Equalizer with a cost function taking into account noise energy

摘要

The present invention proposes a method for processing signals in order to remove waveform distortion by using an equalizer, said method comprising the steps of receiving an incoming signal, preprocessing said incoming signal, estimating a channel impulse response from said received signal estimating a noise energy from said received signal, calculating filter taps by using said estimated channel impulse response and said noise energy, filtering said received signal by using said calculated filter taps by a feedforward filter means, and supplying said received signal to an equalizer means which comprises a feedback filter, to obtain a resulting signal by a decision in said equalizer means, wherein said estimated channel impulse response is partitioned into at least two parts, in said calculating step of the filter taps one of said parts of said channel impulse response being used for calculating filter taps in said calculating step of the filter taps by using a weight function.