Blind Acquisition of Short Burst with Per-Survivor Processing (PSP)

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dc.contributor.authorMohammad, Maruf H.en
dc.contributor.committeechairTranter, William H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWoerner, Brain D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberReed, Jeffrey H.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:51:22Zen
dc.date.adate2002-12-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:51:22Zen
dc.date.issued2002-11-26en
dc.date.rdate2003-12-13en
dc.date.sdate2002-12-12en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the use of Maximum Likelihood Sequence Estimation (MLSE) in the presence of unknown channel parameters. MLSE is a fundamental problem that is closely related to many modern research areas like Space-Time Coding, Overloaded Array Processing and Multi-User Detection. Per-Survivor Processing (PSP) is a technique for approximating MLSE for unknown channels by embedding channel estimation into the structure of the Viterbi Algorithm (VA). In the case of successful acquisition, the convergence rate of PSP is comparable to that of the pilot-aided RLS algorithm. However, the performance of PSP degrades when certain sequences are transmitted. In this thesis, the blind acquisition characteristics of PSP are discussed. The problematic sequences for any joint ML data and channel estimator are discussed from an analytic perspective. Based on the theory of indistinguishable sequences, modifications to conventional PSP are suggested that improve its acquisition performance significantly. The effect of tree search and list-based algorithms on PSP is also discussed. Proposed improvement techniques are compared for different channels. For higher order channels, complexity issues dominate the choice of algorithms, so PSP with state reduction techniques is considered. Typical misacquisition conditions, transients, and initialization issues are reported.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12122002-150624en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12122002-150624/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46193en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartThesis.PDFen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectMaximum likelihood (ML) detectionen
dc.subjectBlind channel estimationen
dc.subjectDDFSEen
dc.subjectPer-Survivor Processing (PSP)en
dc.subjectViterbi Algorithmen
dc.subjectM-algorithm.en
dc.titleBlind Acquisition of Short Burst with Per-Survivor Processing (PSP)en
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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