Coordinated Uplink Precoding for Spatially Consistent mmWave Channel Covariance Measurements

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Abstract

We are interested in deducing whether two users in a cellular system are at nearby physical locations from measuring similarity of their covariance matrices at a base station. This becomes challenging in multiple-input-multiple-output mmWave channels, as the semi-optical nature of mmWave radio propagation gives rise to non-Kronecker correlation. Hence, the estimated BS covariance matrix depends on the UE pilot beamformer, and moreover, on the direction of movement in the radio environment. A coordinated UE pilot transmission approach is needed to make measured covariances spatially consistent. We formulate the UE pilot beamformer selection problem as an optimization problem aiming to preserve the spatial consistency of a set of UEs moving in the same large-scale radio environment. We use the collinearity matrix distance to measure the similarity of the BS covariance matrices of UEs in the radio environment. Covariance matrix and instantaneous channel state based UE pilot beamformers with different ranks are considered. Simulations are used to evaluate the spatial consistency provided by coordinated uplink precoding methods. Depending on the expected signal-To-noise ratio, there is an optimal rank for the UE pilot transmission, which maximizes the similarity between covariances estimated from transmissions of different UEs in the same large-scale fading environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 21st International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2020
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728154787
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2020
MoE publication typeA4 Conference publication
EventIEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications - Atlanta, United States
Duration: 26 May 202029 May 2020
Conference number: 21

Publication series

NameSignal processing advances in wireless communications
ISSN (Electronic)1948-3252

Workshop

WorkshopIEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications
Abbreviated titleSPAWC
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period26/05/202029/05/2020

Keywords

  • Kronecker model
  • massive MIMO
  • mmWave
  • MPCs model
  • UE pilot beamformer

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