Memory Effects of High-Power Amplifiers in LSTM-based Vehicular Channel Estimation
Résumé
The upcoming sixth generation (6G) of wireless communication systems is expected to
enable a wide range of new applications in vehicular communication. However, the use of multicarrierbased
modulation in vehicular communication introduces challenges due to the Doppler effects, which can
induce nonlinear distortions at high-power amplifiers (HPAs) and significantly degrade channel estimation.
In this paper, we investigate the performance of long short-term memory (LSTM)-based channel estimation
considering the nonlinear HPA memory effects. Our results reveal the impact of these nonlinearities on the
detection of transmitted signals, highlighting the importance of considering these often neglected effects
when developing vehicular communication solutions for practical scenarios. We further present a lowcomplexity
method for compensating for part of the NLD memory effects on the transmitter side, while
handling the remaining distortions along with channel estimation. In addition, we emphasize the ability of
certain estimators to handle these distortions at the receiver and present their advantages for tracking the
vehicular channel.