Expression of the capacity for the Gilbert channel in presence of interleaving

Many models based on hidden Markov models were developed to model errors bursts in communication channels. These models allow the computation of error distributions as well as the capacity expression of a channel. In this paper, we evaluate the effect of interleaving on the capacity of the widely used Gilbert model. An expression of this capacity is derived and is illustrated by simulation. This allows, when having an identified error model, simulation in an easy manner of the effects of any interleaving depth on the capacity of the channel.