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Adaptive array beamforming for frequency hopping modulation
A new architecture for Array Processing using Frequency Hopping (FH) modulation is addressed in this paper which takes advantage of the knowledge of the frequency sequence at the receiver, requiring neither temporal nor spatial a priori reference. Consequently, the paper deals with a Code Reference Beamformer (CRB). The proposed framework is composed of two parallel processors. The first one, the Anticipative processor, is devoted to predict the scenario at the hop frequency before this frequency is transmitted, providing a fast convergence of the second processor and avoiding the fall of the Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) with the frequency hops. The second one, the On-line processor, provides maximum SINR by applying the optimum beamvector which can be estimated minimizing the Mean Square Error (MSE) at the array output or, directly, maximizing the SINR.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version
Downlink channel spatial covariance estimation in realistic FDD massive MIMO systems
The knowledge of the downlink (DL) channel spatial covariance matrix at the
BS is of fundamental importance for large-scale array systems operating in
frequency division duplexing (FDD) mode. In particular, this knowledge plays a
key role in the DL channel state information (CSI) acquisition. In the massive
MIMO regime, traditional schemes based on DL pilots are severely limited by the
covariance feedback and the DL training overhead. To overcome this problem,
many authors have proposed to obtain an estimate of the DL spatial covariance
based on uplink (UL) measurements. However, many of these approaches rely on
simple channel models, and they are difficult to extend to more complex models
that take into account important effects of propagation in 3D environments and
of dual-polarized antenna arrays. In this study we propose a novel technique
that takes into account the aforementioned effects, in compliance with the
requirements of modern 4G and 5G system designs. Numerical simulations show the
effectiveness of our approach.Comment: [v2] is the version accepted at GlobalSIP 2018. Only minor changes
mainly in the introductio
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