Joint User Scheduling, and Precoding for Multicast Spectral Efficiency in Multigroup Multicast Systems

in International conference on signal processing and communications (SPCOM) (2020, July)

This paper studies the joint design of user scheduling and precoding for the maximization of spectral efficiency (SE) for a multigroup multicast scenario in multiuser MISO downlink channels. Noticing that ... [more ▼]

This paper studies the joint design of user scheduling and precoding for the maximization of spectral efficiency (SE) for a multigroup multicast scenario in multiuser MISO downlink channels. Noticing that the existing definition of SE fails to account for group sizes, a new metric called multicast spectral efficiency (MC-SE) is proposed. In this context, the joint design is considered for the maximization of MC-SE. Firstly, with the help of binary scheduling variables, the joint design problem is formulated as a mixed-integer non-linear programming problem such that it facilitates the joint update of scheduling and precoding variables. Further, useful reformulations are proposed to reveal the hidden difference-of-convex/concave structure of the problem. Thereafter, we propose a convex-concave procedure based iterative algorithm with convergence guarantees to a stationary point. Finally, we compare different aspects namely MC-SE, SE and number of scheduled users through Monte-Carlo simulations. [less ▲]

One-bitDoA estimation via Sparse Linear Arrays

in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (2020)

Parameter estimation from noisy and one-bit quantized data has become an important topic in signal processing, as it offers low cost and low complexity in the implementation. On the other hand, Direction ... [more ▼]

Parameter estimation from noisy and one-bit quantized data has become an important topic in signal processing, as it offers low cost and low complexity in the implementation. On the other hand, Direction-of-Arrival (DoA) estimation using Sparse Linear Arrays (SLAs) has recently gained considerable interest in array processing due to their attractive capability of providing enhanced degrees of freedom. In this paper, the problem of DoA estimation from one-bit measurements received by an SLA is considered and a novel framework for solving this problem is proposed. The proposed approach first provides an estimate of the received signal covariance matrix through minimization of a constrained weighted least-squares criterion. Then, MUSIC is applied to the spatially smoothed version of the estimated covariance matrix to find the DoAs of interest. Several numerical results are provided to demonstrate the superiority of the proposed approach over its counterpart already propounded in the literature. [less ▲]

Sidelobe Performance Analysis of Noise Waveforms Considering the Doppler Mismatch

in Proceedings of the 21st International Radar Symposium (IRS), Warsaw, Poland, 2020 (2020)

Waveform design and optimization algorithms generally assume a zero-Doppler ideal case to reach an optimum or satisfactory solution in terms of the matched filter output. Therefore, its performance is ... [more ▼]

Waveform design and optimization algorithms generally assume a zero-Doppler ideal case to reach an optimum or satisfactory solution in terms of the matched filter output. Therefore, its performance is usually characterized only in terms of the resultant waveforms autocorrelation function, neglecting the practical situation in which the received signal is modulated by the target’s Doppler shift. Within this context, this work investigates the Doppler mismatch effects in the Integrated Sidelobe Level (ISL) performance of previously designed/optimized noise waveforms. The analysis has shown that, despite much better results for steady targets, the increasing Doppler mismatch reduces the ISL performance of optimized waveforms, until similar levels achieved when no optimization is performed. To address that, a subpulse Doppler processing approach is also considered, and the results have shown that, besides increasing the Doppler tolerance, it has also increased the optimized waveform robustness to the Doppler mismatch, reducing the resultant ISL loss and thus extending its applicability. [less ▲]