Abstract
The error exponent of the two-user Poisson multiple-access channel under peak and average power constraints, but unlimited in bandwidth, is considered. First, a random coding lower bound on the error exponent is obtained, and an extension of Wyner's single-user codes 1 is shown to be exponentially optimum for this case as well. Second, the sphere-packing bounding technique suggested in 3 is generalized to the case at hand and an upper bound on the error exponent, which coincides with the lower bound, is derived. Thus, this channel joins its single-user partner as one of very few for which the reliability function is known.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1999-2016 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Information Theory |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Error exponents
- Multiple-access channels
- Optical code division multiple access (CDMA)
- Poisson channels