On the achievable throughput of ad-hoc networks with MIMO Rician channels

We present simulation results concerning the achievable throughput of a MIMO ad-hoc network with shadowed Rician fading channels. We consider a network of interfering MIMO links, where L transmitter/receiver pairs communicate independent information over the network, simultaneously. The transmitter and receiver nodes are equipped with multiple antennas. In this paper, we consider the realization of a network with a limited number of users. Through the Monte-Carlo simulation, we find the complementary cumulative distribution function (CCDF) of the network throughput as well as the user throughput, under various channel propagation conditions. We investigate the network optimal signaling as well, where we compare the performance of beamforming scheme with the water-filling scheme.