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Channel Covariance Matrix Estimation via Dimension Reduction for Hybrid MIMO MmWave Communication Systems
Hybrid massive MIMO structures with lower hardware complexity and power
consumption have been considered as a potential candidate for millimeter wave
(mmWave) communications. Channel covariance information can be used for
designing transmitter precoders, receiver combiners, channel estimators, etc.
However, hybrid structures allow only a lower-dimensional signal to be
observed, which adds difficulties for channel covariance matrix estimation. In
this paper, we formulate the channel covariance estimation as a structured
low-rank matrix sensing problem via Kronecker product expansion and use a
low-complexity algorithm to solve this problem. Numerical results with uniform
linear arrays (ULA) and uniform squared planar arrays (USPA) are provided to
demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed method
Sparse-aware approach for covariance conversion in FDD systems
This paper proposes a practical way to solve the Uplink-Downlink Covariance Conversion (UDCC) problem in a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) communication system. The UDCC problem consists in the estimation of the Downlink (DL) spatial covariance matrix from the prior knowledge of the Uplink (UL) spatial covariance matrix without the need of a feedback transmission from the User Equipment (UE) to the Base Station (BS). Estimating the DL sample spatial covariance matrix is unfeasible in current massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) deployments in frequency selective or fast fading channels due to the required large training overhead. Our method is based on the application of sparse filtering ideas to the estimation of a quantized version of the so-called Angular Power Spectrum (APS), being the common factor between the UL and DL spatial channel covariance matrices.This work has been supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through project RODIN (PID2019-105717RB-C22 / AEI / 10.13039/501100011033) and by the Catalan Government (AGAUR) under grant 2017 SGR 578.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft
CFO Estimation for OFDM-based Massive MIMO Systems in Asymptotic Regime
Massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO)
plays a pivotal role in the fifth generation (5G) wireless networks.
However, the carrier frequency offset (CFO) estimation is a challenging issue in the uplink of multi-user massive MIMO systems.
In fact, frequency synchronization can impose a considerable
amount of computational complexity to the base station (BS)
due to a large number of BS antennas. In this paper, thanks
to the properties of massive MIMO in the asymptotic regime,
we develop a simple synchronization technique and derive a
closed form equation for CFO estimation. We show that the phase
information of the covariance matrix of the received signals is
solely dependent on the users’ CFOs. Hence, if a real-valued pilot
is chosen, the CFO values can be straightforwardly calculated
from this matrix. Hence, there is no need to deal with a complex
optimization problem like the other existing CFO estimation
techniques in the literature. Our simulation results testify the
efficacy of our proposed CFO estimation technique. As we have
shown, the performance of our method does not deteriorate as
the number of users increases
A Generalized Framework on Beamformer Design and CSI Acquisition for Single-Carrier Massive MIMO Systems in Millimeter Wave Channels
In this paper, we establish a general framework on the reduced dimensional
channel state information (CSI) estimation and pre-beamformer design for
frequency-selective massive multiple-input multiple-output MIMO systems
employing single-carrier (SC) modulation in time division duplex (TDD) mode by
exploiting the joint angle-delay domain channel sparsity in millimeter (mm)
wave frequencies. First, based on a generic subspace projection taking the
joint angle-delay power profile and user-grouping into account, the reduced
rank minimum mean square error (RR-MMSE) instantaneous CSI estimator is derived
for spatially correlated wideband MIMO channels. Second, the statistical
pre-beamformer design is considered for frequency-selective SC massive MIMO
channels. We examine the dimension reduction problem and subspace (beamspace)
construction on which the RR-MMSE estimation can be realized as accurately as
possible. Finally, a spatio-temporal domain correlator type reduced rank
channel estimator, as an approximation of the RR-MMSE estimate, is obtained by
carrying out least square (LS) estimation in a proper reduced dimensional
beamspace. It is observed that the proposed techniques show remarkable
robustness to the pilot interference (or contamination) with a significant
reduction in pilot overhead
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