David, There is more to it than RMS jitter. In TD simulations you can include the non-linear DFE algorithms, for example, which is simply omitted in Statistical analysis. It's comparing apples and oranges... Thanks, Arpad ============================================================== From: ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Banas Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 6:08 PM To: 'IBIS-ATM' Subject: [ibis-macro] Statistical vs. Time Domain BER Predictions? Hi Experts, When comparing the BER estimates of the Statistical and Time Domain operating modes of an EDA tool, would you expect: 1) Statistical to estimate lower or higher BER than time domain? 2) Expect the differences between the 2 modes to go to zero, as the difference between their estimates of RMS jitter goes to zero? (Said another way, perhaps: are BER extrapolation errors mainly due to errors in RMS jitter estimation?) Thanks! David Banas Sr. Member Technical Staff Altera<http://www.altera.com/> +1-408-544-7667 - desk Did you know Altera offers over 150 free online technical training courses<http://www.altera.com/servlets/searchcourse?coursetype=Online&WT.mc_id=t9_ot_mi_mi_tx_a_311>? Take one today! ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice. This message may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message, or any attachments, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you.