Title
On Forward Channel Estimation for MIMO Precoding in Cooperative Relay Wireless Transmission Systems
Abstract
Linear precoding for wireless multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transceivers has demonstrated substantial strength in cooperative relay networks for achieving high system throughput and performance. However, traditional precoder optimization critically assumes knowledge of channel state information (CSI) at source nodes. For linear MIMO source precoding design, we propose a novel method to estimate the quadratic product of forward-link channel information between source and relay nodes. To conserve bandwidth, our source estimates the forward-link MIMO CSI by utilizing inherent signals transmitted by amplify-and-forward (AF) relays without requiring the cumbersome default method of coordinated relay channel estimation and relay feedback of its estimated CSI. From the overheard AF relay signal, the source node simply extracts the quadratic channel information of its forward-link for designing its precoder. In addition to presenting a low overhead method for forward channel estimation, we also analyze the channel estimation performance by investigating its bias and its Cramer-Rao lower bound. Finally, we present analytical results in comparison with simulations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/TSP.2013.2296880
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Keywords
Field
DocType
relay networks (telecommunication),channel state information,relay feedback,cramer-rao lower bound,overheard af relay signal,mimo precoding,precoding,cooperative communication,amplify-and-forward relays,forward channel estimation,forward-link csi,mimo communication,wireless mimo relay networks,low overhead method,multi-input multi-output transceivers,source nodes,cooperative relay wireless transmission systems,coordinated relay channel estimation,radio transceivers,quadratic product,quadratic channel information,amplify and forward communication,channel estimation,channel information estimation,wireless communication,bandwidth,cramer rao lower bound,mimo,estimation
Relay channel,Multi-user MIMO,Control theory,MIMO,Communication channel,Computer network,Electronic engineering,Throughput,Relay,Precoding,Mathematics,Channel state information
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
62
5
1053-587X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dongrun Qin110.37
Zhi Ding21574109.20
Soura Dasgupta367996.96