69 research outputs found
Achieving Large Multiplexing Gain in Distributed Antenna Systems via Cooperation with pCell Technology
In this paper we present pCellTM technology, the first commercial-grade
wireless system that employs cooperation between distributed transceiver
stations to create concurrent data links to multiple users in the same
spectrum. First we analyze the per-user signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio
(SINR) employing a geometrical spatial channel model to define volumes in space
of coherent signal around user antennas (or personal cells, i.e., pCells). Then
we describe the system architecture consisting of a general-purpose-processor
(GPP) based software-defined radio (SDR) wireless platform implementing a
real-time LTE protocol stack to communicate with off-the-shelf LTE devices.
Finally we present experimental results demonstrating up to 16 concurrent
spatial channels for an aggregate average spectral efficiency of 59.3 bps/Hz in
the downlink and 27.5 bps/Hz in the uplink, providing data rates of 200 Mbps
downlink and 25 Mbps uplink in 5 MHz of TDD spectrum.Comment: IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Nov.
8-11th 2015, Pacific Grove, CA, US
Delivery Time Minimization in Edge Caching: Synergistic Benefits of Subspace Alignment and Zero Forcing
An emerging trend of next generation communication systems is to provide
network edges with additional capabilities such as additional storage resources
in the form of caches to reduce file delivery latency. To investigate this
aspect, we study the fundamental limits of a cache-aided wireless network
consisting of one central base station, transceivers and receivers from
a latency-centric perspective. We use the normalized delivery time (NDT) to
capture the per-bit latency for the worst-case file request pattern at high
signal-to-noise ratios (SNR), normalized with respect to a reference
interference-free system with unlimited transceiver cache capabilities. For
various special cases with and that satisfy , we establish the optimal tradeoff between cache storage and latency. This
is facilitated through establishing a novel converse (for arbitrary and
) and an achievability scheme on the NDT. Our achievability scheme is a
synergistic combination of multicasting, zero-forcing beamforming and
interference alignment.Comment: submitted to ICC 2018; fixed some typo
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