scholarly journals Massive MIMO Techniques for 5G and Beyond—Opportunities and Challenges

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 1667
Author(s):  
David Borges ◽  
Paulo Montezuma ◽  
Rui Dinis ◽  
Marko Beko
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Massive Mimo ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Spatial Multiplexing ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Mimo Transmission ◽  
Diversity Gains

Telecommunications have grown to be a pillar to a functional society and the urge for reliable and high throughput systems has become the main objective of researchers and engineers. State-of-the-art work considers massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (massive MIMO) as the key technology for 5G and beyond. Large spatial multiplexing and diversity gains are some of the major benefits together with an improved energy efficiency. Current works mostly assume the application of well-established techniques in a massive MIMO scenario, although there are still open challenges regarding hardware and computational complexities and energy efficiency. Fully digital, analog, and hybrid structures are analyzed and a multi-layer massive MIMO transmission technique is detailed. The purpose of this article is to describe the most acknowledged transmission techniques for massive MIMO systems and to analyze some of the most promising ones and identify existing problems and limitations.

PROBLEM STATEMENT OF JOINT ANTENNA SELECTION AND PRECODING IN MASSIVE MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
В.Б. КРЕЙНДЕЛИН ◽  
М.В. ГОЛУБЕВ
Keyword(s):  
Massive Mimo ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Antenna Selection ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Legal Restrictions ◽  
Multiple Transmission

Совместный с прекодингом автовыбор антенн на приемной и передающей стороне - одно из перспективных направлений исследований для реализации технологий Multiple Transmission and Reception Points (Multi-TRP, множество точек передачи и приема) в системах со многими передающими и приемными антеннами Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output), которые активно развиваются в стандарте 5G. Проанализированы законодательные ограничения, влияющие на применимость технологий Massive MIMO, и специфика реализации разрабатываемого алгоритма в миллиметровомдиапа -зоне длин волн. Рассмотрены алгоритмы формирования матриц автовыбора антенн как на передающей, так и на приемной стороне. Сформулирована строгая математическая постановка задачи для двух критериев работы алгоритма: максимизация взаимной информации и минимизация среднеквадратичной ошибки. Joint precoding and antenna selection both on transmitter and receiver sides is one of the promising research areas for evolving toward the Multiple Transmission and Reception Points (Multi-TRP) concept in Massive MIMO systems. This technology is under active development in the coming 5G 3GPP releases. We analyze legal restrictions for the implementation of 5G Massive MIMO technologies in Russia and the specifics of the implementation of the developed algorithm in the millimeter wavelength range. Algorithms of antenna auto-selection matrices formation on both transmitting and receiving sides are considered. Two criteria are used for joint antenna selection and precoding: maximizing mutual information and minimizing mean square error.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Successive Pilot Decontamination in Massive MIMO

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Victor Croisfelt Rodrigues ◽  
Taufik Abrão
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Efficiency ◽  
Massive Mimo ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Pilot Training ◽  
Pilot Contamination ◽  
Fundamental Issue ◽  
Data Rates ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output

The demand for higher data rates can be satisfied by the spectral efficiency (SE) improvement offered by Massive multiple-input multiple-output (M-MIMO) systems. However, the pilot contamination remains as a fundamental issue to obtain the paramount SE in such systems. This propitiated the research of several methods to mitigate pilot contamination. One of these procedures is based on the coordination of the cells, culminating in proposals with multiple pilot training phases. This paper aims to expand the results of the original paper, whereby the concepts of large pilot training phases were offered. The evaluation of such method was conducted through more comprehensible numerical results, in which a large number of antennas were assumed and more rigorous SE expressions were used. The channel estimation approaches relying on multiple pilot training phases were considered cumbersome for implementation and an uninteresting solution to overcome pilot contamination; contradicting the results presented in the genuine paper.

scholarly journals An improvement to hybrid beamforming precoding scheme for mmWave massive MIMO systems based on channel matrix

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
Zahra Amirifar ◽  
Jamshid Abouei
Keyword(s):  
Massive Mimo ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Wireless Systems ◽  
Achievable Rate ◽  
Percentage Difference ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Hybrid Beamforming ◽  
Mimo Technology

<p>The massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology has been applied innew generation wireless systems due to growing demand for reliability and high datarate. Hybrid beamforming architectures in both receiver and transmitter, includinganalog and digital precoders, play a significant role in 5G communication networksand have recently attracted a lot of attention. In this paper, we propose a simple andeffective beamforming precoder approach for mmWave massive MIMO systems. Wefirst solve an optimization problem by a simplification subject, and in the second step,we use the covariance channel matrixfCk=Cov(Hk)andBk=HkHHkinstead of chan-nel matrixHk. Simulation results verify that the proposed scheme can enjoy a highersum rate and energy efficiency than previous methods such as spatially sparse method,analog method, and conventional hybrid method even with inaccurate Channel StateInformation (CSI). Percentage difference of the achievable rate ofCk=Cov(Hk)andBk=HkHHkschemes compared to conventional methods are 2.51% and 48.94%, re-spectively.</p>

scholarly journals An Efficient Precoding Scheme for Millimeter-Wave Massive MIMO Systems

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alemaishat ◽  
Saraereh ◽  
Khan ◽  
Affes ◽  
Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computational Complexity ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Massive Mimo ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Beam Control ◽  
Low Computational Complexity ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output

Aiming at the problem of high computational complexity due to a large number of antennas deployed in mmWave massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems, this paper proposes an efficient algorithm for optimizing beam control vectors with low computational complexity based on codebooks for millimeter-wave massive MIMO systems with split sub-arrays hybrid beamforming architecture. A bidirectional method is adopted on the beam control vector of each antenna sub-array both at the transmitter and receiver, which utilizes the idea of interference alignment (IA) and alternating optimization. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has low computational complexity, fast convergence, and improved spectral efficiency as compared with the state-of-the-art algorithms.

scholarly journals Energy Efficiency Optimization for Massive MIMO Non-Orthogonal Unicast and Multicast Transmission with Statistical CSI

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Huang ◽  
You ◽  
Xiong ◽  
Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Power Allocation ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Maximization Problem ◽  
Multicast Transmission ◽  
Deterministic Equivalent ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Vector Valued

We study the energy efficiency (EE) optimization problem in non-orthogonal unicast and multicast transmission for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems with statistical channel state information of all receivers available at the transmitter. Firstly, we formulate the EE maximization problem. We reduce the number of variables to be solved and simplify this large-dimensional-matrix-valued problem into a real-vector-valued problem. Next, we lower the computational complexity significantly by replacing the objective with its deterministic equivalent to avoid the high-complex expectation operation. With guaranteed convergence, we propose an iterative algorithm on beam domain power allocation using the minorize maximize algorithm and Dinkelbach’s transform and derive the locally optimal power allocation strategy to achieve the optimal EE. Finally, we illustrate the significant EE performance gain of our EE maximization algorithm compared with the conventional approach through conducting numerical simulations.

scholarly journals Power Allocation Optimization: Linear Precoding Adapted to NB-LDPC Coded MIMO Transmission

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek Chehade ◽  
Ludovic Collin ◽  
Philippe Rostaing ◽  
Emanuel Radoi ◽  
Oussama Bazzi
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Ldpc Codes ◽  
Galois Field ◽  
Transmission Model ◽  
Linear Precoding ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Mimo Transmission

In multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission systems, the channel state information (CSI) at the transmitter can be used to add linear precoding to the transmitted signals in order to improve the performance and the reliability of the transmission system. This paper investigates how to properly join precoded closed-loop MIMO systems and nonbinary low density parity check (NB-LDPC). Theqelements in the Galois field, GF(q), are directly mapped toqtransmit symbol vectors. This allows NB-LDPC codes to perfectly fit with a MIMO precoding scheme, unlike binary LDPC codes. The new transmission model is detailed and studied for several linear precoders and various designed LDPC codes. We show that NB-LDPC codes are particularly well suited to be jointly used with precoding schemes based on the maximization of the minimum Euclidean distance (max-dmin) criterion. These results are theoretically supported by extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) analysis and are confirmed by numerical simulations.

scholarly journals Pilot Decontamination Using Asynchronous Fractional Pilot Scheduling in Massive MIMO Systems

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (21) ◽  
pp. 6213
Author(s):  
Muhammad Irshad Zahoor ◽  
Zheng Dou ◽  
Syed Bilal Hussain Shah ◽  
Imran Ullah Khan ◽  
Sikander Ayub ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Massive Mimo ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Mimo System ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Ideal Number ◽  
Sum Rate ◽  
Inter Cell Interference ◽  
Time Division

Due to large spectral efficiency and low power consumption, the Massive Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) became a promising technology for the 5G system. However, pilot contamination (PC) limits the performance of massive MIMO systems. Therefore, two pilot scheduling schemes (i.e., Fractional Pilot Reuse (FPR) and asynchronous fractional pilot scheduling scheme (AFPS)) are proposed, which significantly mitigated the PC in the uplink time division duplex (TDD) massive MIMO system. In the FPR scheme, all the users are distributed into the central cell and edge cell users depending upon their signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). Further, the capacity of central and edge users is derived in terms of sum-rate, and the ideal number of the pilot is calculated which significantly maximized the sum rate. In the proposed AFPS scheme, the users are grouped into central users and edge users depending upon the interference they receive. The central users are assigned the same set of pilots because these users are less affected by interference, while the edge users are assigned the orthogonal pilots because these users are severely affected by interference. Consequently, the pilot overhead is reduced and inter-cell interference (ICI) is minimized. Further, results verify that the proposed schemes outperform the previous proposed traditional schemes, in terms of improved sum rates.

scholarly journals SCHEDULING FOR MASSIVE MIMO USING CHANNEL AIGING UNDER QOS CONSTRAINTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 617
Author(s):  
Pham Hung ◽  
Bac Hoai Dang ◽  
Ban Tien Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Massive Mimo ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Spatial Multiplexing ◽  
Bit Rate ◽  
Minimum Rate ◽  
Mimo Networks ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Sum Rate ◽  
Service Data

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) networks support QoS (Quality of Service) by adding a new sublayer Service Data Adaption Protocol on the top of Packet Data Convergence Protocol layer to map between QoS flows and data radio bearers. In downlink for Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) flows, the gNB guarantees the Guaranteed Flow Bit Rate (GFBR) that defines the minimum bit rate the QoS flow can provide. So, one of the most important requirements is the minimum rate. The channel aiging helps to improve the sum-rate of Massive MIMO systems by serving more users to increase the spatial multiplexing gain without incurring additional pilot overhead. In this paper, a novel scheduler, termed QoS-Aware scheduling, is designed and proposed for Massive MIMO to use the channel aiging to increase the sum-rate but guarantee the minimum bit rate per user to support QoS. We investigate how many users are enough to serve to maximize the sum-rate while keeping the data rate per user meeting a given threshold. Through the numerical analysis we confirmed that QoS-Aware scheduling can guarantee a minimum rate per user and get a higher useful through-put (goodput) than conventional channel aiging schedulers.

scholarly journals Massive MIMO, mmWave and mmWave-Massive MIMO Communications: Performance Assessment with Beamforming Techniques

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tewelgn Kebede Engda ◽  
Yihenew Wondie ◽  
Johannes Steinbrunn
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Networks ◽  
Massive Mimo ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Low Complexity ◽  
Fifth Generation ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output

Abstract A considerable amount of enabling technologies are being explored in the era of fifth generation (5G) mobile system. The dream is to build a wireless network that substantially improves the existing mobile networks in all performance metrics. To address this 5G design targets, massive MIMO (multiple input multiple output) and mmWave (millimeter wave) communication are also candidate technologies. Luckily, in many respects these two technologies share a symbiotic integration. Accordingly, a logical step is to integrate mmWave communications and massive MIMO to form mmWave-massive MIMO which substantially increases user throughput, improve spectral and energy efficiencies, increase the capacity of mobile networks and achieve high multiplexing gains. Thus, this work analyses the concepts, performances, comparison and discussion of these technologies called: massive MIMO, mmWave Communications and mmWave-massive MIMO systems jointly. Besides, outcomes of extensive researches, emerging trends together with their respective benefits, challenges, proposed solutions and their comparative analysis is addressed. The performance of hybrid analog-digital beamforming architecture with a fully digital and analog beamforming techniques are also analyzed. Analytical and simulation results show that the low-complexity hybrid analog-digital precoding achieves all round comparable precoding gains for mmWave-Massive MIMO technology.

A Comparison of Norm Based Antenna Selection and Random Antenna Selection with Regard to Energy Efficiency in Wireless System with Large Number of Users

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196
Author(s):  
Ashu Taneja ◽  
Nitin Saluja
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Mimo Systems ◽  
Antenna Selection ◽  
Mimo System ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Transmit Antenna Selection ◽  
Wireless System ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output

Background: The paper considers the wireless system with large number of users (more than 50 users) and each user is assigned large number of antennas (around 200) at the Base Station (BS). Objective: The challenges associated with the defined system are increased power consumption and high complexity of associated circuitry. The antenna selection is introduced to combat these problems while the usage of linear precoding reduces computational complexity. The literature suggests number of antenna selection techniques based on statistical properties of signal. However, each antenna selection technique suits well to specific number of users. Methods: In this paper, the random antenna selection is compared with norm-based antenna selection. It is analysed that the random antenna selection leads to inefficient spectral efficiency if the number of users are more than 50 in Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) system. Results: The paper proposes the optimization of Energy-Efficiency (EE) with random transmit antenna selection for large number of users in MU-MIMO systems. Conclusion: Also the computation leads to optimization of number of transmit antennas at the BS for energy efficiency. The proposed algorithm results in improvement of the energy efficiency by 27% for more than 50 users.

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