A low-complexity zero-forcing beamformer design for multiuser MIMO systems via a dual gradient method

© 2016 American Institute of Mathematical Sciences. All rights reserved.In this paper, we consider the zero-forcing beamforming (ZFBF) under the per-antenna power constraints (PAPC). Our objective is to maximize the minimum user information rate. Traditionally, ZFBF under PAPC with a max-min perform...

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Main Authors: Li, Bin, Dam, Hai Huyen Heidi, Cantoni, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52104
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Summary:© 2016 American Institute of Mathematical Sciences. All rights reserved.In this paper, we consider the zero-forcing beamforming (ZFBF) under the per-antenna power constraints (PAPC). Our objective is to maximize the minimum user information rate. Traditionally, ZFBF under PAPC with a max-min performance measure can be transformed into a second order cone problem and then solved by applying the interior point method. However, it is expensive to realize this design in practice due to high computational com-plexity per iteration. An alternative low complexity zero-forcing beamformer design is proposed for MU-MIMO systems by applying a dual gradient method. Different from the step size rule in the literature, a backtracking line search is adopted. A numerical example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.