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Optimal feedback schemes over unknown channels
Communication over unknown discrete memoryless channels with instantaneous and perfect feedback is considered. For a given set of channels we define a notion of optimal coding schemes in terms of achievable rate and error exponent, and prove the existence of such coding schemes for two families of channels
Distributed Algorithms for Learning and Cognitive Medium Access with Logarithmic Regret
The problem of distributed learning and channel access is considered in a
cognitive network with multiple secondary users. The availability statistics of
the channels are initially unknown to the secondary users and are estimated
using sensing decisions. There is no explicit information exchange or prior
agreement among the secondary users. We propose policies for distributed
learning and access which achieve order-optimal cognitive system throughput
(number of successful secondary transmissions) under self play, i.e., when
implemented at all the secondary users. Equivalently, our policies minimize the
regret in distributed learning and access. We first consider the scenario when
the number of secondary users is known to the policy, and prove that the total
regret is logarithmic in the number of transmission slots. Our distributed
learning and access policy achieves order-optimal regret by comparing to an
asymptotic lower bound for regret under any uniformly-good learning and access
policy. We then consider the case when the number of secondary users is fixed
but unknown, and is estimated through feedback. We propose a policy in this
scenario whose asymptotic sum regret which grows slightly faster than
logarithmic in the number of transmission slots.Comment: Submitted to IEEE JSAC on Advances in Cognitive Radio Networking and
Communications, Dec. 2009, Revised May 201
On Low-Resolution ADCs in Practical 5G Millimeter-Wave Massive MIMO Systems
Nowadays, millimeter-wave (mmWave) massive multiple-input multiple-output
(MIMO) systems is a favorable candidate for the fifth generation (5G) cellular
systems. However, a key challenge is the high power consumption imposed by its
numerous radio frequency (RF) chains, which may be mitigated by opting for
low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), whilst tolerating a
moderate performance loss. In this article, we discuss several important issues
based on the most recent research on mmWave massive MIMO systems relying on
low-resolution ADCs. We discuss the key transceiver design challenges including
channel estimation, signal detector, channel information feedback and transmit
precoding. Furthermore, we introduce a mixed-ADC architecture as an alternative
technique of improving the overall system performance. Finally, the associated
challenges and potential implementations of the practical 5G mmWave massive
MIMO system {with ADC quantizers} are discussed.Comment: to appear in IEEE Communications Magazin
Sparse Signal Processing Concepts for Efficient 5G System Design
As it becomes increasingly apparent that 4G will not be able to meet the
emerging demands of future mobile communication systems, the question what
could make up a 5G system, what are the crucial challenges and what are the key
drivers is part of intensive, ongoing discussions. Partly due to the advent of
compressive sensing, methods that can optimally exploit sparsity in signals
have received tremendous attention in recent years. In this paper we will
describe a variety of scenarios in which signal sparsity arises naturally in 5G
wireless systems. Signal sparsity and the associated rich collection of tools
and algorithms will thus be a viable source for innovation in 5G wireless
system design. We will discribe applications of this sparse signal processing
paradigm in MIMO random access, cloud radio access networks, compressive
channel-source network coding, and embedded security. We will also emphasize
important open problem that may arise in 5G system design, for which sparsity
will potentially play a key role in their solution.Comment: 18 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in IEEE Acces
Limited-Feedback-Based Channel-Aware Power Allocation for Linear Distributed Estimation
This paper investigates the problem of distributed best linear unbiased
estimation (BLUE) of a random parameter at the fusion center (FC) of a wireless
sensor network (WSN). In particular, the application of limited-feedback
strategies for the optimal power allocation in distributed estimation is
studied. In order to find the BLUE estimator of the unknown parameter, the FC
combines spatially distributed, linearly processed, noisy observations of local
sensors received through orthogonal channels corrupted by fading and additive
Gaussian noise. Most optimal power-allocation schemes proposed in the
literature require the feedback of the exact instantaneous channel state
information from the FC to local sensors. This paper proposes a
limited-feedback strategy in which the FC designs an optimal codebook
containing the optimal power-allocation vectors, in an iterative offline
process, based on the generalized Lloyd algorithm with modified distortion
functions. Upon observing a realization of the channel vector, the FC finds the
closest codeword to its corresponding optimal power-allocation vector and
broadcasts the index of the codeword. Each sensor will then transmit its analog
observations using its optimal quantized amplification gain. This approach
eliminates the requirement for infinite-rate digital feedback links and is
scalable, especially in large WSNs.Comment: 5 Pages, 3 Figures, 1 Algorithm, Forty Seventh Annual Asilomar
Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (ASILOMAR 2013
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