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1-Bit Massive MIMO Transmission: Embracing Interference with Symbol-Level Precoding

Li, A; Masouros, C; Swindlehurst, AL; Yu, W; (2021) 1-Bit Massive MIMO Transmission: Embracing Interference with Symbol-Level Precoding. IEEE Communications Magazine , 59 (5) pp. 121-127. 10.1109/MCOM.001.2000601. Green open access

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Abstract

The deployment of large-scale antenna arrays for cellular base stations (BSs), called massive MIMO, has been a key enabler for meeting the ever increasing capacity requirement for 5G communication systems and beyond. Despite their promising performance, fully digital massive MIMO systems require a large number of hardware components including radio frequency chains, power amplifiers, digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and so on, resulting in a huge increase in terms of the total power consumption and hardware costs for cellular BSs. Toward both spectrally-efficient and energy-efficient massive MIMO deployment, a number of hardware limited architectures have been proposed, including hybrid analog-digital structures, constant-envelope transmission, and the use of low-resolution DACs. In this article, we overview the recent advances in improving the error rate performance of massive MIMO systems with 1-bit DACs through precoding at the symbol level. This line of research goes beyond traditional interference suppression or cancellation techniques by managing interference on a symbol-by-symbol basis. This provides unique opportunities for interference-aware precoding tailored for practical massive MIMO systems. In this article, we first explain the concept of constructive interference (CI) and elaborate on how CI can benefit the 1-bit signal design by exploiting the traditionally undesired multi-user interference as well as the interference from imperfect hardware components. We then overview several solutions for 1-bit signal design to illustrate the gains achievable by exploiting CI. Finally, we identify some challenges and future research directions for 1-bit massive MIMO systems that have yet to be explored.

Type: Article
Title: 1-Bit Massive MIMO Transmission: Embracing Interference with Symbol-Level Precoding
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.001.2000601
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.001.2000601
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Power demand, Precoding, System performance, Power amplifiers, Massive MIMO, Interference, Hardware
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129917
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