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Decision Feedback Equaliser

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Decision Feedback Equalizer

Objective
• To study about decision feedback equalizer
algorithm.

• To know the concept of adaptive equalization.


Receiver Structure

Matched filter: match source impulse and


maximize SNR
grx to maximize the SNR at the sampling time/output
Equalizer: remove ISI
Timing Figure 7.20
Noise
When to sample. na(t)
Eye diagram i T
Decisiong r (iT )  r0 (iT )  n(iT )
d(i) Tx(t) gRx(t)
d(i) is 0 or 1 S
?  max
N
Matched Filter

Input signal s(t)+n(t)

Maximize the sampled SNR=s(T0)/n(T0) at time


T0
Matched filter example
S
Received
Matched SNR receive
Filter: optimal is maximized at time
filter for maximized T0 N

example:

gTx (t ) gTx (t ) gTx (T0  t )  g Rx (t )

T0 t T0 t T0 t
transmit filter receive filter
(matched)
Equalizer

When the channel is not ideal, or when signaling


is not Nyquist, There is ISI at the receiver side.
In time domain, equalizer removes ISR.
In frequency domain, equalizer flat the overall
responses.
In practice, we equalize the channel response
using an equalizer
Adaptive Equalizer

Adapt to channel changes; training sequence


Decision Feedback Equalizer

To use data decisions made on the basis of


precursors to take care of postcursors
Consists of feedforward, feedback, and decision
sections (nonlinear)
DFE outperforms the linear equalizer when the
channel has severe amplitude distortion or
shape out off.
Different types of equalizers
Zero-forcing equalizers ignore the additive noise and may significantly
amplify noise for channels with spectral nulls
Minimum-mean-square error (MMSE) equalizers minimize the mean-
square error between the output of the equalizer and the transmitted
symbol. They require knowledge of some auto and cross-correlation
functions, which in practice can be estimated by transmitting a known
signal over the channel
Adaptive equalizers are needed for channels that are time-varying
Blind equalizers are needed when no preamble/training sequence is
allowed, nonlinear
Decision-feedback equalizers (DFE’s) use tentative symbol decisions to
eliminate ISI, nonlinear
Ultimately, the optimum equalizer is a maximum-likelihood sequence
estimator, nonlinear

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