Multiuser Communications and MIMO Systems

Oral Exam

Please register for the oral exam at our secretary.

The first possible date is Tuesday, 09.08.16.

Lecture

The lecture starts on Monday, April 18, 8:30, in the institute's library (room 43.2.227).

The lecture on Wednesday, April 20, 10:15, will take place in the tower (room 43.4.201).

Participation and Lecture Notes

If you want to participate in this course, please write an email to Sebastian Stern since the lecture notes will be handed out at the first lecture.

Description

Introduction into the field of multiuser communications and multiple-input/multiple-output systems. Both, practical transmission schemes, as well as fundamental limits from information theory are covered.

Overview

Introduction
MIMO Communications
Introduction to Lattices
Lattice Decoding and the “Sphere Decoder''
Equalization via Lattice Reduction
“Writing on Dirty Paper''
Multiuser Communications
Advanced Transmitter-Side Techniques
Interference Channel

References

D. Tse, P. Viswanath: Fundamentals of Wireless Communication. Cambridge University Press, May 2005
A. Goldsmith: Wireless Communications. Cambridge University Press, August 2005
T.M. Cover, J.A. Thomas: Elements of Information Theory. John Wiley & Sons, second edition, Sept. 2006
J.G. Proakis, M. Salehi: Digital Communications. Mcgraw-Hill Publ. Comp., fifth edition, Nov. 2007
A. Paulraj, R. Nabar, D. Gore: Introduction to Space-Time Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, May 2003
E. Biglieri, R. Calderbank, A. Constantinides, A. Goldsmith, A. Paulraj, H.V. Poor: MIMO Wireless Communications. Cambridge University Press, Jan. 2007
H. Bölcskei, D. Gesbert, C.B. Papadias, A.-J. van der Veen (editors): Space-Time Wireless Systems: From Array Processing to MIMO ommunications. Cambridge University Press, June 2006
E.G. Larsson, P. Stoica: Space-Time Block Coding for Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, May 2003
A.B. Gershman, N.D. Sidiropoulos: Space-Time Processing for MIMO Communications. John Wiley & Sons, 2005