Successive Null-Space Precoder Design for Downlink MU-MIMO with Rate Splitting and Single-Stage SIC

In this paper, we consider the precoder design for an under-loaded or critically loaded downlink multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication system. We propose novel precoding and decoding schemes which enhance system performance based on rate splitting at the transmitter and s...

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Published in:arXiv.org
Main Authors: Krishnamoorthy, Aravindh, Schober, Robert
Format: Paper
Language:English
Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 30.03.2021
Subjects:
Communications systems
Decoding
Downlinking
Interference
Mathematical analysis
Matrix algebra
Matrix methods
MIMO communication
Optimization
Receivers
Splitting
Vectors (mathematics)
ISSN:2331-8422
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Summary:In this paper, we consider the precoder design for an under-loaded or critically loaded downlink multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication system. We propose novel precoding and decoding schemes which enhance system performance based on rate splitting at the transmitter and single-stage successive interference cancellation at the receivers. The proposed successive null-space (SNS) precoding scheme utilizes linear combinations of the null-space basis vectors of the successively augmented MIMO channel matrices of the users as precoding vectors to adjust the inter-user-interference experienced by the receivers. We formulate a non-convex weighted sum rate (WSR) optimization problem, and solve it via successive convex approximation to obtain a suboptimal solution for the precoding vectors and the associated power allocation. Our simulation results reveal that the proposed SNS precoders outperform block diagonalization based linear and rate splitting designs, and in many cases, have a relatively small gap to the maximum sum rate achieved by dirty paper coding.
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ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2101.01147