Adaptive Algorithms for Sparse Nonlinear Channel Estimation

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the estimation of sparse nonlinear communication channels. Transmission over the channels is represented by sparse Volterra models that incorporate the effect of Power Amplifiers. Channel estimation is performed by compressive sensing methods. Efficient algorithms are proposed based on Kalman filtering and Expectation Maximization. Simulation studies confirm that the proposed algorithms achieve significant performance gains in comparison to the conventional non-sparse methods.