Systems and methods for estimating bit error rate of a signal

A system comprising:

• an antenna;
• a processor;
• memory;
• and
• application programming stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the application programming operates to:
• obtain an eye mask for a receiver;
• receive a signal with the receiver;
• generate an eye mask probability density function of the eye mask;
• generate an eye diagram probability density function based on the signal;
• calculate a product of the eye mask probability density function and the eye diagram probability density function;
• sum the product of the eye mask probability density function and the eye diagram probability density function;
• and
• estimate a bit error rate of the signal based on the summing of the product of the eye mask probability density function and the eye diagram probability density function.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable hardware storage device having thereon computer-executable instructions executable by a processor of a computing system, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• obtain an eye mask for a receiver;
• receive a signal with the receiver;
• generate an eye mask probability density function of the eye mask;
• generate an eye diagram probability density function based on the signal;
• calculate a product of the eye mask probability density function and the eye diagram probability density function;
• sum the product of the eye mask probability density function and the eye diagram probability density function;
• and
• estimate a bit error rate of the signal based on the summing of the product of the eye mask probability density function and the eye diagram probability density function.