Abstract
Modulation classification is one of the essential requirements in the various cognitive radio applications where prior information about the incoming signal is unknown. The modulation classification using a pattern recognition approach can be achieved in 2 modules: first, parameters are extracted from the noisy signal, and then feature selection is carried out using a Gabor filter network (GFN). In the second module, features are exploited for classification purposes. The modulation formats considered for the purpose of classification are BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, 16PSK, 64PSK, 4FSK, 8FSK, 16FSK, QAM, 8QAM, 16QAM, 32QAM, and 64QAM. The Gabor filter parameters and weights of the adaptive filter are attuned using the Delta rule and recursive least square (RLS) algorithm until the cost function is minimized. In the end, the artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is used to optimize the Gabor parameters as well as the classifier's performance. The simulation results show the supremacy of the proposed classifier structure.