Abstract
This article provides an analysis of the impact of the multi-antenna enhancement of the physical layer on the link layer performance of a wireless network. We first remain within the network-centric design philosophy and characterize the influence of MIMO enhancement on the stability-oriented scheduler design. We quantify the benefits in terms of average delay and work in the system under stability-optimal operation. Finally, the use of MIMO is discussed in the approach of minimum service provision, pertaining to the opposite user-centric design philosophy.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1678165 |
| Pages (from-to) | 48-55 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | IEEE Wireless Communications |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |