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Blind Equalization of Digital Television Broadcasting Signals in Dynamic Multipath Channels

다이내믹 다중경로 채널에서의 디지털 텔레비전 방송 신호에 대한 블라인드 등화

  • 오길남 (광주대학교 정보통신학과)
  • Published : 2004.09.01
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Abstract

In this paper, proposed is the dual-mode algorithm of blind decision feedback equalizer (DFE) for digital terrestrial television signals. According to channel impairments, the proposed dual-mode algorithm for blind DFE operates in decision-directed mode or in blind mode of operation. The error signals being used in tap update of the equalizer are generated in the best mode of operations, so that the confidence of equalizer tap coefficient update is more accurate. As a result, it is possible to track the channel characteristics variations by automatic switching over between two modes of operations. For 8-level vestigial sideband modulated digital television signals, the mean square errors and symbol error rates of the proposed algorithm are compared with those of conventional methods. And the usability of the proposed scheme is assessed by computer simulations under various static and dynamic multipath channel environments.

지상파 디지털 TV 신호를 등화하기 위한 이중모드 블라인드 판정귀환 등화기(dual-mode blind decision feedback equalizer)를 제안한다. 제안한 이중모드 판정귀환 등화기는 채널 상태에 따라 판정의거 모드 또는 블라인드 모드에서 동작한다. 등화기의 탭 계수 갱신에 사용될 오차 신호를 판정의거 모드 또는 블라인드 동작 모드에서 발생시킴으로써 탭 계수 갱신의 신뢰도를 높일 뿐만 아니라, 채널의 왜곡 정도에 따라 등화기의 동작이 판정의거 모드와 블라인드 모드 간을 자동 전환함으로써 채널 특성의 변화를 추적할 수 있다. 모의실험을 통해 다양한 정적 및 다이내믹 다중경로 채널 하에서 8-VSB(vestigial sideband) 변조된 디지털 TV 신호에 적용하여 제안한 등화 기법과 종래의 방법에 의한 성능을 평균 자승 오차(mean square error: MSE)와 심벌 오율(symbol error rate: SER) 관점에서 비교, 제안한 방법의 유용성을 확인하였다.

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