2 research outputs found
MmWave Amplify-and-Forward MIMO Relay Networks with Hybrid Precoding/Combining Design
In this paper, we consider the amplify-and-forward relay networks in mmWave
systems and propose a hybrid precoder/combiner design approach. The phase-only
RF precoding/combining matrices are first designed to support multi-stream
transmission, where we compensate the phase for the eigenmodes of the channel.
Then, the baseband precoders/combiners are performed to achieve the maximum
mutual information. Based on the data processing inequality for the mutual
information, we first jointly design the baseband source and relay nodes to
maximize the mutual information before the destination baseband receiver. The
proposed low-complexity iterative algorithm for the source and relay nodes is
based on the equivalence between mutual information maximization and the
weighted MMSE. After we obtain the optimal precoder and combiner for the source
and relay nodes, we implement the MMSE-SIC filter at the baseband receiver to
keep the mutual information unchanged, thus obtaining the optimal mutual
information for the whole relay system. Simulation results show that our
algorithm achieves better performance with lower complexity compared with other
algorithms in the literature. In addition, we also propose a robust joint
transceiver design for imperfect channel state information
Deep learning enabled beam tracking for non-line of sight millimeter wave communications
To solve the complex beam alignment issue in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) millimeter wave communications, this paper presents a deep neural network (DNN) based procedure to predict the angle of arrival (AOA) and angle of departure (AOD) both in terms of azimuth and elevation, i.e., AAOA/AAOD and EAOA/EAOD. In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed procedure under practical assumptions, we employ a trajectory prediction method by considering dynamic window approach (DWA) to estimate the location information of the user equipment (UE), which is utilized as the input parameter of the trained DNN to generate the prediction of AAOA/AAOD and EAOA/EAOD. The robustness of the prediction procedure is analyzed in the presence of prediction errors, which proves that the proposed DNN is a promising tool to predict AOA and AOD in NLOS scenarios based on the estimated UE location. Simulation results shows that the prediction errors of the AOA and AOD can be maintained within an acceptable range of ±2∘