Block-echelonization algorithm for multi-user MIMO systems

Heunchul Lee, Bertrand M. Hochwald, Inkyu Lee

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we present a new transmission technique for the downlink of a multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system. Recently, the block-diagonalization (BD) algorithm has been proposed for the multiuser MIMO downlink where each user has multiple antennas. The key idea of the BD scheme is to eliminate all multiuser interference by transmitting each user's data along the nullspace of the other users' channel matrix. However, the BD algorithm based on the zero-interference condition is not a proper choice when the interference is known at the transmitter noncausally. In this paper, we propose a block-echelonization (BE) algorithm for utilizing the noncausally known interference at the transmitter. The sum rate analysis and simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed multiuser scheme.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIEEE GLOBECOM 2007 - 2007 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, Proceedings
    Pages3159-3163
    Number of pages5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    Event50th Annual IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2007 - Washington, DC, United States
    Duration: 2007 Nov 262007 Nov 30

    Publication series

    NameGLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

    Other

    Other50th Annual IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2007
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityWashington, DC
    Period07/11/2607/11/30

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Engineering

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