Sum-Rate Analysis for Multi-User MIMO Systems With User Exposure Constraints

Fifth generation (5G) and beyond cellular systems are expected to support multiple uplink transmit antennas. Previous research demonstrates that designing waveforms satisfying near field user exposure constraints affects the far-field data rates achievable by portable devices using multiple transmit antennas. Therefore, user exposure constraints need to be taken into account in the uplink transmission covariance matrix design (e.g., precoder design) for 5G. Specific absorption rate (SAR) is a widely accepted user exposure measurement used in wireless communication regulations throughout the world. In this paper, we perform sum-rate analysis for a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with SAR constraints enforced at each user. The maximum achievable sum rates for various channel state information at the transmitter scenarios are studied in this paper. The SAR-aware MIMO transmission methods are based on the modified waterfilling algorithm. Simulation results show our proposed methods outperform the conventional transmission strategy for the two user case.

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