Scalable synchronization and reciprocity calibration for distributed multiuser MIMO

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1815-1831

  Rogalin, R ^a   Bursalioglu, O Y ^b   Papadopoulos, H ^b   Caire, G ^a   Molisch, A F ^a   Michaloliakos, A ^a   Balan, V ^a   Psounis, K ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b Data Analytics and Innovation Group   (United States)

Author keywords

cooperative small cells; Distributed multiuser MIMO downlink; synchronization; TDD calibration

Indexed keywords

CRAMER-RAO BOUNDS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; MOBILE ANTENNAS; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; SYNCHRONIZATION; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

CALIBRATION PROTOCOLS; CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION AT THE TRANSMITTERS; DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM; MULTI-USER MIMO DOWNLINKS; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; RECIPROCITY CALIBRATION; SMALL CELLS; SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOLS;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 84899941945     PISSN: 15361276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2014.030314.130474     Document Type: Article

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