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LDPC codes: tracking non-stationary channel noise using sequential variational Bayesian estimates

Signal Processing 2023-10-03 v2 Machine Learning

Abstract

We present a sequential Bayesian learning method for tracking non-stationary signal-to-noise ratios in LDPC codes using probabilistic graphical models. We represent the LDPC code as a cluster graph using a general purpose cluster graph construction algorithm called the layered trees running intersection property (LTRIP) algorithm. The channel noise estimator is a global Gamma cluster, which we extend to allow for Bayesian tracking of non-stationary noise variation. We evaluate our proposed model on real-world 5G drive test data. Our results show that our model is capable of tracking non-stationary channel noise, which outperforms an LDPC code with a fixed knowledge of the actual average channel noise.

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@article{arxiv.2204.07037,
  title  = {LDPC codes: tracking non-stationary channel noise using sequential variational Bayesian estimates},
  author = {J du Toit and J du Preez and R Wolhuter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.07037},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

10 pages, 3 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2204.06350

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