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- MIMO Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
- the transmitter precodes the Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM symbols), ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇ by left multiplication with the V matrix to obtain the transmitted signal x.
- QAM symbols Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
- ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇ is the signal fed to the antennas which passes through the transmission channel.
- the receiver After receiving the transmitted signal, the receiver performs the post processing by left multiplication with U*, effectively creating:
- ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇ is the data symbols
- V is the pre-processing matrix obtained from the singular value decomposition (SVD) of the channel matrix
- x is the vector of signals fed to the transmitter antenna
- y is the column of observations at the receiver antenna
- U* is the post-processing matrix based on the channel
- the beamformer cannot decompose the channel to its singular values completely and there are mismatches between the precoder/combiner and the actual transmission channel. This mismatch reduces the capacity of the MIMO channel. Furthermore, since only a finite set of known precoder/combiner matrices are used, an eavesdropper can obtain the transmitted signal correctly by brute-force searching all combiners in the set.
- the present invention may address one or more of the problems and deficiencies of the prior art discussed above. However, it is contemplated that the invention may prove useful in addressing other problems and deficiencies in a number of technical areas. Therefore, the claimed invention should not necessarily be construed as limited to addressing any of the particular problems or deficiencies discussed herein.
- the present invention provides a system and method that utilizes artificial signals to maximize capacity and secrecy of MIMO transmitters that utilize analog or digital beamforming to communicate in an analog/hybrid/codebook based digital MIMO communication system.
- the transmitted signal is generated using a convex optimization that minimizes the effects of the mismatch between the multiple antenna communication channels and the quantized precoding and combining operations.
- the present invention provides a codebook-based multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission method.
- the method includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair, wherein the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected based upon an estimated channel coefficient of a transmission channel between a MIMO transmitter and a MIMO receiver.
- the method further includes, generating an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- the estimated channel coefficient of the transmission channel is a matrix comprising an estimated channel coefficient between each transmitter and receiver antenna pair at the MIMO transmitter and either the MIMO transmitter or the MIMO receiver estimates the channel coefficient of the transmission channel between each one of a plurality of pairs of MIMO transmitting and receiving antennas and then selects the precoding/combining matrix pair that maximizes a capacity of the transmission channel based upon the estimated channel coefficient and notifies the communication counterpart of this choice.
- the artificial signal is generated by performing convex optimization, wherein the artificial signal is designed to match desired data symbols as much as possible upon transmitting the plurality of artificial signals and after applying the combining matrix to the plurality of received artificial signals at the desired receiver, while being limited by a power limitation.
- the present invention provides a codebook based multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmitter for increasing the capacity of the (MIMO) system and for providing secrecy.
- the MIMO transmitter includes, a signal processing unit for receiving a preceding/combining matrix pair, wherein the precoding/combining matrix pair is based upon an estimated channel coefficient of a transmission channel.
- the signal processing unit is further for generating an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- the estimated channel coefficient of the transmission channel is a matrix comprising an estimated channel coefficient between each transmitter and receiver antenna pair at the MIMO transmitter.
- the signal processing unit may be a modem.
- the present invention provides one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of running a software program on a computing device, the computing device operating under an operating system.
- the instructions from the software program include, receiving a precoding/combining matrix pair from a MIMO receiver, wherein the precoding/combining matrix pair is based upon an estimated channel coefficient of a transmission channel, generating an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- the implemented algorithm is backward compatible with legacy standards and receivers and the modifications are performed exclusively at the transmitting device, which transmits a signal that is designed to be received by legacy devices.
- enhanced performance of the MIMO system can be realized modifying only the software, or the signal processing unit (modem), at the transmitting device to utilize the introduced algorithm without requiring modification of the receiving hardware.
- modem signal processing unit
- the spectral efficiency of the transmission channel is increased, thereby allowing faster data rates, increased connectivity and lower energy consumption. Additionally, the secrecy of the communication channel increases, as the transmitted signal is tailored to the transmission channel of the intended receiver.
- FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating the operation of a MIMO radio antenna system which includes precoding of the artificial signal, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating the operation of a MIMO radio antenna system, without precoding of the artificial signal, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a pair of MIMO devices implementing the artificial signal scheme, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the methods steps for artificial signal transmission in a codebook-based MIMO system, where the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected by the MIMO transmitter and no precoding of the artificial signal is performed, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating the methods steps for artificial signal transmission in a codebook-based MIMO system, where the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected by the MIMO transmitter and precoding of the artificial signal is performed, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating the methods steps for artificial signal transmission in a codebook-based MIMO system, where the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected by the MIMO receiver and no precoding of the artificial signal is performed, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating the methods steps for artificial signal transmission in a codebook-based MIMO system, where the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected by the MIMO receiver and precoding of the artificial signal is performed, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a graphical illustration comparing the artificial signal transmission for codebook-based MIMO systems to other solutions known in the art.
- MIMO transmitters are known that perform precoding prior to transmission to a MIMO receiver.
- the MIMO transmitter may estimate the transmission channel and then select one precoding/combining matrix pair from a number of predefined precoding/combining matrix pairs provided by a codebook, based upon the estimate of the transmission channel.
- the precoding/combining matrices are unitary, and the precoding matrix selected is the one which will maximize the capacity based on the estimate of the transmission channel.
- the MIMO transmitter provides the selected precoding/combining matrix pair identifier to the MIMO receiver.
- the MIMO transmitter then applies the selected precoding matrix to a signal prior to transmission of the signal over the transmission channel to the receiving antennae.
- the present invention utilizes a set of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) transmitter precoding (and corresponding receiver combining) matrices with finite cardinality. Knowing the channel coefficient between each transmitter and receiver antenna at the MIMO transmitter, the method of the present invention calculates the artificial signal that minimizes the Euclidean distance between the desired and received processed data symbols, given that the precoding/combining matrix pair from the set that has the minimum Euclidean distance to the singular value decomposition (SVD) components of the channel matrix is used for transmission and reception. In one embodiment, the artificial signal is then fed to the precoder, instead of the actual desired data symbols. In some embodiments, the artificial signal is fed directly to the MIMO transmitters antennae, eliminating the need for precoding operation whenever possible.
- MIMO Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
- quantization refers to quantization of an infinite number of possible channel matrices to a finite set of precoding/combining matrices, and is not related to quantization of analog signals, as used widely in the electrical engineering literature.
- V i and U i are predefined as a dictionary at both ends of the transmission channel and only these sample matrices are used at all times. Referring to the ith predefined precoder/combiner pair as V i and U i , where i ⁇ 1, 2, . . . , I ⁇ ; I ⁇ .
- DSP Digital Signal Processing
- codebook based digital precoding In the case of codebook based digital precoding
- RF switch In the case of analog/digital hybrid precoding
- Phase shifters in the case of analog precoding
- Forming special antenna array patterns in the case of antenna array analog precoding
- Forming special antenna array patterns coupled with optical lenses in the case of lens aided antenna array precoding.
- ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇ is the information symbols
- ⁇ tilde over (y) ⁇ is the post-processing output
- e is the error due to the mismatch between precoder/combiner matrix pair and the actual SVD components of the channel.
- U and V will be used to refer to the actual components of the SVD of the channel
- U i and V i will be used to refer to the predefined precoders and combiners that are optimal for the transmission and reception of the signal for that instantaneous channel.
- adding artificial signals to data symbols that forces the error to be zero is examined.
- adding an artificial signal n to the information symbols ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇ , prior the precoder, is proposed, such that ⁇ is reduced, i.e.
- n n ZF
- n ZF ⁇ ( U* i HV i ) ⁇ 1 ( U* i ⁇ U *) H ( V i ⁇ V ) ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇
- this operation is not power limited and as such, may yield artificial signal vectors having power that is greater than the power of the signal itself, which cannot be transmitted.
- adding power limited artificial signals to the data symbols, wherein the power limited artificial signal is obtained using convex optimization, is considered.
- the power of the vector input to the precoder of the transmitter is unity. Then, the power is divided between the actual signal and the artificial signal. If the actual signal power is limited to 1 ⁇ and the artificial signal power is limited to ⁇ , then:
- n argmin ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ U i * ⁇ U ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ V * ⁇ V i * ⁇ [ ( 1 - ⁇ ) ⁇ x ⁇ + ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ] - ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ x ⁇ ⁇ 2 subject ⁇ ⁇ to ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 2 ⁇ N
- n is the artificial signal to be added to the ideal signal and N is the number of transmitting antennae of the MIMO transmitter.
- the optimization is convex and is practically highly feasible.
- the power of the artificial signal ( ⁇ ) also needs to be optimized. Accordingly, two additional embodiments are proposed wherein only the artificial signal is shaped and transmitted and the actual data signals are not part of the output.
- the artificial signal is designed to look exactly like the desired data symbols after the precoding, channel and post-processing transformation. This way, the equations become easier to solve with fewer parameters involved.
- the third embodiment proposes transmitting artificial signal that eliminates the error. Similar to the first embodiment, equality of the practical output and the ideal output is forced, namely:
- ⁇ ZF ( U* i U ⁇ V*V i ) ⁇ 1 U*HV ⁇ tilde over (X) ⁇
- ⁇ ZF ( U* i HV i ) ⁇ 1 ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇
- the power of ⁇ ZF is unlimited in this case and this cannot be practically used. Taking the same approach as in the second embodiment to limit the power, a practical case in the fourth embodiment is provided.
- the fourth embodiment proposes transmitting power limited artificial signals that minimizes the error.
- the ultimate solution is to design the artificial signal with power constraints such that the error is minimized at the receiver, similar to the second embodiment:
- n ⁇ argmin n ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ U i * ⁇ U ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ V * ⁇ V i * ⁇ - ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ x ⁇ ⁇ 2 subject ⁇ ⁇ to ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 2 ⁇ N ⁇
- the artificial signal is designed in the fifth embodiment as:
- the fifth embodiment of the present invention reduces computational complexity, power consumption and processing delay without any change in performance. If precoding is applied using a fixed hardware, the fourth embodiment may still be used by applying only a software upgrade to devices that are already produced and in use.
- FIG. 1A illustrates an ideal precoded/decoded MIMO block diagram 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal over the transmission channel.
- ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇ 105 is the actual information symbols to be transmitted to the MIMO receiver and ⁇ 107 is the artificial signal generated by the MIMO transmitter according to the method of the present invention.
- the convex optimization module 110 is used to generate the artificial signal ⁇ 107 .
- V 112 is the pre-processing matrix, which includes the precoding matrix selected by the MIMO receiver and obtained from the singular value decomposition (SVD) of the channel matrix.
- x 115 is the vector of signals fed to the transmitter antenna to be transmitted over the transmission channel 120 .
- y 125 is the column of observations at the receiver antenna following transmission over the transmission channel 120 .
- FIG. 1B illustrates an ideal precoded/decoded MIMO block diagram 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein no precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal over the transmission channel.
- ⁇ tilde over (x) ⁇ 155 is the actual information symbols to be transmitted to the MIMO receiver by the MIMO transmitter.
- the convex optimization module 160 is used to generate the artificial signal x 165 according to the method of the present invention which is then fed to the transmitter antenna to be transmitted over the transmission channel 170 .
- y 175 is the column of observations at the receiver antenna following transmission over the transmission channel 170 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates a pair of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) devices implementing the artificial signal scheme, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- a first MIMO device 200 includes a MIMO transmitter 205 , a MIMO receiver 210 and a number of antennae 230 , 235 .
- the antennae 230 , 235 are shared by the MIMO transmitter 205 and the MIMO receiver 210 .
- a second MIMO device 215 also includes a MIMO transmitter 220 and a MIMO receiver 225 , which share antennae 240 , 245 .
- the MIMO transmitter 205 of the MIMO device 200 applies precoding based on feedback received by the MIMO receiver 210 of the MIMO device 200 from the MIMO transmitter 220 of the MIMO device 215 .
- the MIMO transmitter 205 generates an artificial signal by performing convex optimization, wherein the artificial signal is designed to match desired data symbols after applying the precoding matrix to the plurality of artificial signals prior to transmitting the plurality of artificial signals and after applying the combining matrix to the plurality of received artificial signals.
- Precoding is then applied to this artificial signal, prior to transmission over the transmitting antennae 230 , 235 of the first MIMO device 200 to the receiving antennae 240 , 245 of the second MIMO device 215 , for subsequent reception by the MIMO receiver 225 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram of the method operating a codebook-based multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmitter, in accordance with the present invention and current standard communication protocols.
- the precoding/combining matrix is selected by the MIMO transmitter and no precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver.
- the method includes the steps of, transmitting a known signal from a MIMO receiver to a MIMO transmitter for transmission channel estimation 300 and estimating the transmission channel at the MIMO transmitter using the known signal from the MIMO receiver 305 .
- the method further includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair at the MIMO transmitter that best matches the transmission channel estimation 310 .
- the method continues at step 315 , wherein the MIMO transmitter generates an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- the method continues by transmitting the artificial signal and the precoding/combining matrix pair to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel 320 .
- the MIMO receiver then applies the combining operation to the artificial signal based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair to recover the information signal 325 .
- the precoding/combining matrix is selected by the MIMO transmitter and precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver.
- the method includes the steps of, transmitting a known signal from a MIMO receiver to a MIMO transmitter for transmission channel estimation 400 and estimating the transmission channel at the MIMO transmitter using the known signal from the MIMO receiver 405 .
- the method further includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair at the MIMO transmitter that best matches the transmission channel estimation 410 .
- the method continues at step 415 , wherein the MIMO transmitter generates an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- the method continues at step 420 , wherein the MIMO transmitter performs precoding of the artificial signal prior to transmitting the artificial signal and the precoding/combining matrix pair to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel 425 .
- the MIMO receiver then applies the combining operation to the precoded artificial signal based upon the preceding/combining matrix pair to recover the information signal 430 .
- the precoding/combining matrix is selected by the MIMO receiver and no precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver.
- the method includes the steps of, transmitting a known signal from a MIMO transmitter to a MIMO receiver for transmission channel estimation 500 and estimating the transmission channel at the MIMO receiver using the known signal from the MIMO receiver 505 .
- the method further includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair at the MIMO receiver that best matches the transmission channel estimation 510 .
- the method continues at step 515 , wherein the MIMO receiver transmits the precoding/combining matrix pair and the known signal to the MIMO transmitter.
- the MIMO transmitter then estimates the transmission channel using the known signal from the MIMO receiver 520 .
- the method continues at step 525 , wherein the MIMO transmitter generates an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- the method continues at step 530 , wherein the MIMO transmitter transmits the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel.
- the MIMO receiver then applies the combining operation to the artificial signal based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair to recover the information signal 535 .
- the precoding/combining matrix is selected by the MIMO receiver and precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver.
- the method includes the steps of, transmitting a known signal from a MIMO transmitter to a MIMO receiver for transmission channel estimation 600 and estimating the transmission channel at the MIMO receiver using the known signal from the MIMO receiver 605 .
- the method further includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair at the MIMO receiver that best matches the transmission channel estimation 610 .
- the method continues at step 615 , wherein the MIMO receiver transmits the precoding/combining matrix pair and the known signal to the MIMO transmitter.
- the MIMO transmitter then estimates the transmission channel using the known signal from the MIMO receiver 620 .
- the method continues at step 625 , wherein the MIMO transmitter generates an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- the method continues at step 630 , wherein the MIMO transmitter precodes the artificial signal prior to transmitting the precoded artificial signal to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel 635 .
- the MIMO receiver then applies the combining operation to the precoded artificial signal based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair to recover the information signal 640 .
- the present invention provides several benefits, including increased capacity, increased secrecy while requiring no changes at the receiver.
- Increased capacity is provided because the mutual information between the received data using the proposed system is higher than the legacy systems as the symbols are more similar, thereby increasing capacity.
- Increased secrecy is provided as conventional schemes yield a finite set of possible precoder outputs as the set of information symbols and the set of precoding matrices are finite, whereas in this case, infinitely many different transmission symbols may be generated.
- FIG. 7 is a graphical illustration of the increase in capacity and secrecy provided by the artificial signal transmission in codebook-based MIMO systems in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 7 shows the error magnitude as it is relates to the similarity between the physical channel between the MIMO transmitter and intended MIMO receiver and the channel induced by practical precoder/combiner; at an eavesdropper 700 if the methods proposed in the present invention are utilized, at either the desired MIMO receiver or an eavesdropper if data is transmitted in the conventional manner 705 , and at the desired MIMO receiver if data transmitted using the inventive artificial signal 710 .
- the error at the desired receiver decreases as a result of the use of the artificial signal which increases capacity of the channel, whereas the error at an eavesdropper increases as a result of the use of the inventive artificial signal which increases the secrecy of the channel.
- the predefined precoder and combiners are commonly known. If pure data in the standard form is transmitted, anyone can intercept the pure data and decode it by trying to decode it using all of the combiners defined in the standard. If artificial signal that is defined based on the channel of the intended receiver is transmitted instead of standard data, an eavesdropper of which experienced channel is different from that of the intended receiver will see noise after the standard combination process. This provides physical security, especially for eavesdroppers that are geographically far from the intended receiver.
- the invention is inherently designed to exploit the imperfections at the receiver, this invention does not require any changes to the receiving device.
- the receiving device still receives the signal from the predefined combiners, as conventional in the art.
- the implementation of the invention is at the transmitter only, thereby requiring no modification to the receiver and no changes to the standards.
- the inventive concept can be implemented at any transmitter that desires to exploit this invention, even by devices that are designed to communicate using standards that are complete.
- the primary contribution of the present invention is the formulation of the convex optimization problem with the predetermined precoder/combiners and the actual channel of the desired user.
- convex formulation allows fast signal design with low power consumption and computational complexity.
- digital formulation makes the invention independent of the hardware platform and universally usable for all hardware configurations.
- other known artificial signal (at times referred to as noise) generation algorithms for MIMO communication systems usually separate the desired symbols from the design and use artificial signal to enhance the secrecy of the system, whereby two separate signals are added together and transmitted with different powers, to address two contradicting goals.
- both goals are achieved using a single solution, and a single signal design achieves both goals, simultaneously.
- the present invention may be embodied on various computing platforms that perform actions responsive to software-based instructions and most particularly on touchscreen portable devices.
- the following provides an antecedent basis for the information technology that may be utilized to enable the invention.
- the computer readable medium described in the claims below may be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium.
- a computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
- a computer readable storage medium may be any non-transitory, tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
- a computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof.
- a computer readable signal medium may be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
- claims to this invention as a software product are those embodied in a non-transitory software medium such as a computer hard drive, flash-RAM, optical disk or the like.
- Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wire-line, optical fiber cable, radio frequency, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
- Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present invention may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, C#, C++, Visual Basic or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages.
- These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable medium that can direct a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable medium produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
- the computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide processes for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
- an “end-user” is an operator of the software as opposed to a developer or author who modifies the underlying source code of the software.
- authentication means identifying the particular user while authorization defines what procedures and functions that user is permitted to execute.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/682,421 filed on Jun. 8, 2018, entitled “Using Artificial Noise to Maximize Capacity and Secrecy of MIMO Transmitters that Use Analog/Hybrid/Codebook Based Digital Precoders”, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- This invention was made with Government support under Grant No. 1609581 awarded by the National Science Foundation. The government has certain rights in the invention.
- In a theoretical, ideal, Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna system, comprising multiple transmitting antenna at a transmitter and multiple receiving antenna at a receiver, after learning the channel matrix H between the transmitter and the receiver, the transmitter decomposes the channel matrix to its singular values:
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H=UΛV* - Where the ith row and jth column of H contains the flat fading channel coefficient between the ith receiver and jth transmitter antenna, and Λ is a diagonal matrix containing the singular values of H on its main diagonal. Using this decomposition, the transmitter precodes the Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM symbols), {tilde over (x)} by left multiplication with the V matrix to obtain the transmitted signal x. Namely, x=V{tilde over (x)} is the signal fed to the antennas which passes through the transmission channel.
- After receiving the transmitted signal, the receiver performs the post processing by left multiplication with U*, effectively creating:
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{tilde over (y)}={circumflex over ({tilde over (x)})}=U*HV{tilde over (x)} -
{tilde over (y)}={circumflex over ({tilde over (x)})}=U*UΛV*V{tilde over (x)} -
{tilde over (y)}={circumflex over ({tilde over (x)})}=Λ{tilde over (x)} - Wherein, {tilde over (x)} is the data symbols, V is the pre-processing matrix obtained from the singular value decomposition (SVD) of the channel matrix, x is the vector of signals fed to the transmitter antenna, y is the column of observations at the receiver antenna, U* is the post-processing matrix based on the channel and {tilde over (y)} is the estimated data symbols that are obtained by post-processing the observations ({tilde over (y)}=Λ{tilde over (x)}).
- If analog, hybrid or codebook based digital beamforming is used in a MIMO system, the beamformer cannot decompose the channel to its singular values completely and there are mismatches between the precoder/combiner and the actual transmission channel. This mismatch reduces the capacity of the MIMO channel. Furthermore, since only a finite set of known precoder/combiner matrices are used, an eavesdropper can obtain the transmitted signal correctly by brute-force searching all combiners in the set.
- Accordingly, what is needed in the art is an improved system and method that increases the capacity of a MIMO transmission channel, while also providing for secrecy of the communication over the channel.
- The present invention may address one or more of the problems and deficiencies of the prior art discussed above. However, it is contemplated that the invention may prove useful in addressing other problems and deficiencies in a number of technical areas. Therefore, the claimed invention should not necessarily be construed as limited to addressing any of the particular problems or deficiencies discussed herein.
- All referenced publications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Furthermore, where a definition or use of a term in a reference, which is incorporated by reference herein, is inconsistent or contrary to the definition of that term provided herein, the definition of that term provided herein applies and the definition of that term in the reference does not apply.
- While certain aspects of conventional technologies have been discussed to facilitate disclosure of the invention, Applicants in no way disclaim these technical aspects, and it is contemplated that the claimed invention may encompass one or more of the conventional technical aspects discussed herein.
- In this specification, where a document, act or item of knowledge is referred to or discussed, this reference or discussion is not an admission that the document, act or item of knowledge or any combination thereof was at the priority date, publicly available, known to the public, part of common general knowledge, or otherwise constitutes prior art under the applicable statutory provisions; or is known to be relevant to an attempt to solve any problem with which this specification is concerned.
- In various embodiments, the present invention provides a system and method that utilizes artificial signals to maximize capacity and secrecy of MIMO transmitters that utilize analog or digital beamforming to communicate in an analog/hybrid/codebook based digital MIMO communication system. In accordance with the present invention, the transmitted signal is generated using a convex optimization that minimizes the effects of the mismatch between the multiple antenna communication channels and the quantized precoding and combining operations.
- In one embodiment, the present invention provides a codebook-based multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission method. The method includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair, wherein the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected based upon an estimated channel coefficient of a transmission channel between a MIMO transmitter and a MIMO receiver. The method further includes, generating an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- In the present invention, the estimated channel coefficient of the transmission channel is a matrix comprising an estimated channel coefficient between each transmitter and receiver antenna pair at the MIMO transmitter and either the MIMO transmitter or the MIMO receiver estimates the channel coefficient of the transmission channel between each one of a plurality of pairs of MIMO transmitting and receiving antennas and then selects the precoding/combining matrix pair that maximizes a capacity of the transmission channel based upon the estimated channel coefficient and notifies the communication counterpart of this choice.
- Additionally, the artificial signal is generated by performing convex optimization, wherein the artificial signal is designed to match desired data symbols as much as possible upon transmitting the plurality of artificial signals and after applying the combining matrix to the plurality of received artificial signals at the desired receiver, while being limited by a power limitation.
- In additional embodiment, the present invention provides a codebook based multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmitter for increasing the capacity of the (MIMO) system and for providing secrecy. The MIMO transmitter includes, a signal processing unit for receiving a preceding/combining matrix pair, wherein the precoding/combining matrix pair is based upon an estimated channel coefficient of a transmission channel. The signal processing unit is further for generating an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- In this embodiment, the estimated channel coefficient of the transmission channel is a matrix comprising an estimated channel coefficient between each transmitter and receiver antenna pair at the MIMO transmitter. In an exemplary embodiment, the signal processing unit may be a modem.
- In another embodiment, the present invention provides one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of running a software program on a computing device, the computing device operating under an operating system. When executed at an MIMO transmitter, the instructions from the software program include, receiving a precoding/combining matrix pair from a MIMO receiver, wherein the precoding/combining matrix pair is based upon an estimated channel coefficient of a transmission channel, generating an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair.
- In the present invention, the implemented algorithm is backward compatible with legacy standards and receivers and the modifications are performed exclusively at the transmitting device, which transmits a signal that is designed to be received by legacy devices.
- In addition, enhanced performance of the MIMO system can be realized modifying only the software, or the signal processing unit (modem), at the transmitting device to utilize the introduced algorithm without requiring modification of the receiving hardware.
- By employing the method of the present invention at a MIMO transmitter, the spectral efficiency of the transmission channel is increased, thereby allowing faster data rates, increased connectivity and lower energy consumption. Additionally, the secrecy of the communication channel increases, as the transmitted signal is tailored to the transmission channel of the intended receiver.
- For a fuller understanding of the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating the operation of a MIMO radio antenna system which includes precoding of the artificial signal, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating the operation of a MIMO radio antenna system, without precoding of the artificial signal, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a pair of MIMO devices implementing the artificial signal scheme, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the methods steps for artificial signal transmission in a codebook-based MIMO system, where the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected by the MIMO transmitter and no precoding of the artificial signal is performed, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating the methods steps for artificial signal transmission in a codebook-based MIMO system, where the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected by the MIMO transmitter and precoding of the artificial signal is performed, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating the methods steps for artificial signal transmission in a codebook-based MIMO system, where the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected by the MIMO receiver and no precoding of the artificial signal is performed, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating the methods steps for artificial signal transmission in a codebook-based MIMO system, where the precoding/combining matrix pair is selected by the MIMO receiver and precoding of the artificial signal is performed, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is a graphical illustration comparing the artificial signal transmission for codebook-based MIMO systems to other solutions known in the art. - In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof, and within which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments by which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized, and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
- MIMO transmitters are known that perform precoding prior to transmission to a MIMO receiver. The MIMO transmitter may estimate the transmission channel and then select one precoding/combining matrix pair from a number of predefined precoding/combining matrix pairs provided by a codebook, based upon the estimate of the transmission channel. The precoding/combining matrices are unitary, and the precoding matrix selected is the one which will maximize the capacity based on the estimate of the transmission channel. The MIMO transmitter provides the selected precoding/combining matrix pair identifier to the MIMO receiver. The MIMO transmitter then applies the selected precoding matrix to a signal prior to transmission of the signal over the transmission channel to the receiving antennae.
- In various embodiments, the present invention utilizes a set of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) transmitter precoding (and corresponding receiver combining) matrices with finite cardinality. Knowing the channel coefficient between each transmitter and receiver antenna at the MIMO transmitter, the method of the present invention calculates the artificial signal that minimizes the Euclidean distance between the desired and received processed data symbols, given that the precoding/combining matrix pair from the set that has the minimum Euclidean distance to the singular value decomposition (SVD) components of the channel matrix is used for transmission and reception. In one embodiment, the artificial signal is then fed to the precoder, instead of the actual desired data symbols. In some embodiments, the artificial signal is fed directly to the MIMO transmitters antennae, eliminating the need for precoding operation whenever possible.
- The present invention addresses the issue of quantization error in MIMO systems. In this context, quantization refers to quantization of an infinite number of possible channel matrices to a finite set of precoding/combining matrices, and is not related to quantization of analog signals, as used widely in the electrical engineering literature.
- In practical scenarios using analog/hybrid and digital codebook-based precoders and combiners, few samples are chosen from the infinitely many possible V and corresponding U matrices. These samples are predefined as a dictionary at both ends of the transmission channel and only these sample matrices are used at all times. Referring to the ith predefined precoder/combiner pair as Vi and Ui, where iϵ{1, 2, . . . , I}; I<<∞. These precoders and combiners can then be realized using many methods, including but not limited to, (1) Digital Signal Processing (DSP) programs, in the case of codebook based digital precoding, (2) DSP programs with an RF switch, in the case of analog/digital hybrid precoding, (3) Phase shifters, in the case of analog precoding, (4) Forming special antenna array patterns, in the case of antenna array analog precoding, and (5) Forming special antenna array patterns coupled with optical lenses, in the case of lens aided antenna array precoding.
- Because Vi≠V and Ui≠U, and having the practical post-processing output, there is an additional error term:
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{tilde over (y)}=U i *UΛV*V i {tilde over (x)} -
{tilde over (y)}=Λ{tilde over (x)}+ϵ -
ϵ=U i *UΛV*V i {tilde over (x)}−U*UΛV*V{tilde over (x)} -
ϵ=(U* i −U*)UΛV*(V i −V){tilde over (x)} - Where {tilde over (x)} is the information symbols, {tilde over (y)} is the post-processing output, e is the error due to the mismatch between precoder/combiner matrix pair and the actual SVD components of the channel. Throughout this document, U and V will be used to refer to the actual components of the SVD of the channel, and Ui and Vi will be used to refer to the predefined precoders and combiners that are optimal for the transmission and reception of the signal for that instantaneous channel.
- In a first embodiment, adding artificial signals to data symbols that forces the error to be zero is examined. In this embodiment, adding an artificial signal n to the information symbols {tilde over (x)}, prior the precoder, is proposed, such that ϵ is reduced, i.e.
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x=V i({tilde over (x)}+n) - In this first embodiment, n=nZF where
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U* i UΛV*V i n ZF=−(U* i −U*)UΛV*(V i −V){tilde over (x)} -
n ZF=−(U* i HV i)−1(U* i −U*)H(V i −V){tilde over (x)} - However, as in all zero forcing cases, this operation is not power limited and as such, may yield artificial signal vectors having power that is greater than the power of the signal itself, which cannot be transmitted.
- In a second embodiment, adding power limited artificial signals to the data symbols, wherein the power limited artificial signal is obtained using convex optimization, is considered.
- In this second embodiment, to prevent the unlimited power case and limit the transmitted power, one can also compute and add the artificial signal that does not completely eliminate, but minimizes, the mean of the square of e, such that the power of the vector input to the precoder of the transmitter is unity. Then, the power is divided between the actual signal and the artificial signal. If the actual signal power is limited to 1−α and the artificial signal power is limited to α, then:
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- Where n is the artificial signal to be added to the ideal signal and N is the number of transmitting antennae of the MIMO transmitter. In this embodiment, the optimization is convex and is practically highly feasible.
- However, the power of the artificial signal (α) also needs to be optimized. Accordingly, two additional embodiments are proposed wherein only the artificial signal is shaped and transmitted and the actual data signals are not part of the output.
- In this third and fourth embodiments, the signal fed to the precoder of the MIMO transmitter is solely ñ, that is, x=Viñ, where x is the signal fed to the transmitter antennae. The artificial signal is designed to look exactly like the desired data symbols after the precoding, channel and post-processing transformation. This way, the equations become easier to solve with fewer parameters involved.
- As such, the third embodiment proposes transmitting artificial signal that eliminates the error. Similar to the first embodiment, equality of the practical output and the ideal output is forced, namely:
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U* i UΛV*V i ñ ZF =U*UΛV*V{tilde over (x)} -
ñ ZF=(U* i UΛV*V i)−1 U*HV{tilde over (X)} -
ñ ZF=(U* i HV i)−1 Λ{tilde over (x)} - However, similar to the first embodiment, the power of ñZF is unlimited in this case and this cannot be practically used. Taking the same approach as in the second embodiment to limit the power, a practical case in the fourth embodiment is provided.
- The fourth embodiment proposes transmitting power limited artificial signals that minimizes the error. As such, in the present invention, the ultimate solution is to design the artificial signal with power constraints such that the error is minimized at the receiver, similar to the second embodiment:
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- So that the power-limited signal yielding the minimum error to the ideal input at the output is designed, without the need to optimize any additional parameters.
- Furthermore, in case of full digital beamforming, if the precoding operation is performed completely in software and not using a fixed hardware, the artificial signal is designed in the fifth embodiment as:
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- The fifth embodiment of the present invention reduces computational complexity, power consumption and processing delay without any change in performance. If precoding is applied using a fixed hardware, the fourth embodiment may still be used by applying only a software upgrade to devices that are already produced and in use.
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FIG. 1A illustrates an ideal precoded/decoded MIMO block diagram 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal over the transmission channel. Wherein, {tilde over (x)} 105 is the actual information symbols to be transmitted to the MIMO receiver and ñ 107 is the artificial signal generated by the MIMO transmitter according to the method of the present invention. Theconvex optimization module 110 is used to generate the artificial signal ñ 107.V 112 is the pre-processing matrix, which includes the precoding matrix selected by the MIMO receiver and obtained from the singular value decomposition (SVD) of the channel matrix. x 115 is the vector of signals fed to the transmitter antenna to be transmitted over thetransmission channel 120.y 125 is the column of observations at the receiver antenna following transmission over thetransmission channel 120. U* 130 is the post-processing matrix based on the channel and {tilde over (y)} 135 is the estimated data symbols that are obtained by post-processing the observations ({tilde over (y)}=Λ{tilde over (x)}). -
FIG. 1B illustrates an ideal precoded/decoded MIMO block diagram 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein no precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal over the transmission channel. Wherein, {tilde over (x)} 155 is the actual information symbols to be transmitted to the MIMO receiver by the MIMO transmitter. Theconvex optimization module 160 is used to generate the artificial signal x 165 according to the method of the present invention which is then fed to the transmitter antenna to be transmitted over thetransmission channel 170.y 175 is the column of observations at the receiver antenna following transmission over thetransmission channel 170. U* 180 is the post-processing matrix based on the channel and {tilde over (y)} 185 is the estimated data symbols that are obtained by post-processing the observations ({tilde over (y)}=Λ{tilde over (x)}). -
FIG. 2 illustrates a pair of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) devices implementing the artificial signal scheme, according to one embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, afirst MIMO device 200 includes aMIMO transmitter 205, aMIMO receiver 210 and a number ofantennae antennae MIMO transmitter 205 and theMIMO receiver 210. Asecond MIMO device 215 also includes aMIMO transmitter 220 and aMIMO receiver 225, which shareantennae - In operation, the
MIMO transmitter 205 of theMIMO device 200 applies precoding based on feedback received by theMIMO receiver 210 of theMIMO device 200 from theMIMO transmitter 220 of theMIMO device 215. As previously described, in the present invention, theMIMO transmitter 205 generates an artificial signal by performing convex optimization, wherein the artificial signal is designed to match desired data symbols after applying the precoding matrix to the plurality of artificial signals prior to transmitting the plurality of artificial signals and after applying the combining matrix to the plurality of received artificial signals. Precoding is then applied to this artificial signal, prior to transmission over the transmittingantennae first MIMO device 200 to the receivingantennae second MIMO device 215, for subsequent reception by theMIMO receiver 225. -
FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram of the method operating a codebook-based multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmitter, in accordance with the present invention and current standard communication protocols. In this implementation, the precoding/combining matrix is selected by the MIMO transmitter and no precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver. The method includes the steps of, transmitting a known signal from a MIMO receiver to a MIMO transmitter fortransmission channel estimation 300 and estimating the transmission channel at the MIMO transmitter using the known signal from theMIMO receiver 305. The method further includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair at the MIMO transmitter that best matches thetransmission channel estimation 310. The method continues atstep 315, wherein the MIMO transmitter generates an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair. The method continues by transmitting the artificial signal and the precoding/combining matrix pair to the MIMO receiver over thetransmission channel 320. The MIMO receiver then applies the combining operation to the artificial signal based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair to recover theinformation signal 325. - In an additional embodiment of the present invention, illustrated with reference to
FIG. 4 , the precoding/combining matrix is selected by the MIMO transmitter and precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver. The method includes the steps of, transmitting a known signal from a MIMO receiver to a MIMO transmitter fortransmission channel estimation 400 and estimating the transmission channel at the MIMO transmitter using the known signal from theMIMO receiver 405. The method further includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair at the MIMO transmitter that best matches thetransmission channel estimation 410. The method continues atstep 415, wherein the MIMO transmitter generates an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair. The method continues atstep 420, wherein the MIMO transmitter performs precoding of the artificial signal prior to transmitting the artificial signal and the precoding/combining matrix pair to the MIMO receiver over thetransmission channel 425. The MIMO receiver then applies the combining operation to the precoded artificial signal based upon the preceding/combining matrix pair to recover theinformation signal 430. - In another embodiment of the present invention, illustrated with reference to
FIG. 5 , the precoding/combining matrix is selected by the MIMO receiver and no precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver. The method includes the steps of, transmitting a known signal from a MIMO transmitter to a MIMO receiver fortransmission channel estimation 500 and estimating the transmission channel at the MIMO receiver using the known signal from theMIMO receiver 505. The method further includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair at the MIMO receiver that best matches thetransmission channel estimation 510. The method continues atstep 515, wherein the MIMO receiver transmits the precoding/combining matrix pair and the known signal to the MIMO transmitter. The MIMO transmitter then estimates the transmission channel using the known signal from theMIMO receiver 520. The method continues atstep 525, wherein the MIMO transmitter generates an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair. The method continues atstep 530, wherein the MIMO transmitter transmits the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel. The MIMO receiver then applies the combining operation to the artificial signal based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair to recover theinformation signal 535. - In an additional embodiment of the present invention, illustrated with reference to
FIG. 6 , the precoding/combining matrix is selected by the MIMO receiver and precoding of the artificial signal is performed prior to transmission of the artificial signal to the MIMO receiver. The method includes the steps of, transmitting a known signal from a MIMO transmitter to a MIMO receiver fortransmission channel estimation 600 and estimating the transmission channel at the MIMO receiver using the known signal from theMIMO receiver 605. The method further includes, selecting a precoding/combining matrix pair at the MIMO receiver that best matches thetransmission channel estimation 610. The method continues atstep 615, wherein the MIMO receiver transmits the precoding/combining matrix pair and the known signal to the MIMO transmitter. The MIMO transmitter then estimates the transmission channel using the known signal from theMIMO receiver 620. The method continues atstep 625, wherein the MIMO transmitter generates an artificial signal from an information signal to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, wherein the artificial signal minimizes an error between the information signal transmitted to the MIMO receiver over the transmission channel and the information signal recovered by the MIMO receiver following the application of a combining operation based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair. The method continues atstep 630, wherein the MIMO transmitter precodes the artificial signal prior to transmitting the precoded artificial signal to the MIMO receiver over thetransmission channel 635. The MIMO receiver then applies the combining operation to the precoded artificial signal based upon the precoding/combining matrix pair to recover theinformation signal 640. - The present invention provides several benefits, including increased capacity, increased secrecy while requiring no changes at the receiver. Increased capacity is provided because the mutual information between the received data using the proposed system is higher than the legacy systems as the symbols are more similar, thereby increasing capacity. Increased secrecy is provided as conventional schemes yield a finite set of possible precoder outputs as the set of information symbols and the set of precoding matrices are finite, whereas in this case, infinitely many different transmission symbols may be generated.
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FIG. 7 is a graphical illustration of the increase in capacity and secrecy provided by the artificial signal transmission in codebook-based MIMO systems in accordance with the present invention.FIG. 7 shows the error magnitude as it is relates to the similarity between the physical channel between the MIMO transmitter and intended MIMO receiver and the channel induced by practical precoder/combiner; at aneavesdropper 700 if the methods proposed in the present invention are utilized, at either the desired MIMO receiver or an eavesdropper if data is transmitted in theconventional manner 705, and at the desired MIMO receiver if data transmitted using the inventiveartificial signal 710. As illustrated, the error at the desired receiver decreases as a result of the use of the artificial signal which increases capacity of the channel, whereas the error at an eavesdropper increases as a result of the use of the inventive artificial signal which increases the secrecy of the channel. - The predefined precoder and combiners are commonly known. If pure data in the standard form is transmitted, anyone can intercept the pure data and decode it by trying to decode it using all of the combiners defined in the standard. If artificial signal that is defined based on the channel of the intended receiver is transmitted instead of standard data, an eavesdropper of which experienced channel is different from that of the intended receiver will see noise after the standard combination process. This provides physical security, especially for eavesdroppers that are geographically far from the intended receiver.
- Because the invention is inherently designed to exploit the imperfections at the receiver, this invention does not require any changes to the receiving device. The receiving device still receives the signal from the predefined combiners, as conventional in the art. The implementation of the invention is at the transmitter only, thereby requiring no modification to the receiver and no changes to the standards. The inventive concept can be implemented at any transmitter that desires to exploit this invention, even by devices that are designed to communicate using standards that are complete.
- The primary contribution of the present invention is the formulation of the convex optimization problem with the predetermined precoder/combiners and the actual channel of the desired user. In the present invention, convex formulation allows fast signal design with low power consumption and computational complexity. Additionally, digital formulation makes the invention independent of the hardware platform and universally usable for all hardware configurations. While other known artificial signal (at times referred to as noise) generation algorithms for MIMO communication systems usually separate the desired symbols from the design and use artificial signal to enhance the secrecy of the system, whereby two separate signals are added together and transmitted with different powers, to address two contradicting goals. In contrast, in accordance with the convex optimization solution provided by the present invention, both goals are achieved using a single solution, and a single signal design achieves both goals, simultaneously.
- The present invention may be embodied on various computing platforms that perform actions responsive to software-based instructions and most particularly on touchscreen portable devices. The following provides an antecedent basis for the information technology that may be utilized to enable the invention.
- The computer readable medium described in the claims below may be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the context of this document, a computer readable storage medium may be any non-transitory, tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
- A computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. However, as indicated above, due to circuit statutory subject matter restrictions, claims to this invention as a software product are those embodied in a non-transitory software medium such as a computer hard drive, flash-RAM, optical disk or the like.
- Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wire-line, optical fiber cable, radio frequency, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing. Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present invention may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, C#, C++, Visual Basic or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages.
- Aspects of the present invention are described below with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
- These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable medium that can direct a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable medium produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
- The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide processes for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
- It should be noted that when referenced, an “end-user” is an operator of the software as opposed to a developer or author who modifies the underlying source code of the software. For security purposes, authentication means identifying the particular user while authorization defines what procedures and functions that user is permitted to execute.
- The advantages set forth above, and those made apparent from the foregoing description, are efficiently attained. Since certain changes may be made in the above construction without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matters contained in the foregoing description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
- It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention that, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
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