Journal on Communications ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 140-147.doi: 10.11959/j.issn.1000-436x.2015110

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High-order statistics based blind channel estimation for PSK modulation in flat and slow fading channels

IXiao-tian L1,2,EIJing L2,LIUWei ,2,IYan-bin L1,HANGRun-sheng Z1   

  1. 1 The 54th Research Institute,CETC,Shijiazhuang 050081,China
    2 School of Electronic Science and Engineering,National University of Defense Technology,Changsha 410073,China
  • Online:2015-05-20 Published:2015-07-17
  • Supported by:
    The National Natural Science Foundation of China;The National Natural Science Foundation of China

Abstract:

A blind channel estimator based on high-order statistics (HOS) of PSK constellations was proposed.For flat and slow fading channels,firstly,the high-order statistics of PSK constellations with different alphabet size M was ana-lyzed.The Mth power symbols of MPSK constellations are same,whereas the Mthpower symbols are symmetrically dis-tributed on the complex plane when 1≤M′<M.Secondly,the estimation algorithms of alphabet size M,initial phase and fading coefficient were introduced based on the characteristics above.Finally,simulation results show that when SNR>12 dB,the proposed algorithm has the same estimation performance as the optimal Lloyd-Max algorithm,while the complexity is only 1/50 of Lloyd-Max algorithm.Moreover,the proposed algorithm's mean-square error curve converges remarkably to the least squares (LS) bound on the condition of less received symbols.

Key words: flat and slow fading, blind channel estimation, high-order statistics (HOS), PSK constellations, Lloyd-Max algorithm

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