用深度学习提升5G/6G信道估计精度与实时性,硬件在环验证更贴近真实部署。
Phase-Aware CNN for Real-Time 5G/6G Channel Estimation with Hardware-in-the-loop Validation

- 采用正弦/余弦编码感知相位,解决±π间断难题。
- 在O-RAN测试平台实测,相位重建误差低于0.15弧度,支持边缘设备实时推理。
- 模型轻量且泛化性强,适配不同用户和天线配置。
在5G/6G无线系统中,准确及时的信道估计对复杂多变的无线电环境下的可靠通信至关重要。本文聚焦于基于导频的信道估计,利用深度学习方法重构全子载波网格上的幅度与相位,特别强调使用端到端O-RAN测试平台采集的仿真数据进行评估。该测试平台包含硬件在环与受控信道仿真,更贴近实际部署条件,超越纯软件模拟。针对经典估计器(如LS、MMSE)及现有深度学习方法在相位预测上存在的连续性问题、跨用户/天线配置泛化能力差、计算效率低等缺陷,提出结合相位感知输入编码(正弦/余弦表示)与轻量级卷积神经网络(CNN)架构。该设计实现了高精度、稳定的相位重建,具备强泛化能力,并支持边缘设备实时推理,满足未来无线系统对低延迟、高可靠性的需求。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
In 5G/6G wireless systems, accurate and timely channel estimation is critical to ensure reliable communication under complex, fast-changing radio conditions. This work focuses on pilot-based channel estimation using deep learning to reconstruct both magnitude and phase across the full subcarrier grid, with particular emphasis on evaluation using emulated data collected from an end-to-end O-RAN testbed. The testbed includes hardware in the loop and controlled channel emulation to better reflect deployment conditions beyond pure software simulation. It addresses major limitations in classical estimators such as LS and MMSE, as well as deep learning-based approaches that struggle with phase prediction due to discontinuities at $\pm π$, poor generalization to different UE and antenna configurations, and computational inefficiency for real-time deployment. The proposed system combines a phase-aware input encoding using sine and cosine representations with a lightweight Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture. This design achieves high accuracy, stable phase reconstruction, strong generalization across testbed-derived datasets, and real-time inference suitable for edge devices.
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