• DocumentCode
    1677470
  • Title

    A new dual-mode approach to blind equalization of QAM signals

  • Author

    Shahmohammadi, M. ; Kahaei, M.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Iran Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Tehran, Iran
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    277
  • Abstract
    The dual-mode CMA-assisted decision adjusted modulus algorithm (CADAMA) has been proved to be a very effective way of equalizing non-minimum phase channels blindly [Axford RA, et al., 1996]. However, it still suffers from a slow convergence when applies to the higher order QAMS. In this paper, we propose a new dual mode method for blind equalization of QAM signals, which achieves a faster convergence compared to the CADAMA. The simulation results show the better convergence rate of the proposed algorithm.
  • Keywords
    blind equalisers; quadrature amplitude modulation; signal processing; telecommunication channels; QAM signals; blind equalization; constant modulus algorithm-assisted decision adjusted modulus algorithm; convergence; dual-mode approach; nonminimum phase channels; quadrature amplitude modulation; Adaptive equalizers; Bandwidth; Blind equalizers; Character generation; Constellation diagram; Convergence; Cost function; Decision feedback equalizers; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Transmitters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computers and Communication, 2003. (ISCC 2003). Proceedings. Eighth IEEE International Symposium on
  • ISSN
    1530-1346
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1961-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCC.2003.1214134
  • Filename
    1214134