The purpose is to assess the performance of bit-interleaved turbo equalization (TE) over static frequency-selective channels. The asymptotic performance is therefore first pointed out, emphasizing the fundamental role played by the constellation mapping. This specific feature is then further analyzed using the extrinsic information-transfer chart technique, leading to an efficient optimization tool. This finally enables showing that bit-interleaved TE can outperform its symbol-interleaved counterpart.
Dejonghe, A., & Vandendorpe, L. (2004). Bit-interleaved turbo equalization over static frequency-selective channels: Constellation mapping impact. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 52(12), 2061-2065. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2004.838708 (Original work published 2004)