2013 |
Alvarado, Alex; Brannstrom, Fredrik; Agrell, Erik; Koch, Tobias High-SNR Asymptotics of Mutual Information for Discrete Constellations Inproceedings 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, pp. 2274–2278, IEEE, Istanbul, 2013, ISSN: 2157-8095. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: AWGN channels, discrete constellations, Entropy, Fading, Gaussian Q-function, high-SNR asymptotics, IP networks, least mean squares methods, minimum mean-square error, MMSE, Mutual information, scalar additive white Gaussian noise channel, Signal to noise ratio, signal-to-noise ratio, Upper bound @inproceedings{Alvarado2013b, title = {High-SNR Asymptotics of Mutual Information for Discrete Constellations}, author = {Alex Alvarado and Fredrik Brannstrom and Erik Agrell and Tobias Koch}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/wrapper.htm?arnumber=6620631}, issn = {2157-8095}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, booktitle = {2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory}, pages = {2274--2278}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Istanbul}, abstract = {The asymptotic behavior of the mutual information (MI) at high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for discrete constellations over the scalar additive white Gaussian noise channel is studied. Exact asymptotic expressions for the MI for arbitrary one-dimensional constellations and input distributions are presented in the limit as the SNR tends to infinity. Asymptotics of the minimum mean-square error (MMSE) are also developed. It is shown that for any input distribution, the MI and the MMSE have an asymptotic behavior proportional to a Gaussian Q-function, whose argument depends on the minimum Euclidean distance of the constellation and the SNR. Closed-form expressions for the coefficients of these Q-functions are calculated.}, keywords = {AWGN channels, discrete constellations, Entropy, Fading, Gaussian Q-function, high-SNR asymptotics, IP networks, least mean squares methods, minimum mean-square error, MMSE, Mutual information, scalar additive white Gaussian noise channel, Signal to noise ratio, signal-to-noise ratio, Upper bound}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } The asymptotic behavior of the mutual information (MI) at high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for discrete constellations over the scalar additive white Gaussian noise channel is studied. Exact asymptotic expressions for the MI for arbitrary one-dimensional constellations and input distributions are presented in the limit as the SNR tends to infinity. Asymptotics of the minimum mean-square error (MMSE) are also developed. It is shown that for any input distribution, the MI and the MMSE have an asymptotic behavior proportional to a Gaussian Q-function, whose argument depends on the minimum Euclidean distance of the constellation and the SNR. Closed-form expressions for the coefficients of these Q-functions are calculated. |
2010 |
Perez-Cruz, Fernando; Rodrigues, Miguel R D; Verdu, Sergio MIMO Gaussian Channels With Arbitrary Inputs: Optimal Precoding and Power Allocation Journal Article IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 56 (3), pp. 1070–1084, 2010, ISSN: 0018-9448. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Collaborative work, Equations, fixed-point equation, Gaussian channels, Gaussian noise channels, Gaussian processes, Government, Interference, linear precoding, matrix algebra, mean square error methods, mercury-waterfilling algorithm, MIMO, MIMO communication, MIMO Gaussian channel, minimum mean-square error, minimum mean-square error (MMSE), multiple-input-multiple-output channel, multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) systems, Mutual information, nondiagonal precoding matrix, optimal linear precoder, optimal power allocation policy, optimal precoding, optimum power allocation, Phase shift keying, precoding, Quadrature amplitude modulation, Telecommunications, waterfilling @article{Perez-Cruz2010a, title = {MIMO Gaussian Channels With Arbitrary Inputs: Optimal Precoding and Power Allocation}, author = {Fernando Perez-Cruz and Miguel R D Rodrigues and Sergio Verdu}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/wrapper.htm?arnumber=5429131}, issn = {0018-9448}, year = {2010}, date = {2010-01-01}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Information Theory}, volume = {56}, number = {3}, pages = {1070--1084}, abstract = {In this paper, we investigate the linear precoding and power allocation policies that maximize the mutual information for general multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) Gaussian channels with arbitrary input distributions, by capitalizing on the relationship between mutual information and minimum mean-square error (MMSE). The optimal linear precoder satisfies a fixed-point equation as a function of the channel and the input constellation. For non-Gaussian inputs, a nondiagonal precoding matrix in general increases the information transmission rate, even for parallel noninteracting channels. Whenever precoding is precluded, the optimal power allocation policy also satisfies a fixed-point equation; we put forth a generalization of the mercury/waterfilling algorithm, previously proposed for parallel noninterfering channels, in which the mercury level accounts not only for the non-Gaussian input distributions, but also for the interference among inputs.}, keywords = {Collaborative work, Equations, fixed-point equation, Gaussian channels, Gaussian noise channels, Gaussian processes, Government, Interference, linear precoding, matrix algebra, mean square error methods, mercury-waterfilling algorithm, MIMO, MIMO communication, MIMO Gaussian channel, minimum mean-square error, minimum mean-square error (MMSE), multiple-input-multiple-output channel, multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) systems, Mutual information, nondiagonal precoding matrix, optimal linear precoder, optimal power allocation policy, optimal precoding, optimum power allocation, Phase shift keying, precoding, Quadrature amplitude modulation, Telecommunications, waterfilling}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In this paper, we investigate the linear precoding and power allocation policies that maximize the mutual information for general multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) Gaussian channels with arbitrary input distributions, by capitalizing on the relationship between mutual information and minimum mean-square error (MMSE). The optimal linear precoder satisfies a fixed-point equation as a function of the channel and the input constellation. For non-Gaussian inputs, a nondiagonal precoding matrix in general increases the information transmission rate, even for parallel noninteracting channels. Whenever precoding is precluded, the optimal power allocation policy also satisfies a fixed-point equation; we put forth a generalization of the mercury/waterfilling algorithm, previously proposed for parallel noninterfering channels, in which the mercury level accounts not only for the non-Gaussian input distributions, but also for the interference among inputs. |