A WiMAX-based implementation of network MIMO for indoor wireless systems

  • Authors:
  • Sivarama Venkatesan;Howard Huang;Angel Lozano;Reinaldo Valenzuela

  • Affiliations:
  • Wireless Communications Research Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ;Wireless Communications Research Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ;Deptartment of Information & Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain;Wireless Communications Research Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ

  • Venue:
  • EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing - Multiuser MIMO Transmission with Limited Feedback, Cooperation, and Coordination
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

It is well known that multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) techniques can bring numerous benefits, such as higher spectral efficiency, to point-to-point wireless links. More recently, there has been interest in extending MIMO concepts to multiuser wireless systems. Our focus in this paper is on network MIMO, a family of techniques whereby each end user in a wireless access network is served through several access points within its range of influence. By tightly coordinating the transmission and reception of signals at multiple access points, network MIMO can transcend the limits on spectral efficiency imposed by cochannel interference. Taking prior information-theoretic analyses of network MIMO to the next level, we quantify the spectral efficiency gains obtainable under realistic propagation and operational conditions in a typical indoor deployment. Our study relies on detailed simulations and, for specificity, is conducted largely within the physical-layer framework of the IEEE 802.16e Mobile WiMAX system. Furthermore, to facilitate the coordination between access points, we assume that a high-capacity local area network, such as Gigabit Ethernet, connects all the access points. Our results confirm that network MIMO stands to provide a multiple-fold increase in spectral efficiency under these conditions.