A Space-Time based Approach to Solving the Gain Asymmetry in MIMO ad hoc Networks

The problem of gain asymmetry in MIMO ad-hoc networks is outlined and the solutions proposed in literature are surveyed. The approach in R. Korakis et al. (2003) is analyzed and its delay quantified. A new solution, based on the ideas in F. Rossetto and M. Zorzi (2006), is studied. Its performance advantages over . Korakis et al. (2003) are quantified by physical layer and network level simulations

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