Title :
Iterative multiple beamforming algorithm for mimo broadcast channels
Author :
Zhou, Zhendong ; Hardjawana, Wibowo ; Vucetic, Branka
Author_Institution :
Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
fDate :
10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We consider multiuser Gaussian broadcast channels with multiple antennas at both transmitter and receivers. An iterative multiple beamforming algorithm is proposed, which is flexible in the antenna configuration and performs well in low to moderate data rates. Its capacity and bit error rate performance are compared with the ones achieved by the traditional zeroforcing method.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; error statistics; MIMO broadcast channels; bit error rate; iterative multiple beamforming algorithm; multiple antennas; multiuser Gaussian channels; zero-forcing method; AWGN; Array signal processing; Base stations; Bit error rate; Broadcasting; Iterative algorithms; MIMO; OFDM; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; Beamforming; MIMO systems; broadcast channels; zero-forcing (ZF);
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
Conference_Location :
10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2008.080929