An Adjustable Scheduling Algorithm for Multi-User MIMO Systems

Jaehong KIM  Sangjae LEE  Sehun KIM 

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications  Vol.E92-B  No.2  pp.527-532
Publication Date: 2009/02/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: PAPER
Category: Wireless Communication Technologies
Keyword: 
MIMO downlink systemadjustable scheduling algorithmtrade-off solution

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Summary: 
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) represents a highly promising technique for 4G communication networks as it uses multiple antennas at the transmitter and receiver to improve the reliability of transmissions and to provide a high data rate. This paper introduces an adjustable scheduling algorithm for multi-user MIMO systems that can provide an advantageous trade-off solution between throughput maximization and fair resource allocation among users. Specifically, our algorithm is proposed as a solution to system requirement issues through the flexible control of fairness factors.