Complex Signal Constellations in Cumulants-Based AMC: Statistics and Performance

Abstract

In this paper various complex signal constellations are considered in the context of Automatic Modulation Classification (AMC) based on a higher-order normalized cumulants value. Most of the constellations have been addressed so far with fourth-order cumulants as AMC features only. The goal of this paper is to provide comparable values of sixth-order cumulants’ statistics for complex signal constellations as well, while resolving ambiguity in constellation shapes addressed at the same time and directing towards the criterion for estimation of expected classification performance.

Keywords

• constellation
• complex signals
• amc
• cumulants
• statistics