Table 1 The list of options for the modulation, symbol repetition, and convolutional code rates from which the optimization can select

Symbol rep. rates:

none, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16

Conv. code rates:

none, \(\frac {1}{1}\), \(\frac {2}{3}\), \(\frac {3}{4}\), \(\frac {4}{5}\), \(\frac {5}{6}\), \(\frac {6}{7}\), \(\frac {7}{8}\), \(\frac {1}{2}\), \(\frac {1}{3}\), \(\frac {1}{4}\), \(\frac {1}{5}\), \(\frac {1}{6}\), \(\frac {1}{7}\), \(\frac {1}{8}\), \(\frac {3}{5}\), \(\frac {4}{7}\), \(\frac {5}{9}\), \(\frac {5}{8}\), \(\frac {5}{7}\), \(\frac {6}{11}\), \(\frac {7}{13}\), \(\frac {7}{12}\), \(\frac {7}{11}\), \(\frac {7}{10}\), \(\frac {7}{9}\)