On the information rate of MIMO systems with finite rate channel state feedback and power on/off strategy

Wei Dai*, Youjian Liu, Brian Rider, Vincent K.N. Lau

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Abstract

This paper quantifies the information rate of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems with finite rate channel state feedback and power on/off strategy. In power on/off strategy, a beamforming vector (beam) is either turned on (denoted by on-beam) with a constant power or turned off. We prove that the ratio of the optimal number of on-beams and the number of antennas converges to a constant for a given signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) when the number of transmit and receive antennas approaches infinity simultaneously and when beamforming is perfect. Based on this result, a near optimal strategy, i.e., power on/off strategy with a constant number of on-beams, is discussed. For such a strategy, we propose the power efficiency factor to quantify the effect of imperfect beamforming. A formula is proposed to compute the maximum power efficiency factor achievable given a feedback rate. The information rate of the overall MIMO system can be approximated by combining the asymptotic results and the formula for power efficiency factor. Simulations show that this approximation is accurate for all SNR regimes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 05
Pages1549-1553
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 05 - Adelaide, Australia
Duration: 4 Sept 20059 Sept 2005

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings
Volume2005
ISSN (Print)2157-8099

Conference

Conference2005 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 05
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityAdelaide
Period4/09/059/09/05

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