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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2011.22.10.1012

A New Bussgang Blind Equalization Algorithm with Reduced Computational Complexity  

Kim, Seong-Min (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Whan-Woo (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Abstract
The decision-directed blind equalization algorithm is often used due to its simplicity and good convergence property when the eye pattern is open. However, in a channel where the eye pattern is closed, the decision-directed algorithm is not guaranteed to converge. Hence, a modified Bussgang-type algorithm using a hyperbolic tangent function for zero-memory nonlinear(ZNL) function has been proposed and applied to avoid this problem by Filho et al. But application of this algorithm includes the calculation of hyperbolic tangent function and its derivative or a look-up table which may need a large amount of memory due to channel variations. To reduce the computational and/or hardware complexity of Filho's algorithm, in this paper, an improved method for the decision-directed algorithm is proposed. In the proposed scheme, the ZNL function and its derivative are respectively set to be the original signum function and a narrow rectangular pulse which is an approximation of Dirac delta function. It is shown that the proposed scheme, when it is combined with decision-directed algorithm, reduces the computational complexity drastically while it retains the convergence and steady-state performance of the Filho's algorithm.
Keywords
Bussgang Blind Equalization; Decision-Directed; Zero-Memory Nonlinear Function;
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