Rapid carrier phase acquisition for large QAM signal constellations /

acquisition and are simple and practical to implement.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Preston, Jason Dillard, 1970-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:acquisition and are simple and practical to implement.
acquisition for QAM constellations, and specifically for
algorithm and the performance is improved, but not enough
algorithm is developed which reduces the complexity of the
be simpler but still impractical. The power-law (PL)
but impractical to implement. A suboptimal ML type
constellations which further improves performance, but
developed. Finally a suboptimal version of the trellis
error performance. A threshold is added to the PL
estimator is derived as the low SNR limit of the ML
estimator is derived from the ML algorithm and is found to
estimator, and is found to be very simple, but having poor
for rapid phase acquisition for most cases. An algorithm
in all are derived and tested. The first is the maximum-
is derived specifically for use on the cross
is no frequency or symbol timing error. Seven algorithms
likelihood (ML) estimator, which is found to be accurate
operating over an AWGN channel. It is assumed that there
suboptimal trellis algorithm perform well enough for phase
the 32-QAM, 64-QAM, 128-QAM, and 256-QAM constellations,
this algorithm is superseded by an estimator based on a
This work addresses the problem of rapid carrier-phase
trellis algorithm by two-thirds. Both the trellis and the
trellis structure and the Viterbi Algorithm which is
Item Description:"Major subject: Electrical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 96 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 94-95.