ba-thesis/sw/utility/noise.py

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"""Utility functions relating to noise and SNR calculations."""
import numpy as np
def get_noise_amp_from_SNR(SNR: float, signal_amp: float = 1) -> float:
"""Calculate the amplitude of the noise from an SNR and the signal amplitude.
:param SNR: Signal-to-Noise-Ratio in dB
:param signal_amp: Signal Amplitude (linear)
:return: Noise Amplitude (linear)
"""
SNR_linear = 10 ** (SNR / 10)
noise_amp = (1 / np.sqrt(SNR_linear)) * signal_amp
return noise_amp
def add_awgn(c: np.array, SNR: float, signal_amp: float = 1) -> np.array:
"""Add Additive White Gaussian Noise to a data vector. As this function adds random noise to
the input, the output changes, even if it is called multiple times with the same input.
:param c: Binary vector representing the data to be transmitted
:param SNR: Signal-to-Noise-Ratio in dB
:param signal_amp: Amplitude of the signal. Used for the noise amplitude calculation
:return: Data vector with added noise
"""
noise_amp = get_noise_amp_from_SNR(SNR, signal_amp=signal_amp)
y = c + np.random.normal(scale=noise_amp, size=c.size)
return y