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Two Proposed Blind Equalizers Using Different Constellation Matched Error Functions for QAM Signals

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Although Constant Modulus Algorithm (CMA) is effective to equalize non-minimum phase channels blindly, it suffers from residual intersymbol interference (ISI) and large Mean Square Error (MSE) when applied to higher order constellations (QAM). Methods based on cost function matched to the signal constellation namely alphabet matched algorithm (AMA) were previously reported and proves its superiority on CMA concerning the MSE. Thus dual mode algorithms between CMA and AMA were introduced. A hybrid technique combining CMA and AMA using a cosine square function as a constellation matched error (CME) was lately reported. In this paper two different CME functions are introduced. The MSE of the proposed algorithms are calculated using Matlab simulation under multipath slow fading channels for different signal to noise ratios (SNR) and different levels of QAM constellations. A comparison is established among them. Depicted results show the effectiveness of the two proposed CME functions.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communications, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 12613, Giza, Egypt

    Hebat-Allah M. Mourad

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Hebat-Allah M. Mourad received her B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical communication engineering from Cairo University, Egypt, in 1983, 1987 and 1994 respectively. Since 1983, she has been with the Department of Electronics and Communications, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, and is currently associate professor there. Her research interests include optical fiber communications, mobile and satellite communications.

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Mourad, HA.M. Two Proposed Blind Equalizers Using Different Constellation Matched Error Functions for QAM Signals. Wireless Pers Commun 36, 213–227 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-006-0379-x

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