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Equalizer Mode Selection Method for Improving Bit Error Performance of Underwater Acoustic Communication Systems

수중음향통신 시스템의 비트 오류 성능 향상을 위한 등화 모드 선택 방법

  • Received : 2011.11.15
  • Accepted : 2012.01.09
  • Published : 2012.01.31
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Abstract

The linear and decision-feedback equalization can mitigate time-varying intersymbol interference (ISI) caused by time-varying multipath propagation for underwater acoustic channels. The perfect elimination of interference components, however, is difficult using the linear equalization and the decision feedback equalizer has an error propagation problem. To overcome these shortcomings, this paper proposes an equalizer mode selection method using training sequences. The proposed method selects an equalization mode corresponding to the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). If the SNR is low, the proposed system operates the linear equalizer for preventing the error propagation and if the SNR is high, the decision feedback equalizer for eliminating the residual ISI. Therefore, the proposed method can improve the error performance compared to the conventional equalizers. The computer simulation shows the proposed method improves the bit error performance using practical underwater channels responses acquired from the sea experiment.

수중음향채널에서 시변 다중경로 전달특성에 의해 발생하는 시변 인접심볼간 간섭을 완화할 수 있는 방법으로 선형 등화와 결정궤환 등화 기법을 사용할 수 있다. 그러나 선형 등화 기법은 간섭성분을 완벽하게 제거하지 못하는 단점이 있고, 결정궤환 등화기는 검출 오류 발생 시 오류 전파가 발생하는 문제를 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 개선하기 위해 훈련 시퀀스를 이용하여 등화 모드를 선택하는 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 기법은 훈련시퀀스로부터 산출된 신호 대 잡음비에 따라 등화기법을 선택하여 동작시키는 방법으로 낮은 SNR일 때에는 선형 등화 기법이 적용하여 오류전파를 줄이고, 높은 SNR일 때에는 결정궤환 등화 기법을 적용하여 간섭성분을 제거함으로써 하나의 등화기법을 사용하는 경우보다 오류 성능을 향상시킬 수 있다. 해상실험을 통해 얻은 채널 응답을 이용하여 전산모의실험을 수행한 결과 제안된 기법이 효과적으로 오류 성능이 개선됨을 보였다.

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