Resource allocation in MIMO-OFDMA wireless systems based on linearly precoded orthogonal space-time block codes

Abstract

This paper proposes and analyzes efficient rate and power allocation algorithms for MIMO-OFDMA broadcast channels based on linearly precoded orthogonal space-time block codes. The weighted sum-rate maximization problem is considered for both continuous and discrete rate allocation schemes. Since this problem is non-convex and combinatorial in nature, the Lagrange dual decomposition method is used to find an accurate near-optimal solution. The effects of using different MIMO configurations and realistic channel models with space and frequency correlation over the weighted sum-rate of the system is considered. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.