Abstract
As data rate demands on existing satellite systems increase, the need to evaluate more bandwidth efficient modulation schemes such as M-ary phase Shift Keying (MPSK) becomes important. However, the unavailability of higher order modems operational at higher data rates and the construction of such a complex device for testing purposes can make evaluation difficult. In support of NASA grant NAG 5-1491, New Mexico State University has developed a method of evaluating the performance of 8PSK in a satellite channel using a QPSK signal set. This paper will discuss this technique and will generalize the results to the use of any (M/2)PSK signal set to evaluate MPSK modulation. Verification by both computer simulation and hardware implementation will also be discussed.
Comments
Published in Osborne, W.P., Wolcott, T.J., & Gardner, J.M. (1995). A method for evaluating MPSK performance using a (M/2)PSK signal set. Conference Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE Fourteenth Annual International Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications, 1995, 617-621. doi: 10.1109/PCCC.1995.472429 ©1995 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE. This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.