Multiple choice

A four-phase and an eight-phase signal constellation are shown in the figure below

Assuming high SNR and that all signals are equally probable, the additional average transmitted signal energy required by the 8-PSK signal to achieve the same error probability as the 4-PSK signal is

  1. 11.90 dB

  2. 8.73 dB

  3. 6.79 dB

  4. 5.33 dB

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D Correct answer
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