Autoregressive Moving Average Graph Filtering
This work addresses the problem of efficient and flexible graph signal processing for applications involving static or time-varying graphs, representing an incremental advancement in the field.
The paper tackles the distributed graph filtering problem by designing autoregressive moving average (ARMA) recursions that approximate any desired graph frequency response and provide exact solutions for tasks like graph signal denoising and interpolation, with analytical and numerical results demonstrating practical appeal in static and time-varying settings.
One of the cornerstones of the field of signal processing on graphs are graph filters, direct analogues of classical filters, but intended for signals defined on graphs. This work brings forth new insights on the distributed graph filtering problem. We design a family of autoregressive moving average (ARMA) recursions, which (i) are able to approximate any desired graph frequency response, and (ii) give exact solutions for tasks such as graph signal denoising and interpolation. The design philosophy, which allows us to design the ARMA coefficients independently from the underlying graph, renders the ARMA graph filters suitable in static and, particularly, time-varying settings. The latter occur when the graph signal and/or graph are changing over time. We show that in case of a time-varying graph signal our approach extends naturally to a two-dimensional filter, operating concurrently in the graph and regular time domains. We also derive sufficient conditions for filter stability when the graph and signal are time-varying. The analytical and numerical results presented in this paper illustrate that ARMA graph filters are practically appealing for static and time-varying settings, as predicted by theoretical derivations.