Channel State Information Feedback Scheme Research Articles

On the Efficient Channel State Information Compression and Feedback for Downlink MIMO-OFDM Systems

This paper is concerned with the efficient compression and feedback of channel state information (CSI) in downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. Inspired by video coding, we propose a novel CSI compression and feedback scheme, referred to as hybrid transform coding (HTC). HTC consists of two coding types, i.e, selective time-domain coding (STDC) and differential time-domain coding (DTDC), which are adopted to exploit the correlation of CSI in both the frequency and time domains. We first develop closed-form expressions for the overhead-distortion performance of these two coding types in HTC. The parameters involved in HTC are then optimized based on the analytical results. Finally, the system-level performance of HTC is evaluated in both maximum eigenmode beamforming (MEB)-based single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO) and zero-forcing beamforming (ZFBF)-based multiuser MIMO (MU-MIMO) under Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) Release 10-based cellular networks. Simulation results show that HTC can significantly outperform the available alternative.

CSI feedback-based CS for underwater acoustic adaptive modulation OFDM system with channel prediction

In this paper, we investigate the performance of adaptive modulation (AM) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system in underwater acoustic (UWA) communications. The aim is to solve the problem of large feedback overhead for channel state information (CSI) in every subcarrier. A novel CSI feedback scheme is proposed based on the theory of compressed sensing (CS). We propose a feedback from the receiver that only feedback the sparse channel parameters. Additionally, prediction of the channel state is proposed every several symbols to realize the AM in practice. We describe a linear channel prediction algorithm which is used in adaptive transmission. This system has been tested in the real underwater acoustic channel. The linear channel prediction makes the AM transmission techniques more feasible for acoustic channel communications. The simulation and experiment show that significant improvements can be obtained both in bit error rate (BER) and throughput in the AM scheme compared with the fixed Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation scheme. Moreover, the performance with standard CS outperforms the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) method.

주파수 분할 하향링크 거대 다중 안테나 시스템을 위한 코드북 형성 및 검색 기법

주파수 분할 하향링크 다중 안테나 시스템에서 사용되는 코드북 기반의 채널 정보 피드백 기법을 거대 다중 안테나 시스템에 그대로 적용할 경우 다음의 두 가지 문제가 생기게 된다. 먼저, 코드북 형성에 필요한 자원이 안테나 수에 지수적으로 필요하기 때문에 안테나 수가 매우 많은 거대 다중 안테나 시스템에서는 코드북 형성이 어려워진다. 뿐만 아니라, 사용자의 코드북 검색 시간이 안테나 수에 비례하기 때문에 채널 정보를 피드백 하는데 긴 시간이 필요하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 DFT 코드북의 계수를 안테나 별로 찾음으로써 코드북 형성에 필요한 자원을 안테나 수에 선형적으로 만드는 코드북 형성 기법을 제안한다. 그리고 일정 조건 하에 코드북 검색을 도중에 멈춤으로써 검색 시간을 감소시키는 기법을 제안한다. 실험 결과들은 제안 기법들이 기존 기법에 가까운 성능을 갖고 있음에도 코드북 형성 및 검색에 필요한 자원을 대폭 감소시킬 수 있음을 보여준다. Applying channel state information feedback scheme based on codebook for FDD downlink MIMO system to massive MIMO system directly causes following two problems. First, codebook generation becomes hard because resources needed for codebook generation increases exponentially in the number of antennas. In addition, long time is needed for channel state information feedback because users's codebook search time increases linearly in the number of antennas. This paper proposes a codebook generation scheme and a codebook search scheme which can reduce resource for codebook generation and codebook search time drastically though they have similar performance as conventional approaches.

Improving the Interplay between Periodic Channel State Information Feedback and Static Intercell Interference Coordination in LTE

In the context of OFDMA-based cellular net- works, Intercell Interference Coordination has been recog- nized as a key concept to achieve seamless levels of Quality of Service. This is especially true in scenarios where dense reuse of spectrum is pursued. In practice, static intercell interference coordination techniques (soft- and fractional- frequency reuse) enjoy acceptance among mobile operators due to their natural compatibility with current standards (LTE, LTE-A). In this article, an improved periodic channel state information feedback scheme suitable to work in con- junction with static ICIC techniques is presented. In the proposed solution, mobile terminals report sequentially and periodically the quality of bandwidth portions over which they are allowed to be transmitted according to the selected ICIC strategy policies. By doing this, not only the signaling overhead is limited but also a better view of users' channel is provided to the scheduler. Thus, the proposed strategy is simple, feasible and easy-to-implement. Simulations results show that gains in terms of system capacity are achieved with respect to existing LTE-based mechanisms without additional complexity.

Multi-user diversity with two-step channel state information feedback

This study proposes the performance of a scheduling scheme using two-step quantised channel state information (CSI) feedback. Considering fixed and random access networks, the results are obtained under both short- and long-term power constraints and for both single- and multi-layer transmission techniques. Further, the authors evaluate the asymptotic performance of the proposed scheme and show that, while the users scheduling is based on quantised CSI feedback in the first round, the second round of partial CSI feedback can be provided by either channel quantisation or hybrid automatic repeat request feedback, leading to the same forward channel average rate. In comparison with the case of no CSI feedback, the results indicate substantial average rate increment with limited number of feedback bits. Also, the average rate increases via successive partial CSI feedback when compared with one-step CSI feedback schemes.

On Hybrid ARQ and Quantized CSI Feedback Schemes in Quasi-Static Fading Channels

Recently, substantial attention has been paid to increase the achievable rates of wireless networks using different kinds of limited channel quality information feedback. Hybrid automatic repeat request (ARQ) and quantized channel state information (CSI) feedback are two well-known approaches applied by experts to provide the limited channel quality information at the transmitter. Considering quasi-static fading channels, this paper aims to provide some comparisons between the performance of these methods from different points of view. The paper first investigates the power- and outage-limited performance of hybrid ARQ and quantized CSI schemes under short- and long-term power constraints. Then, 1) the feedback signaling load, 2) robustness and 3) the complexity of these schemes are compared under short-term transmission power constraint. Both INcremental Redundancy (INR) and Repetition Time Diversity (RTD) approaches are considered for hybrid ARQ feedback. Finally, approximate low-complexity solutions are presented for power allocation in the INR ARQ-based scheme under long-term transmission power constraint. Analytical and numerical results demonstrate the equivalency or the superiority of these approaches in different circumstances.

Channel State Feedback Over the MIMO-MAC

In order to exploit the full multiplexing gain of multi-antenna multi-user downlink schemes, accurate channel state information at the transmitter (i.e., at the base station) is required. We consider the design of a closed-loop channel state information feedback scheme, where user terminals feed back their channel state information simultaneously to a multi-antenna base station. The underlying information theoretic problem consists of lossy source-channel coding of multiple independent analog sources (i.e., the users' channel coefficients) over a Gaussian multiple-input multiple-output multi-access channel (MIMO-MAC). Unlike the classical source-channel coding setting, this application requires low latency, otherwise the channel state information would be outdated. Hence, source-channel codewords can span only a single fading state of the uplink (feedback) channel. Furthermore, the transmitters are ignorant of the realization of the uplink channel coefficients. In this scenario, the scaling of the maximum of the estimated downlink channel mean-square errors with the SNR dominates the performance of the multiuser downlink. This scaling is described by the distortion SNR exponent, previously introduced in a single-user MIMO setting. This paper analyzes the max-min distortion SNR exponent of the MIMO-MAC for both separated source-channel coding, and a particular hybrid digital-analog joint source-channel coding scheme. For the case of single-antenna users, we prove that the distortion SNR exponent of separated source-channel coding can be achieved by the concatenation of scalar quantization and uncoded quadrature-amplitude modulation (QAM) transmission, with lattice decoding at the base-station receiver. The resulting scheme has very low encoding latency (only a few symbols of the uplink slot) and generally outperforms currently proposed channel state feedback schemes based on analog unquantized transmission or vector quantization with fixed codebooks.

Ergodic and Outage Performance of Fading Broadcast Channels With 1-Bit Feedback

In this paper, the ergodic sum rate and the outage probability of a downlink single-antenna channel with K users are analyzed in the presence of Rayleigh flat fading, where limited channel state information (CSI) feedback is assumed. Specifically, only 1-bit feedback per fading block per user is available at the base station. We first study the ergodic sum rate of the 1-bit feedback scheme and consider the impact of feedback delay on the system. A closed-form expression for the achievable ergodic sum rate is presented as a function of the fading temporal correlation coefficient. It is proved that the sum rate scales as log log K, which is the same scaling law achieved by the optimal nondelayed full CSI feedback scheme. The sum-rate degradation due to outdated CSI is also evaluated in the asymptotic regimes of either large K or low SNR. The outage performance of the 1-bit feedback scheme for both instantaneous and outdated feedback is then investigated. Expressions for the outage probabilities are derived, along with the corresponding diversity-multiplexing tradeoffs (DMTs). It is shown that, with instantaneous feedback, a power allocation based on the feedback bits enables doubling of the DMT compared with the case with short-term power constraint in which a dynamic power allocation is not allowed. However, with outdated feedback, the advantage of power allocation is lost, and the DMT reverts to that achievable with no CSI feedback. Nevertheless, for finite SNR, improvement in terms of outage probability can still be obtained.

Distributed Spatial-Temporal Precoding with Limited Feedback

Precoding techniques can be introduced into relay systems due to the similarity between relay systems and traditional multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) systems. A channel state information feedback scheme is firstly presented for the MIMO relay system in this letter, where the zero-forcing relaying protocol is proposed to be used so that the information of the equivalent channel and the relaying noise can be compressed into two coefficients. With the proposed feedback scheme, the distributed precoding is presented to be applied through two continuous transmitted vectors of the source node while the co-channel interference cancellation equalizer is used in the destination node. The system outage probability can be improved with the precoding in the source node. Furthermore, various spatial data rates can be conveniently supported by the proposed distributed spatial-temporal precoding method.

Channel State Information Feedback with Zero-Overhead in Closed-Loop MIMO System

Dramatic gains in channel capacity can be achieved in the closed-loop MIMO system under the assumption that the base station (BS) can acquire the downlink channel state information (CSI) accurately. However, transmitting CSI with high precision is a heavy burden that wastes a lot of uplink bandwidth, while transmitting CSI within a limited bandwidth leads to the degradation of system performance. To address this problem, we propose a zero-overhead downlink CSI feedback scheme based on the hybrid pilot structure. The downlink CSI is contained in the hybrid pilots at mobile terminal (MT) side, fed back to BS via the uplink pilot channel, and recovered from hybrid pilot at BS side. Meanwhile the uplink channel is estimated based on the hybrid pilot at BS side. Since transmitting the hybrid pilots occupies the same bandwidth as transmitting traditional code division multiplexing based uplink pilots, no extra uplink channel bandwidth is occupied. Therefore, the overhead for downlink CSI feedback is zero. Moreover, the hybrid pilots are formed at MT side by superposing the received analog downlink pilots directly on the uplink pilots. Thus the downlink CSI estimation process is unnecessary at MT side, and MT's complexity can be reduced. Numerical Simulations prove that, the proposed downlink CSI feedback has the higher precision than the traditional feedback schemes while the overhead for downlink CSI feedback is zero.