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A complex valued radial basis function network for equalization of fast time varying channels.

Q Gan, P Saratchandran, N Sundararajan

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

|February 7, 2008

Summary

This study introduces a complex-valued radial basis function (RBF) network for fast time-varying channel equalization. The proposed RBF equalizer offers superior performance and lower computational complexity compared to adaptive maximum-likelihood sequence estimation (MLSE).

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Area of Science:

Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Telecommunications

Background:

Fast time-varying channels pose significant challenges for traditional equalization techniques.
Adaptive maximum-likelihood sequence estimation (MLSE) is a common but computationally intensive method for channel equalization.
Radial basis function (RBF) networks offer a flexible framework for nonlinear system modeling.

Discussion:

A novel method for calculating RBF centers is presented, enabling a fixed number of centers even with increased equalizer order.
This approach allows for high-order RBF equalizers with a reduced number of centers, optimizing performance and complexity.
The complex-valued RBF network is specifically designed to handle the complexities of time-varying communication channels.

Key Insights:

The proposed complex-valued RBF equalizer demonstrates superior performance over adaptive MLSE in simulations on Rayleigh fading channels.
The RBF equalizer achieves this enhanced performance with significantly reduced computational complexity.
The new RBF center calculation method is crucial for achieving high performance with a parsimonious network structure.

Outlook:

Further research could explore the application of this RBF equalization technique to other challenging communication channel models.
Investigating hardware implementations could validate the practical benefits of reduced computational complexity.
Extending the RBF network to handle more complex channel impairments, such as interference, is a potential future direction.