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Does Massive MIMO Fail in Ricean Channels?

Matthaiou, Michail ; Smith, Peter J ; Ngo, Hien Quoc and Tataria, Harsh LU (2019) In IEEE Wireless Communications Letters 8(1). p.61-64
Abstract
Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is now making its way to the standardization exercise of future 5G networks. Yet, there are still fundamental questions pertaining to the robustness of massive MIMO against physically detrimental propagation conditions. On these grounds, we identify scenarios under which massive MIMO can potentially fail in Ricean channels, and characterize them physically, as well as, mathematically. Our analysis extends and generalizes a stream of recent papers on this topic and articulates emphatically that such harmful scenarios in Ricean fading conditions are unlikely and can be compensated using any standard scheduling scheme. This implies that massive MIMO is intrinsically effective at combating... (More)
Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is now making its way to the standardization exercise of future 5G networks. Yet, there are still fundamental questions pertaining to the robustness of massive MIMO against physically detrimental propagation conditions. On these grounds, we identify scenarios under which massive MIMO can potentially fail in Ricean channels, and characterize them physically, as well as, mathematically. Our analysis extends and generalizes a stream of recent papers on this topic and articulates emphatically that such harmful scenarios in Ricean fading conditions are unlikely and can be compensated using any standard scheduling scheme. This implies that massive MIMO is intrinsically effective at combating interuser interference and, if needed, can avail of the base-station scheduler for further robustness.
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Inter-user interference, Massive MIMO, Spatial correlation
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IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
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8
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1
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61 - 64
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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  • scopus:85049447540
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2162-2345
DOI
10.1109/LWC.2018.2853131
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English
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  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Wireless Communications Letters}},
  title        = {{Does Massive MIMO Fail in Ricean Channels?}},
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  doi          = {{10.1109/LWC.2018.2853131}},
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