Transmit antenna selection with maximal-ratio combining in MIMO multiuser relay networks

Nan Yang*, Phee Lep Yeoh, Maged Elkashlan, Jinhong Yuan, Iain B. Collings

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Abstract

We propose transmit antenna selection with maximal-ratio combining (TAS/MRC) for use in multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) multiuser relay networks (MRN). The network under consideration is equipped with N S, N R, and N D antennas at the source, the relay, and each of the K destinations, respectively. For this network, the destination with the highest instantaneous end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is scheduled for transmission. In each hop, a single transmit antenna that maximizes the post-processing SNR is selected, while all the receive antennas are MRC combined. We first derive new closed-form expressions for the outage probability and the symbol error rate (SER) for amplify-and-forward (AaF) relaying. Next, we present compact and easy-to-compute expressions for the diversity order and the array gain to provide practical insights into the network behavior. We highlight the fact that our proposed scheme attains the maximum diversity order of N R x min{N S,N DK}.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event54th Annual IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference: "Energizing Global Communications", GLOBECOM 2011 - Houston, TX, United States
Duration: 5 Dec 20119 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameGLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Conference

Conference54th Annual IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference: "Energizing Global Communications", GLOBECOM 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHouston, TX
Period5/12/119/12/11

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