classdef ML_MLSE < handle % --------------------------------------------------------------------- % W. Lanneer and Y. Lefevre, % “Machine Learning-Based Pre-Equalizers for Maximum Likelihood % Sequence Estimation in High-Speed PONs,” EUSIPCO 2023 % --------------------------------------------------------------------- % This implementation reproduces the closed-loop ML-based % pre-equalizer training for MLSE, supporting both training and % detection (decision-directed) modes. % --------------------------------------------------------------------- properties sps order e e_tr error len_tr mu_tr epochs_tr dd_mode mu_dd epochs_dd adaptive_mu constellation L alpha DIR DIR_flip trellis_states traceback_depth delta % Internal variables S Nf nStates nFeasible combs first_sym last_sym valid valid_to_idx valid_from_idx w % Fast lookup nSym key_table trans_index true_to_state_idx % Debug metrics ber = [] ce = ones(1,1) end methods function obj = ML_MLSE(options) arguments(Input) options.sps = 2; options.order = 15; options.len_tr = 4096; options.mu_tr = 0.001; options.epochs_tr = 5; options.dd_mode = 1; options.mu_dd = 1e-5; options.epochs_dd = 5; options.adaptive_mu = 1; options.delta = 0; options.traceback_depth = 1024; options.L = 1; end fn = fieldnames(options); for n = 1:numel(fn) obj.(fn{n}) = options.(fn{n}); end obj.e = zeros(obj.order,1); obj.error = 0; end % ============================================================== % PROCESS % ============================================================== function [X,X_viterbi] = process(obj, X, D) % Normalize input RMS X = X.normalize("mode","rms"); obj.constellation = sort(unique(D.signal),'ascend'); obj.nSym = numel(obj.constellation); if length(X)/length(D) ~= obj.sps warning('Signal length does not fit to reference!'); end % --- Parameters obj.S = obj.nSym; obj.Nf = obj.order * obj.sps; obj.nStates = obj.S^obj.L; obj.nFeasible = obj.nStates * obj.S; % --- Trellis mapping obj.trellis_states = reshape(obj.constellation,1,[]); pre_comb_mat = repmat(obj.trellis_states, obj.L, 1); pre_comb_cell = mat2cell(pre_comb_mat, ones(1,obj.L), size(pre_comb_mat,2)); obj.combs = fliplr(combvec(pre_comb_cell{:}).'); obj.first_sym = obj.combs(:,1); obj.last_sym = obj.combs(:,end); obj.nStates = size(obj.combs,1); % --- Valid transitions obj.valid = false(obj.nStates); for from = 1:obj.nStates for to = 1:obj.nStates if all(obj.combs(to,2:end) == obj.combs(from,1:end-1)) obj.valid(to,from) = true; end end end [obj.valid_to_idx,obj.valid_from_idx] = find(obj.valid); % --- Initialize weights if isempty(obj.w) || any(size(obj.w) ~= [obj.Nf+1,obj.nFeasible]) obj.w = randn(obj.Nf+1,obj.nFeasible); end % --- Fast lookup tables [~, sym_idx_mat] = ismember(obj.combs, obj.constellation); key_vals = 1 + sum((sym_idx_mat - 1) .* (obj.nSym .^ (0:obj.L-1)), 2); max_key = obj.nSym^obj.L; obj.key_table = zeros(max_key,1,'uint32'); obj.key_table(key_vals) = 1:obj.nStates; obj.trans_index = sparse(obj.nStates,obj.nStates); for i = 1:length(obj.valid_from_idx) f = obj.valid_from_idx(i); t = obj.valid_to_idx(i); obj.trans_index(t,f) = i; end % ============================================================== % TRAINING % ============================================================== fprintf('\n--- Training mode ---\n'); obj.equalize(X.signal, D.signal, obj.mu_tr, obj.epochs_tr, obj.len_tr, true); obj.e_tr = obj.e; % ============================================================== % DECISION-DIRECTED / TESTING % ============================================================== fprintf('--- Decision-directed / detection mode ---\n'); [y, y_vit] = obj.equalize(X.signal, D.signal, obj.mu_dd, obj.epochs_dd, X.length, false); X_viterbi = X; X.signal = y; X_viterbi.signal = y_vit; end % ============================================================== % EQUALIZE % ============================================================== function [y,y_ref] = equalize(obj,x,d,mu,epochs,N,training) debug = 0; showPlots = 0; y = zeros(N,1); nSymbols = ceil(N/obj.sps); for epoch = 1:epochs pm = zeros(obj.nStates,1); pred = zeros(nSymbols,obj.nStates,'uint32'); pm_sto = nan(obj.nStates,nSymbols,'like',pm); CE_accum = 0; start_sample = 1; end_sample = N; start_symbol = 1 + floor((start_sample - 1)/obj.sps); % --- initialize true state if numel(d) >= obj.L && start_symbol >= obj.L init_seq = d(start_symbol-obj.L+1:start_symbol); key_init = obj.seq2key(init_seq); true_to_state_idx = obj.key_table(key_init); if true_to_state_idx==0, true_to_state_idx=1; end else true_to_state_idx = uint32(1); end for sample = start_sample:obj.sps:end_sample symbol = (sample - start_sample)/obj.sps + 1; sym_idx = start_symbol + (symbol - 1); % --- Observation window (with delta) i1 = sample - obj.Nf + 1 + obj.delta; i2 = sample + obj.delta; buf = x(max(1,i1):min(length(x),i2)); padL = max(0,1 - i1); padR = max(0,i2 - length(x)); yk = [zeros(padL,1); buf(:); zeros(padR,1)]; yk = [yk;1]; % --- Branch metrics c_hat = (yk.' * obj.w).'; pm = pm - min(pm); v_tilde = pm(obj.valid_from_idx) + c_hat; % --- allocate once if epoch==1 && symbol==1 obj.true_to_state_idx = ones(ceil(N/obj.sps),1,'uint32'); end % --- previous "to" becomes "from" if symbol>1 true_from_state_idx = obj.true_to_state_idx(symbol-1); else true_from_state_idx = 1; end % --- compute or reuse "to" state if epoch==1 if sym_idx>=obj.L key_to = obj.seq2key(d(sym_idx-obj.L+1:sym_idx)); state_idx = obj.key_table(key_to); if state_idx==0 state_idx = true_from_state_idx; end obj.true_to_state_idx(symbol) = state_idx; else obj.true_to_state_idx(symbol) = true_from_state_idx; end end true_to_state_idx = obj.true_to_state_idx(symbol); % --- fast Dirac creation dirac = zeros(obj.nFeasible,1); trans_idx = obj.trans_index(true_to_state_idx,true_from_state_idx); if trans_idx~=0 dirac(trans_idx)=1; end % =================================================================== % TRAINING MODE (weight update) % =================================================================== if training % --- Softmax and CE v_shift = -(v_tilde - min(v_tilde)); v_shift = min(v_shift,100); expv = exp(v_shift); p = expv./(sum(expv)+eps); CE_symbol(symbol) = -log(p(dirac==1)+eps); % --- CE smoothing and adaptive μ if sym_idx>obj.L CE_smooth(symbol)=0.01*CE_symbol(symbol)+0.99*CE_symbol(symbol-1); else CE_smooth(symbol)=CE_symbol(symbol); end CE_accum=CE_accum+CE_symbol(symbol); % --- Gradient update dmp=(dirac-p)'; dL_Dw=(yk).*dmp; if sym_idx>=obj.L if obj.adaptive_mu mu_eff=CE_smooth(symbol); mu_eff=max(min(mu_eff,0.2),1e-4); else mu_eff=mu; end obj.w=obj.w - mu_eff.*dL_Dw; end end % =================================================================== % DECODING MODE (Viterbi only) % =================================================================== % Compare-Select (always executed) vmat=inf(obj.nStates,obj.nStates); vmat(obj.valid)=v_tilde; [pm_next,pred(symbol,:)]=min(vmat,[],2); pm_next=pm_next-min(pm_next); pm=pm_next; pm_sto(:,symbol)=pm; end % --- Traceback [~,s_end]=min(pm); vpath=zeros(symbol,1,'uint32'); vpath(symbol)=s_end; for n=symbol:-1:2 vpath(n-1)=pred(n,vpath(n)); end y_ref=d(start_symbol:end); y=obj.first_sym(vpath); % --- BER/CE reporting and plots if training err=sum(y~=y_ref(1:length(y))); ser=err/length(y); try ref_bits=PAMmapper(obj.S,0).demap(y_ref(1:length(y))); eq_bits=PAMmapper(obj.S,0).demap(y); [~,~,ber,~]=calc_ber(ref_bits,eq_bits,"skip_front",10,"skip_end",10,"returnErrorLocation",1); fprintf('Epoch %d - BER: %.2e\n',epoch,ber); obj.ber(epoch)=ber; catch fprintf('Epoch %d - SER: %.2e\n',epoch,ser); obj.ber(epoch)=ser; end obj.ce(epoch)=CE_accum/symbol; if debug && mod(epoch,10)==1 && showPlots figure(10);clf subplot(3,2,1:2); imagesc(obj.w);axis xy;colorbar;title('Filter W'); subplot(3,2,3); vtilde_mat=NaN(obj.nStates,obj.nStates); vtilde_mat(obj.valid)=v_tilde; imagesc(vtilde_mat);axis xy;colorbar;title('Path Metrics (v\_tilde)'); subplot(3,2,4); plot(1:symbol,pm_sto);title('Path Metric Evolution'); subplot(3,2,5);hold on; scatter(1:symbol,CE_symbol,1,'.'); scatter(1:symbol,CE_smooth,1,'.'); title('Cross Entropy'); subplot(3,2,6);hold on; yyaxis left scatter(1:length(obj.ce),obj.ce,10,'s','filled'); ylabel('Cross Entropy'); yyaxis right scatter(1:length(obj.ber),obj.ber,10,'d','filled'); set(gca,'YScale','log'); ylabel('BER (log)'); xlabel('Epoch');grid on; title('Convergence'); drawnow; end end end end % ============================================================== % Helper: Sequence → key (always scalar) % ============================================================== function key = seq2key(obj, seq) [~, idx] = ismember(flip(seq), obj.constellation); pow = (obj.nSym .^ (0:obj.L-1)).'; key = 1 + sum((idx(:) - 1) .* pow); end end end