Title :
MIMO Channel Modelling: The Kronecker Model and Maximum Entropy
Author :
Maharaj, B.T. ; Linde, L.P. ; Wallace, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Pretoria Univ.
Abstract :
A method for determining the maximum entropy (ME) estimate of the full joint transmit/receive MIMO channel covariance matrix is presented, where only knowledge of the separate transmit and receive covariances is assumed. The resulting ME covariance is similar to, but distinct from, the Kronecker modelling strategy, warranting a direct comparison of the two techniques. Application of the method to wideband indoor multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) measurements taken at 2.4 GHz indicates a slight improvement in the modelling accuracy of the dominant covariance eigenvalues compared to the Kronecker model. On the other hand, the double-directional joint transmit/receive Bartlett spectra are nearly identical, indicating that the ME technique does not significantly improve modelling of the channel multipath structure. This fact suggests that accurate multipath modelling for MIMO systems may not be possible without detailed joint transmit/receive channel knowledge.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; covariance matrices; fading channels; maximum entropy methods; multipath channels; 2.4 GHz; Bartlett spectra; Kronecker model; MIMO channel modelling; channel multipath structure; covariance matrix; improved modelling; maximum entropy; multipath modelling; wideband indoor MIMO measurements; Africa; Communications Society; Covariance matrix; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Entropy; MIMO; Parameter estimation; Quality of service; Statistics; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2007.WCNC 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kowloon
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0658-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1525-3511
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2007.358
