Training-based MIMO systems - Part I: Performance comparison

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5464-5476

  Coldrey, Mikael ^a   Bohlin, Patrick ^b  

^a ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b Qamcom Research and Technology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capacity; Channel estimation; Multiple input multiple output (MIMO); Performance bounds; Superimposed pilots; Training; Wireless communications

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CAPACITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FADING CHANNELS; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT CHANNEL ESTIMATION; PERFORMANCE BOUNDS; SUPERIMPOSED PILOT SCHEME;

CHANNEL ESTIMATION;

EID: 36248959633     PISSN: 1053587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSP.2007.896107     Document Type: Article

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