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Communication channel equalization using complex-valued minimal radial basis function neural networks.

Jianping Deng¹, Narasimhan Sundararajan, P Saratchandran

¹Sch. of Electr. and Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore.

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

|February 5, 2008

Summary

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A new complex neural network equalizer, the complex minimal resource allocation network (CMRAN), significantly improves Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signal equalization. It achieves superior performance with lower network complexity compared to existing methods.

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Area of Science:

Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Telecommunications

Background:

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signals are widely used in digital communication systems.
Channel impairments, particularly nonlinearity, degrade QAM signal quality and increase symbol error rates.
Existing equalization techniques often struggle with complexity and performance trade-offs.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel complex radial basis function neural network for QAM signal equalization.
To develop a sequential learning algorithm, complex minimal resource allocation network (CMRAN), capable of dynamic network structure adaptation.
To evaluate the effectiveness of CMRAN against established equalization methods.

Main Methods:

Implementation of a complex radial basis function neural network architecture.
Utilization of the complex minimal resource allocation network (CMRAN) algorithm for sequential learning and neuron adaptation (growth/pruning).
Comparative performance analysis against Functional Link Artificial Neural Network (FLANN) and Gaussian Stochastic Gradient (SG) RBF equalizers.

Main Results:

The CMRAN equalizer demonstrated superior performance in reducing symbol error rates for nonlinear channel equalization.
CMRAN achieved a more parsimonious network structure, indicating lower computational complexity.
The proposed method outperformed both FLANN and SG RBF equalizers in the evaluations.

Conclusions:

The CMRAN algorithm offers a highly effective and efficient solution for QAM signal equalization in challenging communication channels.
Dynamic network adaptation in CMRAN leads to improved performance and reduced complexity.
This approach represents a significant advancement in neural network-based channel equalization techniques.