Hardware-in-the-Loop Phase-Aware CNN for Real-Time 5G Channel Estimation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.14709v1
• Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:45:37 GMT
• Title: Hardware-in-the-Loop Phase-Aware CNN for Real-Time 5G Channel Estimation
• Abstract summary: This demo presents real-time AI-based uplink channel-estimation inference using data collected from a hardware-in-the-loop 5G platform.<n>During the demo, attendees will observe real-time CNN inference and channel reconstruction using captured hardware-generated DMRS observations.
• Score: 36.18140091896351
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: This demo presents real-time AI-based uplink channel-estimation inference using data collected from a hardware-in-the-loop 5G platform. The data-collection setup integrates commercial RF signal generation, programmable channel emulation, an O-RAN Radio Unit, DU emulation, and a lightweight phase-aware convolutional neural network (CNN) that estimates the channel response directly from received DMRS signals. Unlike simulation-only evaluations, the hardware-derived dataset exposes the estimator to practical RF and system-level impairments, including calibration mismatches, synchronization imperfections, quantization effects, phase noise, and implementation-specific nonlinearities. During the demo, attendees will observe real-time CNN inference and channel reconstruction using captured hardware-generated DMRS observations and compare the proposed CNN against Least Squares (LS) and frequency-domain LMMSE baselines. The objective is to showcase a practical AI-native physical-layer inference pipeline that combines hardware-derived 5G data with real-time neural channel estimation for future 5G-Advanced and 6G systems.

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