Spatial Multiplexing with Opportunistic Multiuser Scheduling in Ad Hoc Networks

In this paper, we investigate the performance of multiuser scheduling with open-loop spatial multiplexing in ad hoc networks. Closed-form expressions for outage probability and spatial throughput are derived for spatial multiplexing transmission with zero forcing (ZF) receiver and multiuser scheduling. Monte Carlo simulation results reveal that these expressions accurately demonstrate the performance of multiuser scheduling with open-loop spatial multiplexing. Based on these expressions, transmission capacity performance is analyzed and the effects of system parameters over network performance metrics are studied. Our finding indicates that spatial multiplexing with opportunistic multiuser scheduling can provide boosted network performance for ad hoc network by exploiting multiuser diversity gain, whilst requiring very low feedback requirements.