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Massive MU-MIMO-OFDM Downlink with One-Bit DACs and Linear Precoding
Massive multiuser (MU) multiple-input multiple- output (MIMO) is foreseen to
be a key technology in future wireless communication systems. In this paper, we
analyze the downlink performance of an orthogonal frequency division
multiplexing (OFDM)-based massive MU-MIMO system in which the base station (BS)
is equipped with 1-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs). Using Bussgang's
theorem, we characterize the performance achievable with linear precoders (such
as maximal-ratio transmission and zero forcing) in terms of bit error rate
(BER). Our analysis accounts for the possibility of oversampling the
time-domain transmit signal before the DACs. We further develop a lower bound
on the information-theoretic sum-rate throughput achievable with Gaussian
inputs.
Our results suggest that the performance achievable with 1-bit DACs in a
massive MU-MIMO-OFDM downlink are satisfactory provided that the number of BS
antennas is sufficiently large
Multipair Massive MIMO Relaying Systems with One-Bit ADCs and DACs
This paper considers a multipair amplify-and-forward massive MIMO relaying
system with one-bit ADCs and one-bit DACs at the relay. The channel state
information is estimated via pilot training, and then utilized by the relay to
perform simple maximum-ratio combining/maximum-ratio transmission processing.
Leveraging on the Bussgang decomposition, an exact achievable rate is derived
for the system with correlated quantization noise. Based on this, a closed-form
asymptotic approximation for the achievable rate is presented, thereby enabling
efficient evaluation of the impact of key parameters on the system performance.
Furthermore, power scaling laws are characterized to study the potential energy
efficiency associated with deploying massive one-bit antenna arrays at the
relay. In addition, a power allocation strategy is designed to compensate for
the rate degradation caused by the coarse quantization. Our results suggest
that the quality of the channel estimates depends on the specific orthogonal
pilot sequences that are used, contrary to unquantized systems where any set of
orthogonal pilot sequences gives the same result. Moreover, the sum rate gap
between the double-quantized relay system and an ideal non-quantized system is
a moderate factor of in the low power regime.Comment: 14 pages, 10 figures, submitted to IEEE Trans. Signal Processin
Linear Precoding with Low-Resolution DACs for Massive MU-MIMO-OFDM Downlink
We consider the downlink of a massive multiuser (MU) multiple-input
multiple-output (MIMO) system in which the base station (BS) is equipped with
low-resolution digital-to-analog converters (DACs). In contrast to most
existing results, we assume that the system operates over a frequency-selective
wideband channel and uses orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) to
simplify equalization at the user equipments (UEs). Furthermore, we consider
the practically relevant case of oversampling DACs. We theoretically analyze
the uncoded bit error rate (BER) performance with linear precoders (e.g., zero
forcing) and quadrature phase-shift keying using Bussgang's theorem. We also
develop a lower bound on the information-theoretic sum-rate throughput
achievable with Gaussian inputs, which can be evaluated in closed form for the
case of 1-bit DACs. For the case of multi-bit DACs, we derive approximate, yet
accurate, expressions for the distortion caused by low-precision DACs, which
can be used to establish lower bounds on the corresponding sum-rate throughput.
Our results demonstrate that, for a massive MU-MIMO-OFDM system with a
128-antenna BS serving 16 UEs, only 3--4 DAC bits are required to achieve an
uncoded BER of 10^-4 with a negligible performance loss compared to the
infinite-resolution case at the cost of additional out-of-band emissions.
Furthermore, our results highlight the importance of taking into account the
inherent spatial and temporal correlations caused by low-precision DACs
On the Effect of Mutual Coupling in One-Bit Spatial Sigma-Delta Massive MIMO Systems
The one-bit spatial Sigma-Delta concept has recently been proposed as an
approach for achieving low distortion and low power consumption for massive
multi-input multi-output systems. The approach exploits users located in known
angular sectors or spatial oversampling to shape the quantization noise away
from desired directions of arrival. While reducing the antenna spacing
alleviates the adverse impact of quantization noise, it can potentially
deteriorate the performance of the massive array due to excessive mutual
coupling. In this paper, we analyze the impact of mutual coupling on the uplink
spectral efficiency of a spatial one-bit Sigma-Delta massive MIMO architecture,
and compare the resulting performance degradation to standard one-bit
quantization as well as the ideal case with infinite precision. Our simulations
show that the one-bit Sigma-Delta array is particularly advantageous in
space-constrained scenarios, can still provide significant gains even in the
presence of mutual coupling when the antennas are closely spaced.Comment: Presented in SPAWC 202
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