Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] CMA equalizer

[Sebastiaan Heunis]

Hi

For the CMA equaliser, the modulus refers to the desired I^2+Q^2
(modulus) value that each sample pair should have.  This is a constant
value, since any variations are due to multipath.  The algorithm tries
to remove amplitude variations given what the modulus of the signal
should be in the absence of multipath.

mu is the step size.  I don't exactly know how to calculate the
boundaries for mu to ensure convergence, but you're right, it is
related to the higher-order statistics of the signal.  I know that mu
should be very small (something like 1*10^-9) to ensure convergence.
All the times I've used it, I've used trial and error to get a value
for mu.

I implemented a CMA equaliser in Matlab that I can send you if you're
interested.

Sebastiaan

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Sebastiaan Heunis
Radar Remote Sensing Group, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Tel:  +27 72 950 9370