Relationship Between EsNo and EbNo
The relationship between EsNo and EbNo, both expressed in dB, is as follows:
Es/N0(dB)=Eb/N0(dB)+10log10(k)
where k is the number of information bits per symbol.
In a communication system, k might be influenced by the size of the modulation alphabet or the code rate of an error-control code. For example, if a system uses a rate-1/2 code and 8-PSK modulation, then the number of information bits per symbol (k) is the product of the code rate and the number of coded bits per modulated symbol: (1/2) log2(8) = 3/2. In such a system, three information bits correspond to six coded bits, which in turn correspond to two 8-PSK symbols.