Joint Multi-Beam and Channel Tracking for mmWave Hybrid Beamforming Multi-User Systems

  • Jiahui Li
  • , Xu Li*
  • , Limin Xiao
  • , Shidong Zhou
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The millimeter wave (mmWave) technology will perform an important role in supporting multi-gigabit services. To compensate for significant path loss and penetration loss, more antennas are equipped to establish narrow beams and provide sufficient antenna array gains. In the meantime, the hybrid beamforming (HBF) structure is utilized to provide acceptable cost and energy consumption, which also flexibly supports multi-user scenarios. However, when the channel varies rapidly, efficiently tracking multiple paths or beam directions still faces difficulties. In this letter, a joint multi-beam and channel tracking scheme is proposed to efficiently perform the beam management for the mmWave HBF multi-user systems. The pilot allocation is optimized and the asymptotic performance of the proposed algorithm is analyzed. Numerical results indicate that the proposed algorithm can significantly improve the tracking performance under time-varying channels.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9403397
Pages (from-to)1513-1517
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Wireless Communications Letters
Volume10
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2021
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Beam tracking
  • hybrid beamforming
  • millimeter wave
  • multi-user

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