function [db_results] = duobinary_target(eq_, mlse_,M, rx_signal, tx_symbols, tx_bits, options)

arguments
    eq_
    mlse_
    M
    rx_signal
    tx_symbols
    tx_bits
    options.precode_mode db_mode
    options.showAnalysis = 0;
    options.eth_style_symbol_mapping = 0;
    options.postFFE = [];
end

%Duobinary Targeting
db_ref_sequence = Duobinary().encode(tx_symbols);
db_ref_constellation = unique(db_ref_sequence.signal);
[eq_signal, eq_noise] = eq_.process(rx_signal,db_ref_sequence);

if ~isempty(options.postFFE)
    [eq_signal,eq_noise] = options.postFFE.process(eq_signal,db_ref_sequence);
end

mlse_.DIR = [1,1];
mlse_sig_sd = mlse_.process(eq_signal);

mlse_sig_hd = PAMmapper(M,0,"eth_style",options.eth_style_symbol_mapping).quantize(mlse_sig_sd);

% precoding to mitigate error propagation, most prominently used in
% combination with duobinary signaling to avoid catastrophic error
% behavior (see J.W.M. Bergmans, Digital Baseband Transmission and Recording -> partial response signaling)
switch options.precode_mode

    case db_mode.no_db
        % TX Data is not precoded:

        % A) Emulate diff precoding
        mlse_sig_hd_precoded = Duobinary().encode(mlse_sig_hd,"M",M);
        mlse_sig_hd_precoded = Duobinary().decode(mlse_sig_hd_precoded,"M",M);

        tx_symbols_precoded = Duobinary().encode(tx_symbols);
        tx_symbols_precoded = Duobinary().decode(tx_symbols_precoded);

        tx_bits_precoded = PAMmapper(M,0,"eth_style",options.eth_style_symbol_mapping).demap(tx_symbols_precoded);

        rx_bits_mlse = PAMmapper(M,0,"eth_style",options.eth_style_symbol_mapping).demap(mlse_sig_hd_precoded);
        [~,errors_db_diff_precoded,ber_db_diff_precoded,~]  = calc_ber(rx_bits_mlse.signal,tx_bits_precoded.signal,"skip_front",100,"skip_end",150,"returnErrorLocation",1);

        %B) Just determine BER
        rx_bits_mlse = PAMmapper(M,0,"eth_style",options.eth_style_symbol_mapping).demap(mlse_sig_hd);
        [bits_mlse,errors_mlse,ber_db,~]  = calc_ber(rx_bits_mlse.signal,tx_bits.signal,"skip_front",100,"skip_end",150,"returnErrorLocation",1);

    case db_mode.db_precoded

        % Daten SIND TATSÄCHLICH precoded auf TX Seite:

        % A) Decode at Rx if no DB targeting was applied (we are in VNLE or MLSE EQ structure here!
        mlse_sig_hd_decoded = Duobinary().encode(mlse_sig_hd,"M",M);
        mlse_sig_hd_decoded = Duobinary().decode(mlse_sig_hd_decoded,"M",M);
        rx_bits_mlse_decoded = PAMmapper(M,0,"eth_style",options.eth_style_symbol_mapping).demap(mlse_sig_hd_decoded);
        [~,errors_db_diff_precoded,ber_db_diff_precoded,~]  = calc_ber(rx_bits_mlse_decoded.signal,tx_bits.signal,"skip_front",100,"skip_end",150,"returnErrorLocation",1);

        % B) Omit the Coding by comparing with demapped TX symbol sequence

        tx_bits = PAMmapper(M,0,"eth_style",options.eth_style_symbol_mapping).demap(tx_symbols);
        rx_bits_mlse = PAMmapper(M,0,"eth_style",options.eth_style_symbol_mapping).demap(mlse_sig_hd);
        [bits_db,errors_db,ber_db,~]  = calc_ber(rx_bits_mlse.signal,tx_bits.signal,"skip_front",100,"skip_end",150,"returnErrorLocation",1);

end

% M = numel(unique(tx_symbols.signal));
rx_bits = PAMmapper(M,0,"eth_style",options.eth_style_symbol_mapping).demap(mlse_sig_hd);

[bits_db,errors_db,ber_db,errorIndice_db] = calc_ber(rx_bits.signal,tx_bits.signal,"skip_front",100,"skip_end",150,"returnErrorLocation",1);

db_results = struct();
db_results.metrics = Metricstruct;
db_results.metrics.result_id = NaN;
db_results.metrics.run_id = NaN;
db_results.metrics.eqParam_id = NaN;
db_results.metrics.date_of_processing = datetime('now');
db_results.metrics.BER = ber_db;
db_results.metrics.numBits = bits_db;
db_results.metrics.numBitErr = errors_db;
db_results.metrics.BER_precoded = ber_db_diff_precoded;
db_results.metrics.numBitErr_precoded = errors_db_diff_precoded;
db_results.metrics.SNR = NaN;
db_results.metrics.SNR_level = NaN;
db_results.metrics.GMI = NaN;
db_results.metrics.AIR = NaN;
db_results.metrics.EVM = NaN;
db_results.metrics.EVM_level = NaN;
db_results.metrics.MLSE_dir = mlse_.DIR;

% Create DB results structure
db_results.config = Equalizerstruct();
eq_.e = [];
eq_.e2 = [];
eq_.e3 = [];
db_results.config.eq = jsonencode(eq_);
mlse_.DIR = [];
db_results.config.mlse = jsonencode(mlse_);
db_results.config.equalizer_structure = int32(equalizer_structure.vnle_db_mlse);
db_results.config.comment = 'function: Duobinary tgt. (VNLE -> MLSE)';

if options.showAnalysis
    eq_noise = eq_noise - mean(eq_noise.signal);

    rx_signal.spectrum("normalizeTo0dB",1,"fignum",250,"displayname","Rx Spectrum");

    Duobinary().encode(tx_symbols).spectrum("normalizeTo0dB",1,"fignum",250,"displayname","DB encoded reference");

    showEQNoisePSD(eq_noise,"fignum",250,"displayname",'Duobinary Target Noise after Equalization');

    fprintf('DB tgt BER: %.2e \n',ber);


end


end