A new algorithm for the automatic search of the best delay in blind equalization

Abstract

This paper deals with the problem of recovering the input signal applied to a linear time-invariant system from the measures of its output and the a-priori knowledge of the input statistics (blind equalization). Under the assumption of an i.i.d. non-Gaussian input sequence, a new iterative procedure based on phase sensitive high-order cumulants for adjusting the coefficients of a transversal equalizer is introduced. The main feature of the proposed technique is that it realizes the automatic selection of the equalization delay so as to improve the equalization performance.