• DocumentCode
    767031
  • Title

    The Viterbi algorithm for sparse channels

  • Author

    Benvenuto, Nevio ; Marchesani, Rossano

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento di Elettronica, Padova Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    287
  • Lastpage
    289
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a reduced complexity Viterbi algorithm for use as sequence estimator for linear intersymbol interference channels with coarsely located coefficients. In particular, the complexity does not depend on the channel impulse response length but only on the number of nonzero coefficients. No approximations are used in the algorithm. We consider a multipath environment producing time spreads
  • Keywords
    Viterbi detection; estimation theory; intersymbol interference; maximum likelihood estimation; multipath channels; coarsely located coefficients; data sequence detection; linear intersymbol interference channels; multipath environment; nonzero coefficients; reduced complexity Viterbi algorithm; sequence estimator; sparse channels; time spreads; Additive noise; Computational complexity; Decision feedback equalizers; Degradation; Frequency; Gaussian noise; Intersymbol interference; Maximum likelihood detection; Maximum likelihood estimation; Viterbi algorithm;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0090-6778
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/26.486320
  • Filename
    486320