{"title":"Variational Bayesian Sparse Decision-Feedback Equalization Based on RLS Algorithm in Underwater Acoustic Communications","authors":"Yanbing Fu;Ruijie Shen;Xingbin Tu;Jiaxun Lu;Huajun Bai;Yan Wei;Fengzhong Qu","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3649767","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This letter proposes a variational Bayesian sparse decision-feedback equalizer (VB-SDFE) based on the recursive least squares (RLS) algorithm for underwater acoustic communications. The method employs Bayesian inference to optimize the sparse pre-equalizer coefficients in overlapping subblocks and addresses the sensitivity of RLS-based decision-feedback equalizer (RLS-DFE) to channel variations. Key features include subblock processing with a forgetting factor, variational updates for sparsity control, and Doppler-resistant phase compensation. Simulations show that the proposed algorithm achieves superior and robust performance under different channel conditions. Sea trials demonstrate a 7.8-dB gain in SNR and error-free performance at 21.5 km.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"30 ","pages":"742-746"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5000,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Communications Letters","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11318644/","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/12/30 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"TELECOMMUNICATIONS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This letter proposes a variational Bayesian sparse decision-feedback equalizer (VB-SDFE) based on the recursive least squares (RLS) algorithm for underwater acoustic communications. The method employs Bayesian inference to optimize the sparse pre-equalizer coefficients in overlapping subblocks and addresses the sensitivity of RLS-based decision-feedback equalizer (RLS-DFE) to channel variations. Key features include subblock processing with a forgetting factor, variational updates for sparsity control, and Doppler-resistant phase compensation. Simulations show that the proposed algorithm achieves superior and robust performance under different channel conditions. Sea trials demonstrate a 7.8-dB gain in SNR and error-free performance at 21.5 km.
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The IEEE Communications Letters publishes short papers in a rapid publication cycle on advances in the state-of-the-art of communication over different media and channels including wire, underground, waveguide, optical fiber, and storage channels. Both theoretical contributions (including new techniques, concepts, and analyses) and practical contributions (including system experiments and prototypes, and new applications) are encouraged. This journal focuses on the physical layer and the link layer of communication systems.