SNR

SNR

y = awgn(x,snr) adds white Gaussian noise to the vector signal x. The scalar snr specifies the signal-to-noise ratio per sample, in dB. If x is complex, awgn adds complex noise. This syntax assumes that the power of x is 0 dBW.

y = awgn(x,snr,sigpower) is the same as the syntax above, except that sigpower is the power of x in dBW.

y = awgn(x,snr,’measured’) is the same as y = awgn(x,snr), except that awgn measures the power of x before adding noise.

y = awgn(x,snr,sigpower,s) uses s, which is a random stream handle, to generate random noise samples with randn. If s is an integer, then resets the state of randn to s. The latter usage is obsolete and may be removed in a future release. If you want to generate repeateable noise samples, then provide the handle of a random stream or use reset method on the default random stream.

y = awgn(x,snr,’measured’,state) is the same as y = awgn(x,snr,’measured’), except that awgn first resets the state of normal random number generator randn to the integer state.