DocumentCode
323995
Title
A vector constant modulus algorithm for shaped constellation equalization
Author
Yang, Vanessa Y. ; Jones, Douglas L.
Author_Institution
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1997
fDate
2-5 Nov. 1997
Firstpage
590
Abstract
The constant modulus algorithm (CMA), a popular method for performing blind equalization, has the drawback of failing when the input data has a Gaussian distribution or a kurtosis larger than three. This means that source shaping (which is used to increase the shaping gain) can produce data unequalizable by CMA and the other main blind equalization techniques. This paper proposes a simple extension of CMA which blindly equalizes many types of shaped constellations.
Keywords
Gaussian distribution; equalisers; Gaussian distribution; input data; kurtosis; shaped constellation equalization; shaping gain; source shaping; vector constant modulus algorithm; Baseband; Blind equalizers; Communication channels; Constellation diagram; Convolution; Cost function; Data communication; Gaussian distribution; Higher order statistics; Modems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Signals, Systems & Computers, 1997. Conference Record of the Thirty-First Asilomar Conference on
Conference_Location
Pacific Grove, CA, USA
ISSN
1058-6393
Print_ISBN
0-8186-8316-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACSSC.1997.680446
Filename
680446
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