On an HARQ-based Coordinated Multi-point Network using Dynamic Point Selection

This paper investigates the performance of coordinated multi-point (CoMP) networks in the presence of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback. With an information theoretic point of view, the throughput and the outage probability of different HARQ protocols are studied for slow-fading channels. The results are compared with the ones obtained in the presence of repetition codes and basic HARQ, or when there is no channel state information available at the base stations. The analytical and numerical results demonstrate the efficiency of the CoMP-HARQ techniques in different conditions

Rate loss caused by limited feedback and channel delay in coordinated multi-point system

This paper investigates the performance of clustered base station (BS) coordination with limited feedback and channel state information (CSI) delay. Given imperfect CSI caused by the limited feedback and channel delay, the expression of data rate per cell is derived. Moreover, compared to the rate with perfect CSI, a rate loss upper bound is obtained. A optimal feedback bits expression are derived to minimize the rate loss caused by limited feedback and channel delay. The numerical results show that the rate loss reduces when the number of feedback bits increases and the channel delay decreases. Meanwhile, the rate loss value reaches to a fixed value when feedback bits increase gradually. On the other hand, when the channel delay increases gradually, the rate loss can be improved little by the increasing of feedback bits. Lastly, as SNR increases, the system performance with the imperfect CSI improves more slowly than that with the perfect CSI. © 2011 IEEE.link_to_subscribed_fulltex