DocumentCode
2783852
Title
Direction of Arrival Estimation for MIMO Systems Employing Constellation-Based Precoding
Author
Colman, G.W.K. ; Wang, M. ; Watson, S.
Author_Institution
Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
fYear
2012
fDate
3-6 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
A method is proposed to derive direction of arrival (DOA) information in a multiple-input single-output (MISO) or single-mode multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications system that uses constellation-based limited feedback precoding. The DOA is estimated based on the distribution of precoders selected over multiple feedback intervals. The results show that coarse DOA estimates can be made with little additional system resource allocation.
Keywords
MIMO communication; direction-of-arrival estimation; precoding; resource allocation; MIMO systems; constellation-based limited feedback precoding; direction of arrival estimation; multiple feedback intervals; multiple-input single-output communications; resource allocation; single-mode multiple-input multiple-output communications; Arrays; Base stations; Direction of arrival estimation; Indexes; MIMO; Mobile communication; Vectors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Quebec City, QC
ISSN
1090-3038
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1880-8
Electronic_ISBN
1090-3038
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VTCFall.2012.6399094
Filename
6399094
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