On the approximation of MIMO capacity

Information theoretical optimization problems related to the resource allocation of wireless cellular and ad hoc networks are not solvable in closed form due to the nonlinear logarithmic representation of the Shannon capacity. This paper introduces functional approximations to the MIMO capacity over flat Rayleigh fading channels, which allow for analytical solutions to network resource optimization problems. The precision of the suggested approximations is assessed and is shown to provide a very close match to the exact capacity expression.

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