Acta Metallurgica Sinica(English letters) ›› 2007, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (4): 32-35.doi: 1005-8885 (2007) 04-0032-04

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Ergodic channel capacity of the spatial correlated rayleigh MIMO channel

ZHANG Hui-ping; WU Ping; LIU Ai-jun   

  1. Key Laboratory of Universal Wireless Communications (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications) Ministry of Education, Wireless Technology Innovation Institute
  • Received:2007-04-17 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-12-24
  • Contact: ZHANG Hui-ping

Abstract:

The theoretical capacity of the spatial correlated Rayleigh multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channel is an important issue in MIMO technology. In this article, an ergodic channel capacity formula of the spatial correlated rayleigh MIMO channel is provided, which is deduced when two antennas exist at either the transmitter or the receiver. The multi-dimensional least-squares fit algorithm is employed to narrow the difference between the theoretical formula capacity and the practical capacity. Simulation results show that the theoretical capacity approaches the practical one closely.

Key words:

MIMO; rayleigh fading channel; shannon capacity