Characterization of Implemented Algorithm for MIMO Spatial Multiplexing in Reverberation Chamber
Journal article, 2013

Previously, the throughput for a single-input multiple-output (SIMO) system was successfully tested in a reverberation chamber (RC), and the results were in good agreement with a model based on the ideal threshold receiver. In the present communication, we measure the throughput of a 2 × 2 open loop multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with full spatial multiplexing (i.e., two data streams), and we compare the results with an extended throughput model taking the spatial multiplexing into account. The measured throughput is found to be in agreement with the simulated one of a simple zero-forcing (ZF) receiver. The throughput degradations due to correlation and power imbalance (caused by different embedded radiation efficiencies of antennas) are studied and referred to as a throughput multiplexing efficiency. These can, to a large extent, be explained by the ZF algorithm. The results show clearly that the rich isotropic multipath (RIMP) environment generated by an RC can be used to study how effective different MIMO algorithms are when there is correlation and efficiency imbalance between the antenna elements.

Author

Chen Xiaoming

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Per-Simon Kildal

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Mattias Gustafsson

Huawei

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

0018926x (ISSN) 15582221 (eISSN)

Vol. 61 8 4400-4404 6507237

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2013.2259459

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