A low-complexity user selection scheme in a multicell MIMO environment

作者:Kim Doohee; Shin Oh Soon; Lee Kwang Bok*
来源:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2013, 2013(1): 154.
DOI:10.1186/1687-1499-2013-154

摘要

An efficient user selection scheme for the downlink of multiuser MIMO systems is proposed in a multicell environment. In a multicell environment, the intercell interference is one of the most influential factors limiting the performance. Thus, a user selection scheme that considers intercell interference is essential to increase the sum rate. The proposed scheme is based on an interference-aware precoding. It sequentially selects users such that the sum rate is maximized. In particular, we develop a simple incremental metric for the sum rate. The use of the derived metric enables a significant reduction in the computational complexity of the user selection process, as compared to the optimal exhaustive search. Numerical results show that the proposed scheme provides near-optimal performance with substantially reduced complexity.

  • 出版日期2013

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