Bit Error Rate Performance Comparison of Low-Density Parity-Check Code and Polar Code

A fifth generation or 5G wireless communication is claimed to be able to upload data 20 times faster than 4G networks. With the introduction of 5G wireless communication, an error-correcting code is required to detect and reduce errors. From the many existing error-correcting codes, the Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) Code and Polar Code were chosen because they have many advantages for 5G wireless communication. Here, we report the study results and compare the LDPC and Polar Codes coding techniques on Additive White Gaussian Noise and Rayleigh Multipath Fading channel modeling using Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) modulation. Our study presents the simulation results as the mean and standard error of the Bit Error Rate (BER). From the resulting BER, the Polar Code traversed on the AWGN channel can produce error-free at low Eb/No values. This study emphasizes that Polar Code is a more suitable error-correcting for applications in 5G wireless communication than LDPC Code.