Joint transmit-receive linear optimization for multiuser MIMO wireless comunications

Proposals for 4G wireless communications technologies demand drastic capacity increases and performance improvements. These needs can be satisfied by taking advantage of the structure of channels in systems with multiple antennas at the transmitter and receiver. This thesis uses spatial multiplexing and diversity techniques at the transmitter and receiver to increase capacity and to improve reliability.; Many existing techniques apply only to the single-user domain; in this thesis, we consider two iterative approaches in the multiuser downlink. These methods attempt to minimize total mean squared error while providing increased data throughput. One approach approximates the problem as a series of single-user subproblems; the other uses a numerical approach for gradient descent. Both solutions focus on low-complexity linear transformations at the transmitter and receiver to satisfy implementation requirements. The proposed methods provide improved performance and increased flexibility of system design when compared to existing multiuser techniques.