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Maximizing Througput with Adaptive M-QAM Based on Imperfect Channel Predictions.

Mikael Sternad, and Sorour Falahati,

IEEE Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications PIMRC 2004 , Barcelona, Sept. 2004. © IEEE


Outline:
The Wireless IP project studies problems that are crucial in the evolution of UMTS towards high data rates, as well as in future 4G technologies aimed at rapidly mobile terminals. The goal is to attain higher througputs for packet data in particular in downlinks, without bandwidth expansion and while providing acceptable quality of service for various classes of traffic.

At IEEE VTC-Fall 2003, we presented our concept for an adaptive OFDM downlink in four interrelated papers (see links below). An important aspect is here how link adaptation schemes will perform when the channel state predictions on which they are based are erroneous. This is investigated in the present paper, and we also investigate the effect of channel prediction errors on the resulting multiuser diversity gain when allocating resources by opportunistic scheduling.

Abstract:
Uncoded adaptive M-QAM transmission over flat Rayleigh fading channels is here optimized in a novel way in the presence of channel prediction errors. The modulation rate is determined based on the predicted channel state.

The modulation rate limits are adjusted by maximizing the throughput in error-free link-level frames, averaged over the pdf of the true channel state. No bit error rate constraint is imposed. This approach is appropriate when fast link-level retransmissions can be used to attain required error levels.

The resulting scheme is evaluated analytically in a multiuser environment where predictive link adaptation is used in combination with a scheduling strategy that provides multiuser diversity gain. Prediction errors typical of prediction 1/3 wavelength ahead in space will then result in only 8\% - 12\% reduction in the spectral efficiency, as compared to a case with perfectly known channels.

The resulting performance is very robust with respect to the prediction error variance assumed when optimizing the rate adaptation scheme.

Related publications:
Proc. of the IEEE (Dec. 2007) invited paper on adaptive transmission in beyond-3G wireless systems.
Paper 1 at VTC2003, on adaptive modulation, multiuser diversity and channel variability within bins.
Paper 2 at VTC2003, on the OFDM downlink and cell planning for high SIR.
Paper 3 at VTC2003, on OFDM channel estimation and channel prediction.
Paper 4 at VTC2003, on optimizing M-QAM with trellis-coded modulation under BER constraints, based on uncertain channel predictions. (We then obtain a scheme which is "afraid" of fading dips, in contrast to the present results.)

Channel Power Prediction, by using unbiased predictors and advanced regressor noise reduction. (VTC 2002-Fall.)
Optimizing uncoded adaptive M-QAM , by taking the power prediction error into account (GlobeCom03).
Optimizing uncoded adaptive M-QAM , (IEEE Trans. COM 2004).

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