Adaptive switching for multi-mode MIMO transmission in broadband wireless networks

Rania El Kefi*, Sonia Aïssa, Daniel B. Da Costa

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a practical adaptive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission approach for broadband wireless multiuser systems. The proposed scheme adaptively switches between open-loop and closed-loop MIMO modes, depending on the users' channel conditions and required rates, as a means to enhance the system throughput and performance. Each mode is a combination of a MIMO transmission technique (space-time block coding and/or spatial multiplexing or beamforming) and a modulation/coding scheme. We first evaluate the spectral efficiency of each mode and provide a simple way to select adaptively the best mode among the open-loop and closed-loop available transmission modes in a Rayleigh/composite fading environment. Based on these results, we propose a simple and practical switching criterion that is shown to yield significant spectral efficiency improvements over independent adaptive open-loop or closed-loop schemes for typical multiuser system scenarios. Simulations in an IEEE 802.16e framework illustrate significant improvements in throughput performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2010 - Proceedings
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
ISSN (Print)1525-3511

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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