2B1Q

Two-binary, one-quaternary (2B1Q) is a line code used in the U interface of the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) and the high-bit-rate digital subscriber line (HDSL).[1] 2B1Q is a four-level pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM-4) scheme without redundancy, mapping two bits (2B) into one quaternary symbol (1Q). A competing encoding technique in the ISDN basic rate U interface, mainly used in Europe, is 4B3T.

To minimize error propagation, bit pairs (dibits) are assigned to voltage levels according to a Gray code, as follows:

DibitSignal level
10+450 mV
11+150 mV
01−150 mV
00−450 mV

If the voltage is misread as an adjacent level, this causes only a 1-bit error in the decoded data. 2B1Q code is not DC-balanced. Symbol rate is half of data rate.

References

  1. Whitham D. Reeve (1995). Subscriber Loop Signaling and Transmission Handbook. ISBN 0780304403. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)


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