Re: packet loss probability

From: [email protected]
Date: Wed Nov 17 1999 - 02:10:45 EST


Hi,

Assume packet size = p bits. (note that p is only useful payload)
Assume bit error rate = b (after taking into account the advantage gained by
FEC, etc.)

PER = 1 - (1 - b)^^p (^^ Indicates exponential)(superscript: )
For small b, this comes to approximately bp.

Is this reasonable?

Regards,
Abheek

Giacomo Morabito <[email protected]> on 11/17/99 03:18:56 AM

Please respond to [email protected]

To: [email protected]
cc: (bcc: Abheek Saha/HSS)

Subject: packet loss probability

Please, I have a question.

What are the typical values of the "packet loss probabilities"
due to link errors in satellite links, or, alternatively,
what are the values of the packet loss probability corresponding
to a BER going from 10^{-9} to 10^{-4}?

I hope that someone can help me.

Best regards,
Giacomo

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Dr. Giacomo Morabito
Research Engineer
Broadband & Wireless Networking Laboratory
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332

Tel.: (404) 894-6616
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