Large load-controlled multiple-active multiple-passive antenna arrays: Transmit beamforming and multi-user precoding. Ntougias, K., Ntaikos, D., Gizas, B., Papageorgiou, G. K., & Papadias, C. B. In 2017 25th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), pages 1224-1228, Aug, 2017.
Large load-controlled multiple-active multiple-passive antenna arrays: Transmit beamforming and multi-user precoding [pdf]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
In this work, we present the design of a novel large load-controlled multiple-active multiple-passive (LC-MAMP) antenna array that operates at 19.25 GHz. In addition, we describe a method that enables us to perform robust, low-complexity, arbitrary channel-dependent precoding with such arrays as well as a communication protocol that limits the computational complexity associated with beam tracking and dynamic load computation in static or low-mobility scenarios, such as indoor wireless access or wireless terrestrial backhaul use cases. Finally, we study the application of various user- and symbol-level precoding schemes in coordinated multiple-input multiple-output setups equipped with LC-MAMP arrays and we evaluate their performance through numerical simulations using a realistic channel model. The simulation results show that LC-MAMPs outperform equivalent digital antenna arrays.

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