Feasibility of interference alignment for the MIMO interference channel: The symmetric square case

Determining the feasibility conditions for vector space interference alignment in the K-user MIMO interference channel with constant channel coefficients has attracted much recent attention yet remains unsolved. The main result of this paper is restricted to the symmetric square case where all trans...

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Main Authors: Bresler, G., Cartwright, D., Tse, D.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Interference channels
MIMO
Nickel
Receivers
Transmitters
Vectors
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Summary:Determining the feasibility conditions for vector space interference alignment in the K-user MIMO interference channel with constant channel coefficients has attracted much recent attention yet remains unsolved. The main result of this paper is restricted to the symmetric square case where all transmitters and receivers have N antennas, and each user desires d transmit dimensions. We prove that alignment is possible if and only if the number of antennas satisfies N ≥ d(K + 1)/2. We also show a necessary condition for feasibility of alignment with arbitrary system parameters. An algebraic geometry approach is central to the results.
DOI:10.1109/ITW.2011.6089499