Max-min SINR low complexity transceiver design for single cell massive MIMO

Houssem Sifaou (1) , Abla Kammoun (2) , Luca Sanguinetti (3) , Merouane Debbah (4, 3) , Mohamed-Slim Alouini (2)

1 Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie
2 KAUST - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
3 LANEAS - Large Networks and Systems Group
4 Chaire Radio Flexible - Chaire Radio Flexible Alcatel-Lucent/Supélec

—In this paper, we consider a uniform circular array (UCA) of directional antennas at the base station (BS) and the mobile station (MS) and derive an exact closed-form expression for the spatial correlation present in the 3D multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel constituted by these arrays. The underlying method leverages the mathematical convenience of the spherical harmonic expansion (SHE) of plane waves and the trigonometric expansion of Legendre polynomials. In contrast to the existing results, this generalized closed-form expression is independent of the form of the underlying angular distributions and antenna patterns. Moreover, the incorporation of the elevation dimension into the antenna pattern and channel model renders the proposed expression extremely useful for the performance evaluation of 3D MIMO systems in the future. The simulation results not only verify the derived analytical expression but also highlight the dependence of the spatial correlation on channel and array parameters. An interesting interplay between the mean angle of departure (AoD), angular spread and the positioning of antennas in the array is demonstrated.

Keywords: Index Terms—Massive MIMO systems; linear transceivers; low complexity; truncated polynomial expansion; random matrix; theory

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Information Theory [cs.IT]

Houssem Sifaou, Abla Kammoun, Luca Sanguinetti, Merouane Debbah, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. Max-min SINR low complexity transceiver design for single cell massive MIMO. 17th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Jul 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. ⟨10.1109/SPAWC.2016.7536729⟩. ⟨hal-01789306⟩