Multiuser Random Beamforming in Millimeter-Wave Channels
Cellular communications exploiting the mmWaves frequency range are com- ing within our technological reach. However the specificities of propagation at these frequencies calls for new transmission schemes. Concerning the downlink there are signs that opportunistic beamforming may be an effec- tive s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/168787 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/168787 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Wireless communication systems Antennas (Electronics) Beamforming mmWaves Opportunistic multiuser random feedback Comunicació sense fil, Sistemes de Antenes (Electrònica) |
| Sumario: | Cellular communications exploiting the mmWaves frequency range are com- ing within our technological reach. However the specificities of propagation at these frequencies calls for new transmission schemes. Concerning the downlink there are signs that opportunistic beamforming may be an effec- tive solution. This thesis aims to show that in mmWaves channels, schemes based on randomly-directional beamforming allow to harness both the spatial multiplexing and multiuser diversity characterizing the broadcast channel by using only limited feedback and a simple transmitter architecture. It is well- known that performances of random beamforming schemes become optimal when the number of users tends to infinity. Hence, the number of necessary users with respect to the number of transmitting antennas is investigated and the necessity of a linear relation between the two is confirmed. Opportunis- tic beamforming is furthermore analysed under the aspect of fairness. The possibility to combine it with proportional-fair scheduling with only a small sum-rate loss is shown. Finally, the allocation of multiple users per beam is considered and the advantage of NOMA over OMA under the point of view of fairness is displayed. |
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