Deep Learning-Based Signal-To-Noise Ratio Estimation Using Constellation Diagrams

Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation is a fundamental task of spectrum management and data transmission. Existing methods for SNR estimation usually suffer from significant estimation errors when SNR is low. This paper proposes a deep learning (DL) based SNR estimation algorithm using constellatio...

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Main Authors: Xiaojuan Xie, Shengliang Peng, Xi Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Mobile Information Systems
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8840340
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Summary:Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation is a fundamental task of spectrum management and data transmission. Existing methods for SNR estimation usually suffer from significant estimation errors when SNR is low. This paper proposes a deep learning (DL) based SNR estimation algorithm using constellation diagrams. Since the constellation diagrams exhibit different patterns at different SNRs, the proposed algorithm achieves SNR estimation via constellation diagram recognition, which can be easily handled based on DL. Three DL networks, AlexNet, InceptionV1, and VGG16, are utilized for DL based SNR estimation. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm always performs well, especially in low SNR scenarios.
ISSN:1574-017X
1875-905X