In this paper, we present a general approach to finite-memory detection. From a semi-tutorial perspective, a number of previous results are rederived and new insights are gained within a unified framework. A probabilistic derivation of the well-known Viterbi algorithm, forward–backward, and sum-product algorithms, shows that a basic metric emerges naturally under very general causality and finite-memory conditions. This result implies that detection solutions based on one algorithm can be systematically extended to other algorithms. For stochastic channels described by a suitable parametric model, a conditional Markov property is shown to imply this finite-memory condition. This conditional Markov property, although seldom met exactly in practice, is shown to represent a reasonable and useful approximation in all considered cases. We consider, as examples, linear predictive and noncoherent detection schemes. While good performance for increasing complexity can often be achieved with a finite-memory detection strategy, key issues in the design of detection algorithms are the computational efficiency and the performance for limited complexity.

A unified framework for finite-memory detection / Ferrari, Gianluigi; Colavolpe, Giulio; Raheli, Riccardo. - In: IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 0733-8716. - 23:(2005), pp. 1697-1706. [10.1109/JSAC.2005.853812]

A unified framework for finite-memory detection

FERRARI, Gianluigi;COLAVOLPE, Giulio;RAHELI, Riccardo
2005-01-01

Abstract

In this paper, we present a general approach to finite-memory detection. From a semi-tutorial perspective, a number of previous results are rederived and new insights are gained within a unified framework. A probabilistic derivation of the well-known Viterbi algorithm, forward–backward, and sum-product algorithms, shows that a basic metric emerges naturally under very general causality and finite-memory conditions. This result implies that detection solutions based on one algorithm can be systematically extended to other algorithms. For stochastic channels described by a suitable parametric model, a conditional Markov property is shown to imply this finite-memory condition. This conditional Markov property, although seldom met exactly in practice, is shown to represent a reasonable and useful approximation in all considered cases. We consider, as examples, linear predictive and noncoherent detection schemes. While good performance for increasing complexity can often be achieved with a finite-memory detection strategy, key issues in the design of detection algorithms are the computational efficiency and the performance for limited complexity.
2005
A unified framework for finite-memory detection / Ferrari, Gianluigi; Colavolpe, Giulio; Raheli, Riccardo. - In: IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 0733-8716. - 23:(2005), pp. 1697-1706. [10.1109/JSAC.2005.853812]
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