Automatic modulation classification using modulation fingerprint extraction
- 1 August 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics
- Vol. 32 (4), 799-810
- https://doi.org/10.23919/jsee.2021.000069
Abstract
An automatic method for classifying frequency shift keying (FSK), minimum shift keying (MSK), phase shift keying (PSK), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is proposed by simultaneously using normality test, spectral analysis, and geometrical characteristics of in-phase-quadrature (I-Q) constellation diagram. Since the extracted features are unique for each modulation, they can be considered as a fingerprint of each modulation. We show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the previously published methods in terms of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and success rate. For example, the success rate of the proposed method for 64-QAM modulation at SNR=11 dB is 99%. Another advantage of the proposed method is its wide SNR range; such that the probability of classification for 16-QAM at SNR=3 dB is almost 1. The proposed method also provides a database for geometrical features of I-Q constellation diagram. By comparing and correlating the data of the provided database with the estimated I-Q diagram of the received signal, the processing gain of 4 dB is obtained. Whatever can be mentioned about the preference of the proposed algorithm are low complexity, low SNR, wide range of modulation set, and enhanced recognition at higher-order modulations.Keywords
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