Plug-and-Play AMC: Context Is King in Training-Free, Open-Set Modulation with LLMs

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Hauptverfasser: Rostami, Mohammad, Faysal, Atik, Roshan, Reihaneh Gh., Wang, Huaxia, Muralidhar, Nikhil, Yao, Yu-Dong
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author Rostami, Mohammad
Faysal, Atik
Roshan, Reihaneh Gh.
Wang, Huaxia
Muralidhar, Nikhil
Yao, Yu-Dong
author_facet Rostami, Mohammad
Faysal, Atik
Roshan, Reihaneh Gh.
Wang, Huaxia
Muralidhar, Nikhil
Yao, Yu-Dong
contents Automatic Modulation Classification (AMC) is critical for efficient spectrum management and robust wireless communications. However, AMC remains challenging due to the complex interplay of signal interference and noise. In this work, we propose an innovative framework that integrates traditional signal processing techniques with Large-Language Models (LLMs) to address AMC. Our approach leverages higher-order statistics and cumulant estimation to convert quantitative signal features into structured natural language prompts. By incorporating exemplar contexts into these prompts, our method exploits the LLM's inherent familiarity with classical signal processing, enabling effective one-shot classification without additional training or preprocessing (e.g., denoising). Experimental evaluations on synthetically generated datasets, spanning both noiseless and noisy conditions, demonstrate that our framework achieves competitive performance across diverse modulation schemes and Signal-to-Noise Ratios (SNRs). Moreover, our approach paves the way for robust foundation models in wireless communications across varying channel conditions, significantly reducing the expense associated with developing channel-specific models. This work lays the foundation for scalable, interpretable, and versatile signal classification systems in next-generation wireless networks. The source code is available at https://github.com/RU-SIT/context-is-king
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spellingShingle Plug-and-Play AMC: Context Is King in Training-Free, Open-Set Modulation with LLMs
Rostami, Mohammad
Faysal, Atik
Roshan, Reihaneh Gh.
Wang, Huaxia
Muralidhar, Nikhil
Yao, Yu-Dong
Machine Learning
Automatic Modulation Classification (AMC) is critical for efficient spectrum management and robust wireless communications. However, AMC remains challenging due to the complex interplay of signal interference and noise. In this work, we propose an innovative framework that integrates traditional signal processing techniques with Large-Language Models (LLMs) to address AMC. Our approach leverages higher-order statistics and cumulant estimation to convert quantitative signal features into structured natural language prompts. By incorporating exemplar contexts into these prompts, our method exploits the LLM's inherent familiarity with classical signal processing, enabling effective one-shot classification without additional training or preprocessing (e.g., denoising). Experimental evaluations on synthetically generated datasets, spanning both noiseless and noisy conditions, demonstrate that our framework achieves competitive performance across diverse modulation schemes and Signal-to-Noise Ratios (SNRs). Moreover, our approach paves the way for robust foundation models in wireless communications across varying channel conditions, significantly reducing the expense associated with developing channel-specific models. This work lays the foundation for scalable, interpretable, and versatile signal classification systems in next-generation wireless networks. The source code is available at https://github.com/RU-SIT/context-is-king
title Plug-and-Play AMC: Context Is King in Training-Free, Open-Set Modulation with LLMs
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.03112