Building and operating a real-time massive MIMO testbed - Lessons learned

Steffen Malkowsky; Liang Liu; Viktor Öwall; Ove Edfors

doi:10.1109/ACSSC.2017.8335412

Building and operating a real-time massive MIMO testbed - Lessons learned

Steffen Malkowsky, Liang Liu, Viktor Öwall, Ove Edfors

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Abstract

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is one of the key candidates for the upcoming 5G wireless generation. It offers a multitude of advantages over traditional techniques, such as reduced latency, reduced interference among user equipments (UEs) and increased spectrum and energy efficiencies. However, to verify the theoretically promised gains in real-life, prototype systems are inevitable. This paper discusses the many experiences gathered during designing, building and operating the Lund University Massive MIMO (LuMaMi) testbed. We discuss the six main lessons learned including practical issues, such as the mechanical setup or driver issues but also implementation challenges, such as increasing operation count compared to traditional wireless systems, complicated data shuffling and low-processing latency and detail their specific requirements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference Record of 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017
Publisher	IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	603-607
Number of pages	5
Volume	2017-October
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538618233
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ACSSC.2017.8335412
Publication status	Published - 2018 Apr 10
Event	51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017 - Pacific Grove, United States Duration: 2017 Oct 29 → 2017 Nov 1

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Conference	51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Pacific Grove
Period	2017/10/29 → 2017/11/01

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Communication Systems

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Massive MIMO: Prototyping, Proof-of-Concept and Implementation
Malkowsky, S., 2019 Apr 17, Department of Electrical and Information Technology, Lund University. 178 p.
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Malkowsky, S , Liu, L , Öwall, V & Edfors, O 2018, Building and operating a real-time massive MIMO testbed - Lessons learned. in Conference Record of 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017. vol. 2017-October, IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 603-607, 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017, Pacific Grove, United States, 2017/10/29. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACSSC.2017.8335412

Building and operating a real-time massive MIMO testbed - Lessons learned. / Malkowsky, Steffen ; Liu, Liang ; Öwall, Viktor et al.

Conference Record of 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2017. Vol. 2017-October IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 603-607.

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