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The complexity of next generation wireless systems is growing exponentially. The combination of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology with Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is considered as the best solution to provide high data rates under frequency-selective fading channels. The design and evaluation of MIMO-OFDM systems require a detailed analysis of a number of functionalities such as MIMO transmission modes, channel estimation, MIMO detection, channel coding, or cross-layer scheduling. In this paper we present a MIMO-OFDM-based simulator that includes the main physical and link layer functionalities. The simulator has been used to evaluate the performance of the 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology for different MIMO-OFDM techniques under realistic assumptions such as user mobility or bandwidth-limited feedback channel.
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Gómez, G., Morales-Jiménez, D., Sánchez-Sánchez, J.J. et al. A Next Generation Wireless Simulator Based on MIMO-OFDM: LTE Case Study. J Wireless Com Network 2010, 161642 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/161642
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/161642