Title :
Link Performance Bounds of MIMO Transmit Beamforming Systems Operating over Generalized Fading Channels
Author :
Ermolova, Natalia Y. ; Tirkkonen, Olav
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. & Networking, Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland
Abstract :
In this letter, we prove that link performance bounds of multiple-input multiple-output transmit beamforming systems employing maximal ratio combining at the receiver and operating over arbitrary ergodic fading channels can be obtained by analyzing receiver diversity systems operating over specially constructed virtual radio channels.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; array signal processing; fading channels; MIMO transmit beamforming systems; arbitrary ergodic fading channels; generalized fading channels; link performance bounds; multiple-input multiple-output transmit beamforming systems; receiver diversity system analysis; virtual radio channels; Diversity reception; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Error analysis; Fading; MIMO; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio; Generalized fading distributions; MIMO systems; maximal ratio combining; transmit beamforming;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2013.080813.130990
