Steady-state MSE analysis of the multimodulus blind equalization algorithm in QAM communication systems

Abstract

The constant modulus algorithm (CMA) for blind equalization requires a separate carrier-recovery system for phase recovery. A modified CMA, called the multimodulus algorithm (MMA), which may perform joint blind equalization and carrier recovery without the need for a separate carrier-recovery system for quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signal constellations. This letter mathematically analyzes the steady-state mean square error (MSE) of MMA. Analysis results indicate that MMA produces 50% fewer steady-state MSE than CMA.