A Markov model for NASA's Ground Communications FacilityA 'natural' way of constructing finite-state Markov chains (FSMC) is presented for those noise burst channels that can be modeled by them. In particular, a five-state Markov chain is given as a model of errors occurring at the Ground Communications Facility (GCF). A maximum likelihood procedure applicable to any FSMC is developed for estimating all the model parameters starting from the data of error runs. A few of the statistics important for estimating the performance of error control strategies on the channel are provided.
Document ID
19750039824
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Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Adeyemi, O. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Communications Systems Research Section, Pasadena Calif., United States)