function showErrorBurstCount(eq_signal,ref_symbols,options)
arguments
    eq_signal
    ref_symbols
    options.fignum (1,1) double = NaN % Default to NaN if not provided
    options.displayname (1,:) char = '' % Default to an empty string if not provided
end

    % Determine the figure number to use or create a new figure
    if isnan(options.fignum)
        fig = figure; % Create a new figure and get its handle
    else
        fig = figure(options.fignum); % Use the specified figure number
    end

    if numel(unique(eq_signal.signal)) > 20
        M = numel(unique(ref_symbols.signal));
        eq_signal = PAMmapper(M,0).quantize(eq_signal);
    end
    
    diff_indices = eq_signal.signal == ref_symbols.signal;


    % Identify the start of new sequences (when the difference is not 1)
    sequence_starts = [1, find(diff_indices ~= 1) + 1]; % Include the first index
    sequence_ends = [sequence_starts(2:end) - 1, length(errpos)]; % Calculate end indices

    % Initialize burst count and print bursts longer than 10
    burst_len = 1:10;
    burst_count = zeros(length(burst_len),1);
    for t = 1:numel(burst_len)
        for i = 1:length(sequence_starts)
            % Extract current sequence
            current_burst = errpos(sequence_starts(i):sequence_ends(i));
            % Check if the sequence length matches criterion
            if length(current_burst) == burst_len(t)
                burst_count(t) = burst_count(t) + 1;
            end
        end
    end

    burst_symbols = burst_count .* burst_len';
    burst_rate =  burst_symbols ;%./ length(rx_signal);



end