Reconfigurable antennas and link adaptation algorithms for MIMO-OFDM wireless systems

by Sworo, George D. and Dandekar, Kapil R. and Kam, Moshe
Abstract:
In this work, we study and analyze the performance of physical layer algorithms for adaptive multiple input-multiple output orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) wireless systems that employ a new class of adaptive antenna systems known as reconfigurable antennas. These antennas are capable of adaptively modifying their radiation characteristics and thus leverage pattern diversity to affect how the transmitter and receiver perceive the wireless channel. We propose a low complexity spatial adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) algorithm that uses the advantages of pattern reconfigurable antennas in concert with link adaptation to improve MIMO-OFDM link throughput. The algorithm operates in two main stages; first, it searches for the antenna configuration that yields the highest post processing signal-to-noise ratio (ppSNR) and, then, applies AMC to improve spectral efficiency. The performance of the proposed scheme is experimentally evaluated for a 2texttimes2 MIMO-OFDM wireless system in an indoor environment.
Reference:
G. D. D. Sworo, “Reconfigurable antennas and link adaptation algorithms for MIMO-OFDM wireless systems”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2015, no. 1, pp. 1–15, 2015.
Bibtex Entry:
@Article{Sworo2015,
	author="Sworo, George D.
	and Dandekar, Kapil R.
	and Kam, Moshe",
	title="Reconfigurable antennas and link adaptation algorithms for MIMO-OFDM wireless systems",
	journal="EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking",
	year="2015",
	volume="2015",
	number="1",
	pages="1--15",
	abstract="In this work, we study and analyze the performance of physical layer algorithms for adaptive multiple input-multiple output orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) wireless systems that employ a new class of adaptive antenna systems known as reconfigurable antennas. These antennas are capable of adaptively modifying their radiation characteristics and thus leverage pattern diversity to affect how the transmitter and receiver perceive the wireless channel. We propose a low complexity spatial adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) algorithm that uses the advantages of pattern reconfigurable antennas in concert with link adaptation to improve MIMO-OFDM link throughput. The algorithm operates in two main stages; first, it searches for the antenna configuration that yields the highest post processing signal-to-noise ratio (ppSNR) and, then, applies AMC to improve spectral efficiency. The performance of the proposed scheme is experimentally evaluated for a 2{texttimes}2 MIMO-OFDM wireless system in an indoor environment.",
	issn="1687-1499",
	doi="10.1186/s13638-015-0390-6",
	url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13638-015-0390-6"
}