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A New Upper Bound on the Average Error Exponent for Multiple-Access Channels

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A New Upper Bound on the Average Error Exponent for Multiple-Access Channels
A new lower bound for the average probability or error for a two-user discrete memoryless (DM) multiple-access channel (MAC) is derived. This bound has a structure very similar to the well-known sphere packing packing bound derived by Haroutunian. However, since explicitly imposes independence of the users’ input distributions (conditioned on the time-sharing auxiliary variable) results in a tighter sphere-packing exponent in comparison to Haroutunian’s. Also, the relationship between average and maximal error probabilities is studied. Finally, by using a known sphere packing bound on the maximal probability of error, a lower bound on the average error probability is derived.
Ali Nazari, S. Sandeep Pradhan, Achilleas Anastaso
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Type Journal
Year 2010
Where CORR
Authors Ali Nazari, S. Sandeep Pradhan, Achilleas Anastasopoulos
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