The slowest descent method and its application to sequence estimation.

A new approach to sequence estimation is proposed and its performance is analyzed for a number of channels of practical interest. The proposed approach, termed the slowest descent method, comprises as a special case the zero-forcing equalizer for intersymbol interference channels and the decorrelato...

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Published in:	IEEE Transactions on communications 49, 9 (2001).
Main Author:	Spasojevic, P.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	EM algorithm. Decorrelator. Discrete-valued sequences. Expectation-maximization algorithm. Gradient descent method. Intersymbol interference channels. Iterative computation. Multiuser detection problem. Nonquadratic log-likelihood functions. Performance. Quadratic log-likelihood functions. Sequence estimation. Slowest descent method. Unconstrained maximization. Unconstrained sequence. Zero-forcing equalizer.