Research Article

Performance Analysis of Grouped Multilevel Space-Time Trellis Coding Technique Using Cognitive Radio in Different Deployment Models

Figure 5

Partitioning of 16-QAM utilizing (N = 4) way segments and L = 2. (a) Level 1 sets partition into N = 4 subsets (each sets apart with various shaded circles). (b) The weighted sum of the levels 1 (white line) and 2 (grey) 4-QAM points chooses the transmitted 16-QAM point (dark).
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