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A Two-Stage 2D Channel Extrapolation Scheme for TDD 5G NR Systems
Recently, channel extrapolation has been widely investigated in frequency
division duplex (FDD) massive MIMO systems. However, in time division duplex
(TDD) fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) systems, the channel extrapolation
problem also arises due to the hopping uplink pilot pattern, which has not been
fully researched yet. This paper addresses this gap by formulating a channel
extrapolation problem in TDD massive MIMO-OFDM systems for 5G NR, incorporating
imperfection factors. A novel two-stage two-dimensional (2D) channel
extrapolation scheme in both frequency and time domain is proposed, designed to
mitigate the negative effects of imperfection factors and ensure high-accuracy
channel estimation. Specifically, in the channel estimation stage, we propose a
novel multi-band and multi-timeslot based high-resolution parameter estimation
algorithm to achieve 2D channel extrapolation in the presence of imperfection
factors. Then, to avoid repeated multi-timeslot based channel estimation, a
channel tracking stage is designed during the subsequent time instants, in
which a sparse Markov channel model is formulated to capture the dynamic
sparsity of massive MIMO-OFDM channels under the influence of imperfection
factors. Next, an expectation-maximization (EM) based compressive channel
tracking algorithm is designed to jointly estimate unknown imperfection and
channel parameters by exploiting the high-resolution prior information of the
delay/angle parameters from the previous timeslots. Simulation results
underscore the superior performance of our proposed channel extrapolation
scheme over baselines
Efficient Downlink Channel Reconstruction for FDD Multi-Antenna Systems
In this paper, we propose an efficient downlink channel reconstruction scheme
for a frequency-division-duplex multi-antenna system by utilizing uplink
channel state information combined with limited feedback. Based on the spatial
reciprocity in a wireless channel, the downlink channel is reconstructed by
using frequency-independent parameters. We first estimate the gains, delays,
and angles during uplink sounding. The gains are then refined through downlink
training and sent back to the base station (BS). With limited overhead, the
refinement can substantially improve the accuracy of the downlink channel
reconstruction. The BS can then reconstruct the downlink channel with the
uplink-estimated delays and angles and the downlink-refined gains. We also
introduce and extend the Newtonized orthogonal matching pursuit (NOMP)
algorithm to detect the delays and gains in a multi-antenna multi-subcarrier
condition. The results of our analysis show that the extended NOMP algorithm
achieves high estimation accuracy. Simulations and over-the-air tests are
performed to assess the performance of the efficient downlink channel
reconstruction scheme. The results show that the reconstructed channel is close
to the practical channel and that the accuracy is enhanced when the number of
BS antennas increases, thereby highlighting that the promising application of
the proposed scheme in large-scale antenna array systems
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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