72 research outputs found
Robust THP Transceiver Designs for Multiuser MIMO Downlink with Imperfect CSIT
In this paper, we present robust joint non-linear transceiver designs for
multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlink in the presence of
imperfections in the channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT). The
base station (BS) is equipped with multiple transmit antennas, and each user
terminal is equipped with one or more receive antennas. The BS employs
Tomlinson-Harashima precoding (THP) for inter-user interference
pre-cancellation at the transmitter. We consider robust transceiver designs
that jointly optimize the transmit THP filters and receive filter for two
models of CSIT errors. The first model is a stochastic error (SE) model, where
the CSIT error is Gaussian-distributed. This model is applicable when the CSIT
error is dominated by channel estimation error. In this case, the proposed
robust transceiver design seeks to minimize a stochastic function of the sum
mean square error (SMSE) under a constraint on the total BS transmit power. We
propose an iterative algorithm to solve this problem. The other model we
consider is a norm-bounded error (NBE) model, where the CSIT error can be
specified by an uncertainty set. This model is applicable when the CSIT error
is dominated by quantization errors. In this case, we consider a worst-case
design. For this model, we consider robust i) minimum SMSE, ii)
MSE-constrained, and iii) MSE-balancing transceiver designs. We propose
iterative algorithms to solve these problems, wherein each iteration involves a
pair of semi-definite programs (SDP). Further, we consider an extension of the
proposed algorithm to the case with per-antenna power constraints.Comment: Accepted for publication in EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal
Processing: Special Issue on Multiuser MIMO Transmission with Limited
Feedback, Cooperation, and Coordinatio
Hybrid Transceiver Optimization for Multi-Hop Communications
Multi-hop communication with the aid of large-scale antenna arrays will play
a vital role in future emergence communication systems. In this paper, we
investigate amplify-and-forward based and multiple-input multiple-output
assisted multi-hop communication, in which all nodes employ hybrid
transceivers. Moreover, channel errors are taken into account in our hybrid
transceiver design. Based on the matrix-monotonic optimization framework, the
optimal structures of the robust hybrid transceivers are derived. By utilizing
these optimal structures, the optimizations of analog transceivers and digital
transceivers can be separated without loss of optimality. This fact greatly
simplifies the joint optimization of analog and digital transceivers. Since the
optimization of analog transceivers under unit-modulus constraints is
non-convex, a projection type algorithm is proposed for analog transceiver
optimization to overcome this difficulty. Based on the derived analog
transceivers, the optimal digital transceivers can then be derived using
matrix-monotonic optimization. Numeral results obtained demonstrate the
performance advantages of the proposed hybrid transceiver designs over other
existing solutions.Comment: 32 pages, 6 figures. This manuscript has been submitted to IEEE
Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (special issue on Multiple
Antenna Technologies for Beyond 5G
AirSync: Enabling Distributed Multiuser MIMO with Full Spatial Multiplexing
The enormous success of advanced wireless devices is pushing the demand for
higher wireless data rates. Denser spectrum reuse through the deployment of
more access points per square mile has the potential to successfully meet the
increasing demand for more bandwidth. In theory, the best approach to density
increase is via distributed multiuser MIMO, where several access points are
connected to a central server and operate as a large distributed multi-antenna
access point, ensuring that all transmitted signal power serves the purpose of
data transmission, rather than creating "interference." In practice, while
enterprise networks offer a natural setup in which distributed MIMO might be
possible, there are serious implementation difficulties, the primary one being
the need to eliminate phase and timing offsets between the jointly coordinated
access points.
In this paper we propose AirSync, a novel scheme which provides not only time
but also phase synchronization, thus enabling distributed MIMO with full
spatial multiplexing gains. AirSync locks the phase of all access points using
a common reference broadcasted over the air in conjunction with a Kalman filter
which closely tracks the phase drift. We have implemented AirSync as a digital
circuit in the FPGA of the WARP radio platform. Our experimental testbed,
comprised of two access points and two clients, shows that AirSync is able to
achieve phase synchronization within a few degrees, and allows the system to
nearly achieve the theoretical optimal multiplexing gain. We also discuss MAC
and higher layer aspects of a practical deployment. To the best of our
knowledge, AirSync offers the first ever realization of the full multiuser MIMO
gain, namely the ability to increase the number of wireless clients linearly
with the number of jointly coordinated access points, without reducing the per
client rate.Comment: Submitted to Transactions on Networkin
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