基于模拟网络编码的多用户信息交换的中断概率

与通常假定一对用户通过一个中继节点进行数据交换不同,该文考虑两对用户通过一个公共中继节点的协作进行数据交换的无线通信模型,研究了基于模拟网络编码的放大转发中继策略的中断概率。相对于传统的基于放大转发或译码转发等的、需要8个时隙实现数据交换的中继策略和传统的基于译码转发的、需要5个时隙实现数据交换的网络编码中继策略,模拟网络编码的中继策略只需要3个时隙就可以实现两对用户之间的数据交换,因而与前两种中继策略相比,基于模拟网络编码的中继策略能极大地提高系统的吞吐量（该中继策略分别提高了166％和66％的系统吞吐量）或者极大地减少中继节点的能量消耗。在所提的基于模拟网络编码中继策略下,该文进一步推导出了系统中断概率的上界和下界,数值分析结果表明该上下界比较接近,特别是当中继节点位于第一对用户节点中间时上下界非常接近。      

格约简辅助MIMO双向中继网络编码设计

近年来,在无线通信领域受到广泛关注的网络编码技术,允许中继节点对接收到的多路数据流进行适当处理后转发多路数据流的合成信息.MIMO双向中继通信网络中网络编码方法分为两个阶段:两信源节点分别将预发送的数据行格约简辅助(LRA)进行预编码操作,然后发送给中继节点;中继节点利用概率分布特性估计去除噪声的异或阈值区域,利用异或阈值区域对接收到的混合信号进行区域量化处理,并将结果广播给两信源节点.仿真结果表明,本文所提出的网络编码方法比经典的放大转发MIMO双向中继网络编码方法在性能上获得了较大的增益.     

MIMO协同中继系统中的最大似然合并解调算法

协同中继系统通过合并解调不同路径的信号副本,得到比非协同系统更优的误码性能。传统的合并解调算法将合并解调过程分开处理,性能较差。该文针对多输入多输出（MIMO）放大转发协同中继系统,基于最大似然（ML）准则,提出了在目的节点对来自源节点和中继节点的信号进行合并解调的新算法。该算法首先对来自源节点和中继节点的信号进行ML合并,然后采用传统的MIMO最大似然检测完成信号的解调。分析与仿真结果表明,与最大比合并（MRC）等算法相比,在不同调制方式和信道条件下,所提算法均获得了显著的性能增益,且高阶调制下的复杂度低。      

正交中继信道的信道容量及资源分配

 本文研究了一种正交中继信道的信道容量及资源分配问题。其中,源节点到中继节点之间的信道与源节点和中继节点到目的节点之间的信道在时间上相互正交。论文首先求出了系统的信道容量上界及下界,且中继策略为部分译码-转发时,上界和下界相等,从而给出了信道容量。对于高斯正交中继信道,为了最大化信道容量,论文还研究了各种系统资源的优化问题,包括时间、功率等。仿真结果表明,仅对信道的时间分配参数进行优化与优化所有的参数相比,信道容量损失很小,且给出了此时最优时间分配的解析解。     

大规模MIMO中继系统中多用户物理层安全传输方案

研究大规模多输入多输出中继网络中的多用户物理层安全传输方案.系统模型中假设窃听节点与源节点和中继节点间都有直接链路,窃听节点可以接收到源节点和中继发送的信号.在不能获得窃听者信道状态信息的情况下,大规模MIMO中继采用简单的最大比合并/最大比发射信号处理方案,并配合中继零空间人工噪声和目的端的协作干扰实现多用户的信息安全传输.对保密速率及其在中继天线数无限增长时的渐近值进行了理论分析,并进行仿真.仿真结果显示系统的保密和速率随中继天线数的增长而增长,最终趋于理论渐近上界值.仿真结果也表明即使窃听节点具有多用户间干扰消除能力,并能同时拦截源节点和中继发送的信号,采用本文的方案仍然能获得可观保密速率.     

基于双向MIMO中继系统的一种预编码策略

为了克服已有的双向MIMO中继系统模型中预编码技术计算量大的缺点,提出了一种基于双向MIMO系统的三时段预编码策略,给出了该策略的模型和算法。该模型的中继节点预均衡各信道状态信息影响(CSI)后将合并信号分时段发送给不同通信节点,简化了传统中继转发矩阵对多信道信息的联合设计。理论计算和仿真结果表明,该策略在性能和复杂度之间得到了良好的折衷     

全双工中继协作下的认知MIMO系统吞吐量最大化研究

本文研究了全双工中继协作下的认知MIMO系统的平均吞吐量最大化问题。与传统的中继协作认知无线电系统不同的是,该系统模型中的双工中继节点既能协助认知用户源节点进行多天线频谱感知以提高频谱检测性能,也能解码转发认知用户源节点的发送信号以获得更大的系统吞吐量。为使系统平均吞吐量最大,首先,本文以认知用户能获得的最大平均频谱空洞被发现的概率为目标,对系统的帧结构进行优化以获得最佳的感知时间,接着对多个发送天线进行优化以选择出最佳的发送天线,并推导出了在总的发送功率和对主用户干扰受限条件下的认知用户源节点和双工中继节点的最佳功率分配方案。最后的仿真结果表明本文提出的系统模型和优化方案相比传统的双工等功率分配方案以及单工功率分配方案能够获得更大的系统平均吞吐量。      

多用户MIMO网络的OFDM放大转发双向中继策略

在多用户MIMO通信网络中,该文提出一种新的放大转发双向中继策略,在第1时隙的多址传输中采用OFDMA,在第2时隙的广播传输中采用OFDM/SDMA,通过利用频率分集和空间分集提高了系统性能。针对双向中继传输的特点,采用两种方法在每个子载波上设计了中继波束形成矩阵,即信漏噪比(SLNR)准则和块对角化迫零(BDZF)准则。利用割集理论推导了该双向中继网络的容量域上界。仿真结论表明,所提出的双向中继策略在系统和速率性能上优于其他3种中继策略,并能逼近所推导的容量域上界。     

非对称MIMO双向中继干扰信道的干扰对齐算法

针对非对称的多用户MIMO双向中继干扰信道,本文提出了一种简化的基于最大信干噪比的干扰对齐算法,给出了干扰对齐的可行性条件和干扰抑制方案,并分析了系统容量和自由度。本文算法的中继节点不必做复杂的信号处理,大大降低了整个系统的信号处理复杂度;同时,本文算法是基于最大信干噪比方案,与现有文献的中继迫零方案比较,大大提高了系统在中低信噪比时的容量;进一步,通过仿真验证表明,基于本文算法的K用户对双向中继干扰网络可以达到。      

MIMO双向中继信道的网络预编码算法研究

在衰落信道环境下,多输入多输出（MIMO）网络编码比传统的网络编码具有更好的鲁棒性.而网络编码与无线中继技术的结合也是目前最具潜力的研究热点之一.从通信基本原理的角度对MIMO双向中继系统的3种通信模型进行介绍,对相应的网络预编码实现的算法和机制进行研究对比,指出3种模型各自的优缺点.最后,讨论该领域的进一步研究方向.     

基于用户协作的认知MIMO干扰网络自由度上界研究

在K+1用户认知MIMO干扰网络中,传统算法区分对待主/次用户干扰,将其对齐压缩到不同的干扰空间上,导致空间自由度的浪费。从复用干扰空间的角度出发,推导了新的自由度上界及其必要条件。为了验证其合理性和正确性,设计了联合干扰对齐指标,并结合范数理论和Rayleigh-Ritz定理提出一种协作联合干扰对齐算法,并对算法的有效性进行了分析。理论分析和仿真结果表明,新的自由度上界突破了已有文献所给上界,且可通过所提算法达到。     

On the capacity of MIMO relay channels

We study the capacity of multiple-input multiple- output (MIMO) relay channels. We first consider the Gaussian MIMO relay channel with fixed channel conditions, and derive upper bounds and lower bounds that can be obtained numerically by convex programming. We present algorithms to compute the bounds. Next, we generalize the study to the Rayleigh fading case. We find an upper bound and a lower bound on the ergodic capacity. It is somewhat surprising that the upper bound can meet the lower bound under certain regularity conditions (not necessarily degradedness), and therefore the capacity can be characterized exactly; previously this has been proven only for the degraded Gaussian relay channel. We investigate sufficient conditions for achieving the ergodic capacity; and in particular, for the case where all nodes have the same number of antennas, the capacity can be achieved under certain signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) conditions. Numerical results are also provided to illustrate the bounds on the ergodic capacity of the MIMO relay channel over Rayleigh fading. Finally, we present a potential application of the MIMO relay channel for cooperative communications in ad hoc networks.     

Bounds on the delay-constrained capacity of UWB communication with a relay node

We derive bounds on the expected capacity and outage capacity of a three-node relay network for UWB communications. We also provide a simple tight approximation for the derived upper bound on the capacity and then using this bound we obtain the outage probability of the network. Numerical results show that a significant improvement in the system capacity and outage probability is obtained by adding a relay node. Moreover, our theoretical results reveal that the diversity gain of a relay channel substantially increases by using UWB links instead of NB links. We also derive these bounds when we have a constraint on the total transmitted power of the source and the relay nodes.     

On the integration of SIC and MIMO DoF for interference cancellation in wireless networks

Recent advances in MIMO degree-of-freedom (DoF) models allowed MIMO research to penetrate the networking community. Independent from MIMO, successive interference cancellation (SIC) is a powerful physical layer technique used in multi-user detection. Based on the understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of MIMO DoF and SIC, we propose to have DoF-based interference cancellation (IC) and SIC help each other so that (i) precious DoF resources can be conserved through the use of SIC and (ii) the stringent SINR threshold criteria can be met through the use of DoF-based IC. In this paper, we develop the necessary mathematical models to realize the two ideas in a multi-hop wireless network. Together with scheduling and routing constraints, we develop a cross-layer optimization framework with joint DoF IC and SIC. By applying the framework on a throughput maximization problem, we find that SIC and DoF IC can indeed work in harmony and achieve the two ideas that we propose.     

A closed-form sum-rate lower bound for amplify-and-forward multi-way relay networks

In this letter, we investigate the sum-rate performance of the multi-way relay network (MWRN) with amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying, where multiple users exchange information with the help of a relay node. We consider a full exchange scenario where each user has to decode messages form all the other users. We analyze the sum-rate lower and upper bounds of the AF MWRN, and derive a closed-form expression for the average sum-rate low bound when the number of users is sufficient large. Numerical results show that the derived bound is tight.     

三小区多用户MIMO系统中干扰对齐优化算法

针对三小区多用户MIMO干扰信道系统,通过一个启发性例子,联合设计发射预编码矩阵和接收赋形矩阵,给出基于特征向量闭式解的干扰对齐优化算法,相比已有干扰对齐算法,用户端可使用更少的天线资源获得相同的自由度性能,且只需本小区内用户协作共享信道信息;并归纳出普适场景下系统配置与可达自由度之间的关系：设定每个小区中的基站配置M根天线和K个用户,用户配置N根天线,各个基站对本小区中每个用户都发送d个数据流,当M=N≥2 Kd时,所提算法总共可获得3 Kd个自由度。所提算法可以完全消除小区间干扰和用户间干扰,相比传统的正交化干扰抑制算法,系统容量得到了明显地提升。     

On the capacity of the single source multiple relay single destination mesh network

In this paper, we derive the information theoretic capacity of a special class of mesh networks. A mesh network is a heterogeneous wireless network in which the transmission among power limited nodes is assisted by powerful relays, which use the same wireless medium. We investigate the mesh network when there is one source, one destination, and multiple relays, which we call the single source multiple relay single destination (SSMRSD) mesh network. We derive the asymptotic capacity of the SSMRSD mesh network when the relay powers grow to infinity. Our approach is as follows. We first look at an upper bound on the information theoretic capacity of these networks in a Gaussian setting. We then show that this bound is achievable asymptotically using the compress-and-forward strategy for the multiple relay channel. We also perform numerical computations for the case when the relays have finite powers. We observe that even when the relay power is only a few times larger than the source power, the compress-and-forward rate gets close to the capacity. The results indicate the value of cooperation in wireless mesh networks. The capacity characterization quantifies how the relays can cooperate, using the compress-and-forward strategy, to either conserve node energy or to increase transmission rate.     

Degrees of freedom of MIMO interference channel with distributed space-time interference alignment

In the context of K-user MIMO interference channel (IC),achievable degrees of freedom (DoF) were investigated with distributed space-time interference alignment (DSTIA).By precoding with distributed current and outdated channel state information at the transmitters (CSIT),new tradeoff regions between achievable DoF and CSI feedback delay/frequency were achieved for MISO system.The impact of the number of transmit antennas on achievable DoF in the MISO system was analyzed,revealing that DoF results approach to the outer bound as the number of transmit antennas increases.Further,the impact of the number of receive antennas on achievable DoF was characterized,deriving the range of CSI feedback delay that preserves achievable DoF in the MIMO system.Theoretical and numerical analyses show that,the proposed DSTIA scheme can achieve better sum-DoFs by eliminating inter-user interference perfectly,tighten the gap between achievable DoF and outer bound,as well as improve the achievable rate of the system.     

Efficient Beamforming by SLNR Maximization for Dual-Hop Relay Assisted MIMO Network

Relay beamforming is a key signal processing technique to mitigate interference in single and multiuser multiple input and multiple output (MIMO) wireless communication networks. In MIMO relay networks interference cancellation is an essential task of the study to get optimal network capacity. In this paper, the problem of interference resulted from leakage signal from desired signal for intended antenna, which causing interference to other antennas of the same user with multiple antennas is tackled. The criterion of signal to leakage plus noise ratio (SLNR) maximization is considered to design a vector by vector relay downlink precoding based on Fukunaga Koontz transform. This can control the interference among multiple antennas and maximize SLNR. However, matched filter beamforming is utilized at the relay receiving side that can increase output signal to noise ratio at the relay node. The channel state information of both the channel between source to relay and relay to destination is assumed at the relay node. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is studied and compared with conventional relay precoding techniques. Simulation is carried out in MATLAB environment using ideal channel conditions. This study demonstrates that, the proposed scheme for relay assisted MIMO networks can improve overall system performance in terms of ergodic capacity.