So far we have derived the probability of symbol error for a data
system whereas in practice the user is more concerned with the probability of bit error
for the communications link.
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In practice, some symbols are more likely to be detected in error than others, depending on how close or similar the symbols are to the correct symbol. Careful choice of bit pattern assignment to each symbol may thus help to minimize the number of bit errors occurring for every symbol error. |