Enhancing the MIMO channel capacity in Manhattan-like scenarios

In this paper the channel capacity of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless systems within a Manhattan-like scenario is studied. Three Base Stations (BSs) placement models are proposed in this work, so as to enhance the channel capacity of the wireless system. The evaluation of the proposed BSs arrangements is performed using a simulator with realistic underlying models (test scenario, radio propagation and mobility models). Simulation results show that all the proposed placement models have a superior performance when compared with the traditional BSs placement model. In particular, one of the proposed BSs dispositions requires the use of less BSs, which means greener communications and less hardware costs.