On the optimality of linear multiuser MIMO beamforming for a two-user two-input multiple-output broadcast system

IEEE Signal Processing Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-120

  Chae, Chan Byoung ^a   Heath Jr , Robert W ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadcast channel; Coordinated beamforming; Multiuser multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system; Scaling law; Zero forcing

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BEAMFORMING; BROADCASTING; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); MIM DEVICES; MULTIPLEXING; RECEIVING ANTENNAS;

BROADCAST CHANNEL; COORDINATED BEAMFORMING; MULTIUSER MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) SYSTEM; SCALING LAW; ZERO-FORCING;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 59149090427     PISSN: 10709908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LSP.2008.2008937     Document Type: Article

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