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Theoretical Estimation of the Probability of Error of the U-UV Code
An analysis of error probability of decoding of (U∣U+V) construction is described in this paper. The derivation of the probability of decoding error is shown for (U∣U+V) sequential decoder. The observed theoretical probability of error can be extended to (U∣U+V) constructions with varying numbers of levels. The method is derived for an additive white gaussian noise channel (AWGN). The presented expression depends on channel parameters, code length and the number of errors that components can correct. Moreover, the task of maximizing the code rate of the (U∣U+V) code with component codes having the Gilbert-Varshamov minimum distance is depicted. Simulation results demonstrate the coincidence of theoretical results with simulated probability of decoding failure. The GilbertVarshamov rates profile on signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio for different probability of decoding error is also shown.