Robust Equalization for Single-Carrier Underwater Acoustic Communications Based on Parameterized Interference Model

There are several sources of artificial and naturally generated impulsive interference in marine environment which could severely degrade the acoustic communication performances. This letter tackles the equalization for single-carrier modulated systems with impulsive interference based on parameterized model, and a two-step equalization algorithm is proposed. In the first step, an iterative interference impulse estimation/cancellation can be performed and initial symbol estimation is obtained by conventional decision feedback equalization. In the second step, a joint channel, impulse, and symbol estimation for single-carrier modulation is applied to enhance the performance. The proposed algorithm is evaluated using partial-band partial-block-duration interference. Simulation results show that the proposed joint estimation algorithm has significant performance advantages over conventional algorithm in various signal-to-interference ratio levels.