Robust far-end channel estimation in three-node amplify-and-forward MIMO relay systems

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3752-3766

  Tseng, Fan Shuo ^a   Huang, Wan Jen ^a   Wu, Wen Rong ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amplify and forward (AF); Cooperative system; Far end channel estimation; Karush Kuhn Tucker (KKT) conditions; Minimum mean square error (MMSE) estimator; Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) relay channel; Pilot design

Indexed keywords

BEAMFORMING; CHANNEL ESTIMATION; ELECTRIC RELAYS; ESTIMATION; RADIO LINKS; TELECOMMUNICATION REPEATERS;

AMPLIFY-AND-FORWARD; CO-OPERATIVE SYSTEMS; KARUSH-KUHN-TUCKER CONDITION; MINIMUM MEAN-SQUARE ERROR ESTIMATORS; PILOT DESIGN; RELAY CHANNELS;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84886666693     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2013.2262104     Document Type: Article

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