Hybrid Fast Least-Squares Solution-Seeker Algorithm with Partial Channel-Knowledge for Precoding in MIMO Systems

Ulises PINEDA-RICO
Enrique STEVENS-NAVARRO

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E96-B    No.2    pp.569-576
Publication Date: 2013/02/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
DOI: 10.1587/transcom.E96.B.569
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: PAPER
Category: Wireless Communication Technologies
Keyword: 
MIMO,  linear/non-linear precoding,  dirty-paper coding,  partial channel-knowledge,  

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Summary: 
Precoding is an excellent choice for complementing the MIMO systems. Linear precoding techniques offer better performance at low signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) while non-linear techniques perform better at higher SNRs. In addition, the non-linear techniques can achieve near optimal capacity at the expense of reasonable levels of complexity. However, precoding depends on the knowledge of the wireless channel. Recent work on MIMO systems have shown that channel-knowledge at the transmitter, in either full or partial forms, can increase the channel capacity and system performance considerably. Therefore, hybrid techniques should be deployed in order to obtain a better trade-off in terms of complexity and performance. In this paper, we present a hybrid precoding technique which deals with the condition of partial channel-knowledge while offering robustness against the effects of correlation and poorly scattered channels while at the same time keeping low levels of complexity and high performance.