A channel estimation method using denoising autoencoder for large-scale asymmetric backscatter systems

A novel channel estimation method based on deep learning algorithm is proposed for large-scale IoT networks. We consider asymmetric backscatter communication system to maintain low-power at sensor nodes. In order to obtain channel data, we design denoising autoencoder which consists of encoder with Feedforward Neural Network (FNN) and decoder with Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). Finally, the channel estimation error is minimized, while the pilots are optimized. Especially, we adopt beamforming technique that relies only on cascaded channel data to reduce complexity in multi-sensor system. It is shown that the accuracy is slightly degraded while the complexity is greatly reduced.