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MIMO Wireless Communication

Jean-Paul Linnartz

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About the contents of the course

MIMO is an important trend that shapes the future of wireless communication systems
MIMO is a multidisciplinary topic
MIMO is being addressed in Delft, Eindhoven and Twente.


Capita Selecta in Wireless Communication

This course covers selected topics in Wireless Communications, including RF, information theory and software radio architectures. Yet the topics are not a random collection of faculty hobby horses, but are seen as important factors that push the limits of future systems:
One-chip radio, i.e., combining RF and BB into one chip solution, requires an new multi disciplinary approach to mitigating the imperfections of analog (CMOS) circuits by digital signal processing.
To achieve an adequate page link budget for high frequency, multi gigabit, adaptive combination of multiple antenna signals is required.
There are power-consumption limits to pushing to A/D Converter further to the antenna. High-rate MIMO signals would pose unacceptably high demands on power hungry A/D converters, unless signals are optimally preconditioned before digitization.
The ever increasing density of using the radio spectrum call for signal separation, interference cancellation and beam-steering. DSP algorithms can push performance and the insights from information theory increasing set the stage for innovation.
More intelligent spectrum access techniques (“cognitive radio”) require flexible processor platforms, adaptive front-ends, and new adaptive algorithm