Modified leaky LMS algorithm for channel estimation in DS-CDMA systems

A simple adaptive least mean square (LMS) type algorithm for channel estimation is developed based on certain modifications to finite-impulse response (FIR) Wiener filtering. The proposed algorithm is nearly blind since it does not require any training sequence or channel statistics, and it can be implemented using only noise variance knowledge. A condition guaranteeing the convergence of the algorithm and theoretical mean square error (MSE) values are also derived. Computer simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can yield a smaller MSE than existing techniques, and that its performance is close to that of optimal Wiener filtering.