Reconfigurable ULAs for line-of-sight MIMO transmission

This paper establishes an upper bound on the capacity of line-of-sight multiantenna channels over all possible antenna arrangements and shows that uniform linear arrays (ULAs) with an SNR-dependent rotation of transmitter and/or receiver can closely approach such capacity-and in fact achieve it at l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Do, Heedong, Lozano Solsona, Angel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/55585
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/55585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2020.3045588
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Line-of-sight transmission
MIMO
Multiantenna channels
Reconfigurable arrays
mmWave frequencies
Terahertz frequencies
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Sumario:This paper establishes an upper bound on the capacity of line-of-sight multiantenna channels over all possible antenna arrangements and shows that uniform linear arrays (ULAs) with an SNR-dependent rotation of transmitter and/or receiver can closely approach such capacity-and in fact achieve it at low and high SNR, and asymptotically in the numbers of antennas. Then, as an alternative to mechanically rotating ULAs, we propose to electronically select among multiple ULAs having a radial disposition at either transmitter or receiver, and we bound the shortfall from capacity as a function of the number of such ULAs. With only three ULAs, properly angled, 96% of the capacity can be achieved. Finally, we further introduce reduced-complexity precoders and linear receivers that capitalize on the structure of the channels spawned by these configurable ULA architectures.