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Abstra&Automatic classification of modulation signals the mean of the envelope. Nandi et al. [2] used the
plays an imporkmt role in communication applicationssuch spectrum symmetry around the ctier frequency, the
as an intelligent demodulator interference identiikation maximum value of the power spectral density of the
and monitoring, so many investigations have been carried instantaneous amplitude and the standard deviation
out in the past. In this paper, new automatic classification of instantaneous phase for the classification. Aisbet
procedure of analogue modulation signals including phase [3] proposed the statistical parameter of the envelope
continuous FSK signals is proposed. As for the unbiased by Gaussian noise. But there are some
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ation between flequency modulation signals and problems about those investigations. [1] supposed that
amplitude modulation signals and the classification among the modulating signal is the Gaussian noise in the
amplitude modulation signals, the statistical parameters of derivation of the classflcation parameter. But if the
signal envelope are used. For the classification among modulating signal is not Gaussian noise, the value of
frequency modulation signals, the compactness of parameter may change from the anticipated one. And
instantaneous fi’equency distribution is used. Good the discrimination between analogue modulation
claasiikation possibility have been ascertained by the signals and digital modulation signals is also
computer simulations when SNR > 10dB. And the necessary prior to the class~lcation of analogue
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ckcrmnnation between aualogue modulation signals and modulation signals in the field use.
digital modulation signals based on the block pmceseing is In this paper, new automatic classification
alm discussed” procedure of analogue modulation signals, whose
modulating signals have an auto-regressive
1. INTRODU~ON characteristic (simulated speech signal), is discussed
Recently with the diversification of communication by the computer simulations. And the discrimination
styles, an universal demodulator which has the between analogue modulation signals and digital
intelligent function becomes needed. As one of the modulation signals based on the block processing is
functions which is necessm to such an universal also shown. In Section 2, the discrimination between
demodulator, there is an automatic classification of analogue modulation signals and digital modulation
modulation signals. Namely considering the situation signals is discussed. In Section 3, the Classflcation
where the transmitter changes the modulation types procedure of analogue modulation signals is shown,
adaptively in response im the environment, the and conclusions are presented in Section 4.
demodulator must recognize the opposite modulation
types in real time and select the suitable II. BLOCK PROCESSING
demodulation method. Estimation result of the symbol rate is available for
Automatic classification of modulation signals has the discrimination between analogue modulation
other applications besides the universal demodulator, signals and digital modulation signals, because
for example, interference identification, monitming analogue modulation signals do not have symbol rate
and so on. So many investigations have been carried originally and its estimation result will become an
out. [1-8] arbitrary value. In this study, the block demodulation
The investigations about the classification of method based on the block processing [9,10] is used
analogue modulation signals are as follows. Chan et al. for the estimation of symbol rate.
[1] developed the classification algorithm based on the Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of the block
ratio of the variance of the envelope to the square of demodulation method. Block demodulation method
carrier adjusted around the true carrier fi-equency s(t) = cos(2@ct + Kpx(d) (3)
( quasi synchronous orthogonal demodulator), so the
extracted in-phase(I) and quadrature-phase(Q) s(t) = x(0cos(2#ct) (4)
components have the camier frequency offset and
initial phase error. But the influence of those error s(t) = x(t)cos(2#Ct)p y(t) sin(2#Ct) (5)
components is eliminated by the calculation of square where ~ is the carrier frequency, x(O is the modulating
sum of I components and Q components., and only signal, m is the amplitude depth of AM signal, Kf is
symbol rate components remain. Square sum the frequency deviation coefficient of FM signal, and
components of each analysis block are processed by K, is the phase deviation coefficient of PM signal.
FFT algorithm to extract the symbol components. The And the frequency modulation index of FM signal,
maximum peak component and largest one among the D ,is defined as follows.
adjacent components in the frequency spectrum are
Kf [x(t)]maX
extracted as the symbol rate components, because the D= (6)
symbol timing is asynchronous to the sampling point. 2~x
Extracted symbol components are processed by where ~is the maximum frequency of the modulating
Inverse-FFT, and the points where arctangent signal.
between the real components and imaginary The Modulating signal of digital modulation signals
components of the IFFT outputs equals to z (symbol is generated by the FSR sequences expressed by
points) are decided by the 1inear i nt emo 1at i on. I+&+#3=0. For the modulating signal of analogue
Symbol rate is calculated by averaging the intervals modulation signals, the first-order auto-regressive
between those symbol points . After the estimation of model given by the following equation is used.
symbol rate, carrier offset and initial phase error are
x(t) = px(t – 1)+ n(t) (7)
estimated by the least square method and carrier
frequency is adjusted. Those calculations is omitted in
this study. where n@ is an uniform random number whose
The conditions for the computer simulations are as average is O. The value of o is decided so that -3dB
El
J -0.2
< –-w--FM
interval. From f($, the normalized centered
>
n
-0.4 .--h--- PM instantaneous frequency, fit) ,is calculated as follows.
; -0.6 -.%. -DSB
< _ USB
~ -0.8
*. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ---- LSB
z *-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~
3 -1 . .
T-
-1.2
10dB 20dB 50dB .f~(t)= f-n(t)- ma (27)
s/N
where f.a is the maximum instantaneous frequency
Fig.3. Results of analogue modulation signals. in each analysis block, and ma is the average of
instantaneous frequency for each analysis block. The
o –- . . .. . . . .. ..
compactness of the instantaneous frequency, C , is
-0.2 defined as follows.
w
3
J
2
–0.4
~ FSK2
~= ‘m’)) (28)
~ –0,6 – * – FSK4
In
< --*--MSK
El
(E(f;(@~
Z -0.8
z
3 The classification result by the compactness, C’ ,is
shown in Fig.6. The frequency modulation index of
-1.2 FM signal is 5.0, and the phase deviation coefficient of
10dB 20dB 50dB
s/N
PM signal is z/2. The values of FSK signals are
small in comparison to FM and PM signals because
Fig.4. Results of FSK signals. the instantaneous frequency takes the predetermined
r-
voice signal, the value of 2? may vary horn the
--+--AM
decision rule shown in Table 1. -+s - DSB
From this figure, it can be known that the R of DSB 10dB 20dB 50dB
S/N
signal and SSB signal is within the range regulated
by Table 1 but the ones of AM signal are smaller than Fig7. Classification result among amplitude modulation signals
the one of Table 1 and within the range of FM and
PM signals. So AM signal whose modulating signal is amplitude modulation depth, the discrimination from
voice cannot be discriminated from frequency DSB signal and SSB signal by threshold value is still
modulation signals by R. But if the discrimination by possible.
the aforementioned parameter K is practiced and
iiequency modulation signals are discriminated IV. CONCLUSIONS
beforehand, this parameter is available for the The new methods for the discrimination between
classification among amplitude modulation signals. analogue modulation signals and digital modulation
Fig.8 shows the results when the amplitude signals and the classification among analogue
modulation depth of AM signal changes. Though the modulation signals including phase-continuous FSK
value of 1?becomes larger with the increment of the signals have been proposed. Symbol rate is estimatid
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“-. % . . .. . . recognition’’, Signal Processing, 46, pp.211-222(1995).
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