MIMO系统一种新的功率分配算法及容量分析

在不额外增加发射功率和带宽消耗的情况下,注水功率分配算法能够获得最大的多输入多输出(MIMO)系统容量.基于拉格朗日乘数法,推导给出了MIMO系统注水功率分配算法的显式解.利用信道冲激响应矩阵的奇异值分解(SVD)算法,推导给出了注水功率分配算法MIMO系统的容量分析公式.利用数字波束形成(DBF)技术,提出了一种新的功率分配算法,推导给出了该算法MIMO系统的容量分析公式.仿真结果表明,提出的功率分配算法的系统容量虽然略低于注水功率分配算法的系统容量,但它的计算复杂度较低.     

多径信道下MIMO系统发送天线数估计

为了解决认知无线电或信号截获中多径信道下MIMO系统发送天线数估计问题,首先分析了现有模型在多径信道下失效的原因,将MIMO多径信道模型等效变换出一种虚拟信道矩阵,从而建立多径信道下MIMO系统发送天线数估计模型;然后,利用随机矩阵理论中协方差矩阵最小特征值分布的相关研究结果,证明了时不变瑞利信道的协方差矩阵最小特征值收敛于第二类Tracy-Widom分布,分析了该特点对发送天线数估计的影响,并提出一种改进的RMT估计算法来估计多径信道下MIMO系统发送天线数.最后对改进算法进行了仿真验证,结果表明在低信噪比和小数据条件下,改进算法的估计性能相比RMT算法有较大提升.     

基于特征空间的MIMO天线选择算法

多输入多输出(MIMO)系统中多天线阵元(MEA)的使用增加了硬件成本和信号处理负担,而天线选择技术能够在损失MIMO性能很小的条件下大幅度降低硬件需求.在最大化信道容量的准则下,提出了一种基于信道状态信息(CSI)特征空间的渐消算法及相应的启发式简化算法,并说明了简化算法等价于特征空间矩阵上的基于范数的选择(NBS)算法.仿真实验表明,在接收天线选择个数大于发送天线个数的条件下,两种算法达到的中断容量接近最优选择算法,且计算时间较小.     

基于天线互耦影响的大规模MIMO TDD系统信道互易性校准算法

射频器件的非理想性和信道的时变特性影响大规模多输入多输出（multiple-input multiple-output，MIMO）系统时分双工（time division duplex，TDD）模式的信道互易性，天线阵列的耦合效应影响信道矩阵的相关性.文中提出一种基于互耦影响的大规模MIMO互易性联合校准算法，将天线之间的互耦效应引入信道矩阵，采用OTA（over-the-air）校准算法和基于自回归（auto-regression，AR）模型预测信道矩阵相结合的方案实现同时校准射频非理想性和信道时变特性引起的互易性损失.仿真结果表明，该算法能够提高系统容量，降低误码率，有效地补偿互易性损失.本文算法可以为大规模MIMO系统的多因素联合校准提供参考.     

大规模MIMO系统中基于溢出概率的鲁棒协作波束设计

大规模多输入多输出(Massive MIMO)技术通过在基站端配置大规模天线能有效提升5G蜂窝系统容量。考虑信道估计误差对系统性能的影响,该文在多小区大规模MIMO系统中形成了用户信干噪比的非溢出概率约束下最小化系统功率的优化问题。针对非凸概率约束中下行波束难于求解的问题,该文根据矩阵迹的性质将优化问题中的非凸约束缩放,进而提出上下行对偶算法求解波束矢量。为进一步减少多小区系统中信令开销,基于大系统分析,提出了仅采用大尺度信息的分布式算法。仿真结果表明,所提的分布式算法与对偶算法相比,在保证用户信干噪比的概率约束时,降低了大规模MIMO系统中传输瞬时信道状态信息的开销,同时具有良好的鲁棒性。     

天线选择对分布式多入多出系统的容量影响研究

通过天线选择可以提高多输入多输出(MIMO)系统的容量,并能有效地降低MIMO系统的复杂度和射频成本.基于连续选择使MIMO系统容量增加最大的天线的方法,用矩阵及行列式运算导出了一种新的接收天线选择算法.将该算法用于分布式MIMO系统的容量研究,通过计算机仿真,结合Rice因子K及不同视距传播条件等因素对分布式MIMO系统上行信道容量的影响进行了研究.仿真结果在分布式无线通信组网及网络优化中具有指导意义.     

联合波束域分解和SVD的多用户大规模MIMO系统信道估计

针对TDD(Time Division Duplex)模式下的多用户大规模MIMO(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output)系统,本文研究了将波束域分解和SVD(Singular Value Decomposition)同时用于该系统的信道估计。当基站天线数目较多时,信道估计误差、导频开销、信道估计算法的复杂度等问题将成为影响大规模MIMO系统性能的关键因素。运用波束域分解理论,将多用户的大规模MIMO系统分解成多个单用户的大规模MIMO系统,同时从波束域对信道建模,该方法降低导频开销的同时也减小了信道估计误差。另外运用SVD对信道自相关矩阵优化,可以进一步降低信道估计算法的复杂度。基于以上两点,本文提出了一种联合波束域分解和SVD的大规模MIMO信道估计方案,并推导出了估计误差协方差矩阵的闭式表达式。仿真结果表明,与同类方案相比,本文提出的方案具有更好的信道估计性能。      

MMSE信道估计下的软输出MMSE MIMO检测算法

信道编码的MIMO无线通信系统中,MIMO信号检测器需要输出编码比特的对数似然比,以获得更好的误码率性能.现有的软输出MMSE MIMO检测算法基于理想信道估计得到,在实际信道估计下会导致性能损失.本文针对MMSEMIMO信道估计,基于MMSE信道估计的统计特性,推导了考虑信道估计误差影响的新的软输出MMSE MIMO检测算法.仿真结果表明,相对于现有的软输出MMSE MIMO检测算法,所提出的算法可以显著降低由于信道估计误差导致的残留误码平层,而增加的计算复杂度可以忽略不计;同时,所提算法对信道估计误差方差的相对误差不敏感,具有实际应用的价值.     

基于球面波的非平稳性MIMO信道建模

提出了一种新的无线通信物理信道模型，可用于研究多输入多输出(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output, MIMO)系统中天线与传播信道之间的相互作用。利用球矢量波系数展开、天线散射矩阵和非平稳性建模，推导出了信道矩阵的扩展形式。引入了剥离天线影响的信道矩阵，并将其协方差统计量表示为共极化分量和交叉极化分量的双边功率角谱(Double-Directional Power-Angular Spectrum, DD-PAS)的函数。模型对于研究指定传播信道中天线设计具有重要价值，对MIMO系统在典型的传播环境中的应用进行了仿真分析，验证了所提出信道的准确性，结果表明提出的模型可以用于未来无线通信系统建设中。     

基于奇异值分解的MIMO-OFDM系统角域MAP信道估计算法

最大后验概率信道估计算法应用于多输入多输出-正交频分复用(MIMOOFDM)系统时需要大规模的矩阵求逆和乘积运算,且系统数据传输效率随发送天线数的增加明显降低.为克服这些问题,提出了一种基于奇异值分解的角域最大后验概率信道估计算法.该算法通过期望最大化把(MIMO)信道估计问题简化为一系列独立的单输入单输出(SISO)问题,并使用奇异值分解避免了大规模矩阵求逆和乘积运算;通过多个OFDM符号联合估计信道提高了系统数据传输效率及算法的估计性能.仿真实验验证了此算法的有效性.     

Blind-Channel Identification for MIMO Single-Carrier Zero-Padding Block-Transmission Systems

We propose a blind identification method for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) single-carrier zero-padding block-transmission systems. The method uses periodic precoding on the source signal before transmission. The estimation of the channel impulse response matrix consists of two steps: 1) obtain the channel product matrix by solving a lower-triangular linear system; 2) obtain the channel impulse response matrix by computing the positive eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a Hermitian matrix formed from the channel product matrix. The method is applicable to MIMO channels with more transmitters or more receivers. A sufficient condition for identifiability is simply that the channel impulse response matrix is full column rank. The design of the precoding sequence which minimizes the noise effect in covariance matrix estimation is proposed and the effect of the optimal precoding sequence on channel equalization is discussed. Simulations are used to demonstrate the performance of the method.      

Identification and deconvolution of multichannel linearnon-Gaussian processes using higher order statistics and inverse filtercriteria

This paper is concerned with the problem of estimation and deconvolution of the matrix impulse response function of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system given only the measurements of the vector output of the system. The system is assumed to be driven by a temporally i.i.d. and spatially independent non-Gaussian vector sequence (which is not observed). An iterative, inverse filter criteria-based approach is developed using the third-order or the fourth-order normalized cumulants of the inverse filtered data at zero lag. Stationary points of the proposed cost functions are investigated. The approach is input iterative, i.e., the input sequences are extracted and removed one by one. The matrix impulse response is then obtained by cross correlating the extracted inputs with the observed outputs. Identifiability conditions are analyzed. The strong consistency of the proposed approach is also briefly discussed. Computer simulation examples are presented to illustrate the proposed approaches     

Adaptive blind source separation and equalization formultiple-input/multiple-output systems

In this paper, we investigate adaptive blind source separation and equalization for multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO) systems. We first analyze the convergence of the constant modulus algorithm (CMA) used in MIMO systems (MIMO-CMA). Our analysis reveals that the MIMO-CMA equalizer is able to recover one of the input signals, remove the intersymbol interference (ISI), and suppress the other input signals. Furthermore, for the MIMO finite impulse response (FIR) systems satisfying certain conditions, the MIMO-CMA FIR equalizers are able to perfectly recover one of the system inputs regardless of the initial settings. We then propose a novel algorithm for blind source separation and equalization for MIMO systems. Our theoretical analysis proves that the new blind algorithm is able to recover all system inputs simultaneously regardless of the initial settings. Finally, computer simulation examples are presented to confirm our analysis and illustrate the effectiveness of blind source separation and equalization for MIMO systems     

Robust Eigenvector Algorithms for Blind Deconvolution of MIMO Linear Systems

This paper presents eigenvector algorithms (EVAs) for blind deconvolution of multiple-input, multiple-output infinite impulse response channels (convolutive mixtures). An attractive feature of one of the proposed EVAs is that it is insensitive to Gaussian noises which are added to the outputs of the channels; hence, the proposed EVA is referred to as a "robust" eigenvector algorithm. Simulation results show the validity of the proposed EVAs.     

Blind identification of MIMO FIR systems driven by quasistationary sources using second-order statistics: a frequency domain approach

This paper discusses a frequency domain method for blind identification of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) convolutive channels driven by white quasistationary sources. The sources can assume arbitrary probability distributions, and in some cases, they can even be all Gaussian distributed. We also show that under slightly more restrictive assumptions, the algorithm can be applied to the case when the sources are colored, nonstationary signals. We demonstrate that by using the second-order statistics of the channel outputs, under mild conditions on the nonstationarity of sources, and under the condition that channel is column-wise coprime, the impulse response of the MIMO channel can be identified up to an inherent scaling and permutation ambiguity. We prove that by using the new algorithm, under the stated assumptions, a uniform permutation across all frequency bins is guaranteed, and the inherent frequency-dependent scaling ambiguities can be resolved. Hence, no post processing is required, as is the case with previous frequency domain algorithms. We further present an efficient, two-step frequency domain algorithm for identifying the channel. Numerical simulations are presented to demonstrate the performance of the new algorithm.     

Space-time channel estimation and performance analysis for wireless MIMO-OFDM systems with spatial correlation

This paper treats channel estimation in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems with correlation at the receive antenna array. A two-step channel estimation algorithm is proposed. Firstly, the iterative quadrature maximum likelihood based time delay and spatial signature estimation is presented by utilizing special training signals with a cyclic structure. The receive spatial correlation matrix of the vector valued channel impulse response is formulated as a function of the spatial signature, the time delay, and the pulse shaping filter. The joint spatio-temporal (JST) filtering based minimum mean squared error channel estimator is derived by virtue of the spatial correlation. In addition, the effect of channel estimation errors on the bit error probability performance of the space-time block coded OFDM system over correlated MIMO channels is derived. The Cramer-Rao lower bound on the time delay estimate is provided for a benchmark of the performance comparison. The performance of proposed algorithms is illustrated based on analysis and computer simulations. The JST channel estimator achieves significant gains in the mean squared error compared to the temporal filtering. It also enables remarkable savings in the pilot symbol power level.     

Multistep linear predictors-based blind identification andequalization of multiple-input multiple-output channels

Channel estimation and blind equalization of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications channels is considered using primarily the second-order statistics of the data. Such models arise when single receiver data from multiple sources is fractionally sampled (assuming that there is excess bandwidth) or when an antenna array is used with or without fractional sampling. We consider the estimation of (partial) channel impulse response and design of finite-length minimum mean-square error (MMSE) blind equalizers. We extend the multistep linear prediction approach to MIMO channels where the multichannel transfer function need not be column reduced. Moreover, we allow infinite impulse response (IIR) channels as well as the case where the “subchannel” transfer functions have common zeros. In the past, this approach has been confined to SIMO finite impulse response (FIR) channels with no common subchannel zeros. A related existing approach applicable to MIMO channels is restricted to FIR column-reduced systems with equal length subchannels. In our approach, the knowledge of the nature of the underlying model (FIR or IIR) or the model order is not required. Our approach works when the “subchannel” transfer functions have common zeros, as long as the common zeros are minimum-phase zeros. The sources are recovered up to a unitary mixing matrix and are further “unmixed” using higher order statistics of the data. Illustrative computer simulation examples are provided     

一种基于相异度的接收天线选择算法

对于多输入多输出系统天线选择算法而言,穷尽搜索算法能够达到最优的性能,但包含较多矩阵运算,计算复杂度较高。而传统基于相关度和相似度的天线选择算法虽具有较低计算量,但损失了较大的容量性能。针对这一问题,以容量性能为目标,提出了基于相异度的接收天线选择算法,分析了不同相异度下所提选择准则对系统性能的影响。与传统相关度和相似度天线选择算法相比,所提算法有效降低了计算复杂度,改善了系统的容量性能,仿真结果表明:所提算法具有较好的系统性能,适用于实时通信系统。