Jitter

Abstract

There are 3 types of Jitter:

• Random Jitter: This type of jitter arises from electrical and thermal noise in the communication system. This is considered to have a normal distribution, therefore the variation can be determined by Gaussian statistics
• Deterministic Jitter: This comes from the actual constraints of the system and is therefore predicatable, and we can attempt to mitigate the effects on the system.
• Total Jitter: This is defined by:

$$J_{total}=J_{det}+2u\ast J_{RMS}$$

Where $u$ is a scaling factor that depends on the allowed error of the system.