative approach is described, which increases the diversity. This approach, based on a convolutional code followed by log(M I bit interleavers, yields a better coding gain over a Rayleigh channel than its original counterpart.
Trellis-coding has been used to improve the reliability of digital communication over a fading channel. The coding gain is achieved by constructing a code in the expanded signal set. In this paper, an alternative approach is described, which increases the diversity. This approach, based on a convolutional code followed by log(M I bit interleavers, yields a better coding gain over a Rayleigh channel than its original counterpart.