Multiscale Convolution-Based Efficient Channel Estimation Techniques for OFDM Systems

Nahyeon Kwon

doi:10.3390/electronics14020307

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Multiscale Convolution-Based Efficient Channel Estimation Techniques for OFDM Systems

2025-01-14

Nahyeon Kwon

B.-K. Yoon

Junghyun Kim *

DOI：10.3390/electronics14020307

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With the advancement of wireless communication technology, the significance of efficient and accurate channel estimation methods has grown substantially. Recently, deep learning-based methods are being adopted to estimate channels with higher precision than traditional methods, even in the absence of prior channel statistics. In this paper, we propose two deep learning-based channel estimation models, CAMPNet and MSResNet, which are designed to consider channel characteristics from a multiscale perspective. The convolutional attention and multiscale parallel network (CAMPNet) accentuates critical channel characteristics by utilizing parallel multiscale features and convolutional attention, while the multiscale residual network (MSResNet) integrates information across various scales through cross-connected multiscale convolutional structures. Both models are designed to perform robustly in environments with complex frequency domain information and various Doppler shifts. Experimental results demonstrate that CAMPNet and MSResNet achieve superior performance compared to existing channel estimation methods within various channel models. Notably, the proposed models show exceptional performance in high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) environments, achieving up to a 48.98% reduction in mean squared error(MSE) compared to existing methods at an SNR of 25dB. In experiments evaluating the generalization capabilities of the proposed models, they show greater stability and robustness compared to existing methods. These results suggest that deep learning-based channel estimation models have the potential to overcome the limitations of existing methods, offering high performance and efficiency in real-world communication environments.

Keywords:

channel estimation

deep learning

attention mechanism

multiscale convolution