The Error Probability of the Fixed-Complexity Sphere Decoder

in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (2009), 57(7), 2711-2720

Download Citation Email Print Request Permissions Save to Project The fixed-complexity sphere decoder (FSD) has been previously proposed for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) detection in order to ... [more ▼]

Download Citation Email Print Request Permissions Save to Project The fixed-complexity sphere decoder (FSD) has been previously proposed for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) detection in order to overcome the two main drawbacks of the sphere decoder (SD), namely its variable complexity and its sequential structure. Although the FSD has shown remarkable quasi-maximum-likelihood (ML) performance and has resulted in a highly optimized real-time implementation, no analytical study of its performance existed for an arbitrary MIMO system. Herein, the error probability of the FSD is analyzed, proving that it achieves the same diversity as the maximum-likelihood detector (MLD) independent of the constellation used. In addition, it can also asymptotically yield ML performance in the high-signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) regime. Those two results, together with its fixed complexity, make the FSD a very promising algorithm for uncoded MIMO detection. [less ▲]

Reduced feedback SDMA based on subspace packings

in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2009), 8(3), 13291339

Herein, we treat Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA) based on partial channel state information and limited feedback. We propose a novel framework utilizing subspace packings, where beamforming ... [more ▼]

Herein, we treat Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA) based on partial channel state information and limited feedback. We propose a novel framework utilizing subspace packings, where beamforming, feedback, and scheduling are integrated. Advantages of the proposed framework are that the fed back supportable rates are based on the post-scheduling SINR and that the feedback implicitly contains information about the spatial compatibility of the users. The feasibility region of packings of different dimensions is indicated by the allocation outage probability which is derived. Grassmannian subspace packings, DFT-based packings, and non-orthogonal Grassmannian packings are formulated and studied as candidates. Numerical simulations show better performance for the proposed scheme compared to conventional channel quantization at the receiver with zero-forcing transmission in i.i.d. Rayleigh fading. Finally, we propose and evaluate a beam-graph method to further reduce the feedback load, that can be used in the context of tracking quantized beamformers. [less ▲]

On the Impact of Spatial Correlation and Precoder Design on the Performance of MIMO Systems with Space-Time Coding

in Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2009. ICASSP 2009. IEEE International Conference on (2009)

The symbol error performance of spatially correlated multi-antenna systems is analyzed herein. When the transmitter only has statistical channel information, the use of space-time block codes still ... [more ▼]

The symbol error performance of spatially correlated multi-antenna systems is analyzed herein. When the transmitter only has statistical channel information, the use of space-time block codes still permits spatial multiplexing and mitigation of fading. The statistical information can be used for precoding to optimize some quality measure. Herein, we analyze the performance in terms of the symbol error rate (SER). It is shown analytically that spatial correlation at the receiver decreases the performance both without precoding and with an SER minimizing precoder. Without precoding, correlation should also be avoided at the transmitter side, but with an SER minimizing precoder the performance is actually improved by increasing spatial correlation at the transmitter. The structure of the optimized precoder is analyzed and the asymptotic properties at high and low SNRs are characterized and illustrated numerically. [less ▲]

On the Principles of Multicell Precoding with Centralized and Distributed Cooperation Björnson, Emi Ottersten, Björn

in Wireless Communications & Signal Processing, 2009. WCSP 2009. International Conference on (2009)

Cooperative precoding is an attractive way of improving the performance in multicell downlink scenarios. By serving each terminal through multiple surrounding base stations, inter-cell interference can be ... [more ▼]

Cooperative precoding is an attractive way of improving the performance in multicell downlink scenarios. By serving each terminal through multiple surrounding base stations, inter-cell interference can be coordinated and higher spectral efficiency achieved, especially for terminals at cell edges. The optimal performance of multicell precoding is well-known as it can be treated as a single cell with distributed antennas. However, the requirements on backhaul signaling and computational power scales rapidly in large and dense networks, which often makes such fully centralized approaches impractical. In this paper, we review and generalize some recent work on multicell precoding with both centralized and distributed cooperation. We propose practical precoding strategies under Rician channel conditions, and illustrate how the major gain of multicell precoding originates from having good base station synchronization and not from making centralized precoding decisions. [less ▲]

Training-Based Bayesian MIMO Channel and Channel Norm Estimation

in Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2009. ICASSP 2009. IEEE International Conference on (2009)

Training-based estimation of channel state information in multi-antenna systems is analyzed herein. Closed-form expressions for the general Bayesian minimum mean square error (MMSE) estimators of the ... [more ▼]

Training-based estimation of channel state information in multi-antenna systems is analyzed herein. Closed-form expressions for the general Bayesian minimum mean square error (MMSE) estimators of the channel matrix and the squared channel norm are derived in a Rayleigh fading environment with known statistics at the receiver side. When the second-order channel statistics are available also at the transmitter, this information can be exploited in the training sequence design to improve the performance. Herein, mean square error (MSE) minimizing training sequences are considered. The structure of the general solution is developed, with explicit expressions at high and low SNRs and in the special case of uncorrelated receive antennas. The optimal length of the training sequence is equal or smaller than the number of transmit antennas. [less ▲]

Convergence of the Iterative Water-Filling Algorithm in Multiple User Spectrum Sharing Scenarios

in Communication Technologies Workshop (Swe-CTW), 2011 IEEE Swedish (2009)

Spectrum sharing between multiple independent, coexisting transmit-receive pairs (TRPs, also termed as users) is formulated as a non-cooperative game with the TRPs as players, their individual link rates ... [more ▼]

Spectrum sharing between multiple independent, coexisting transmit-receive pairs (TRPs, also termed as users) is formulated as a non-cooperative game with the TRPs as players, their individual link rates as payoffs and the iterative water-filling algorithm (IWFA) as the strategy for each TRP. The dynamics of this distributed algorithm are studied for sequential and simultaneous update mechanisms to determine the nature of convergence. Global convergence to unique Nash Equilibrium (NE) is considered and sufficient conditions tighter than those in the literature are derived. Necessary conditions are also derived to complement the sufficient conditions. The necessary conditions serve as tools for characterizing the structure of NE and also highlight the sensitivity of convergence to update orders in sequential IWFA. [less ▲]

A Game Theoretic Approach to Multi-User Spectrum Allocation

in A Game Theoretic Approach to Multi-User Spectrum Allocation (2009)

Detection Based on Relaxation in MIMO Systems

in Handbook on Advancements in Smart Antenna Technologies for Wireless Networks (2009)

Capacity and Gain Analysis of a Reconfigurable MEMS Antenna

in Nordic Conference on Radio Science and Communications (RVK) (2008)

Statistical Analysis and Optimal Design for Efficient Mobile Satellite Broadcast With Diversity

in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (2008), 57(2), 9861000