Improved SINR Approximation for Downlink SDMA-based Networks with Outdated Channel State Information

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Autores principales: Montefiore, Maria Cecilia Fernández, González, Gustavo, López-Martínez, F. Javier, Gregorio, Fernando
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Publicado: 2025
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author Montefiore, Maria Cecilia Fernández
González, Gustavo
López-Martínez, F. Javier
Gregorio, Fernando
author_facet Montefiore, Maria Cecilia Fernández
González, Gustavo
López-Martínez, F. Javier
Gregorio, Fernando
contents Understanding the performance of multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) systems under imperfect channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT) remains a critical challenge in next-generation wireless networks. In this context, accurate statistical modeling of the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) is essential for enabling tractable performance analysis of multi-user systems. This paper presents an improved statistical approximation of the SINR for downlink (DL) MU-MIMO systems with imperfect CSIT. The proposed model retains the analytical simplicity of existing approaches (e.g., Gamma-based approximations) while overcoming their limitations, particularly the underestimation of SINR variance. We evaluate the proposed approximation in the context of Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA)-enabled MIMO DL systems with outdated CSIT. The results demonstrate excellent accuracy across a wide range of system configurations, including varying numbers of users, antennas, and degrees of CSIT staleness.
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spellingShingle Improved SINR Approximation for Downlink SDMA-based Networks with Outdated Channel State Information
Montefiore, Maria Cecilia Fernández
González, Gustavo
López-Martínez, F. Javier
Gregorio, Fernando
Signal Processing
Information Theory
Understanding the performance of multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) systems under imperfect channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT) remains a critical challenge in next-generation wireless networks. In this context, accurate statistical modeling of the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) is essential for enabling tractable performance analysis of multi-user systems. This paper presents an improved statistical approximation of the SINR for downlink (DL) MU-MIMO systems with imperfect CSIT. The proposed model retains the analytical simplicity of existing approaches (e.g., Gamma-based approximations) while overcoming their limitations, particularly the underestimation of SINR variance. We evaluate the proposed approximation in the context of Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA)-enabled MIMO DL systems with outdated CSIT. The results demonstrate excellent accuracy across a wide range of system configurations, including varying numbers of users, antennas, and degrees of CSIT staleness.
title Improved SINR Approximation for Downlink SDMA-based Networks with Outdated Channel State Information
topic Signal Processing
Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09020