Abstract
This paper investigates the achievable throughput of a multi-antenna two-hop relay link under hybrid full/half-duplex operation. The analysis is facilitated by realistic waveform simulations, which explicitly model all the essential circuit impairments occurring in the relay transceiver together with degrading channel estimation and self-interference cancellation. The obtained results indicate that pure full-duplex operation does not ensure optimal performance but additional half-duplex transmission periods are usually needed to maximize the end-to-end throughput. Especially, it is shown that the estimation of the self-interference channel within the relay should be performed when the source is not transmitting anything while also the source should be allowed to transmit alone to avoid making the first hop a bottleneck. These findings form a solid basis for optimizing the full-duplex MIMO relay deployments in future mobile networks.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd |
Publisher | IEEE |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4799-8091-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Jan 2016 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference - Boston, United States Duration: 6 Sep 2015 → 9 Sep 2015 Conference number: 82 |
Conference
Conference | IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference |
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Abbreviated title | VTC-Fall |
Country | United States |
City | Boston |
Period | 06/09/2015 → 09/09/2015 |