On the Sum-Rate Capacity of Multi-User Distributed Antenna System with Circular Antenna Layout

Jiansong GAN
Shidong ZHOU
Jing WANG
Kyung PARK

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E89-B    No.9    pp.2612-2616
Publication Date: 2006/09/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e89-b.9.2612
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: LETTER
Category: Fundamental Theories for Communications
Keyword: 
distributed antenna system (DAS),  multiple-access channel (MAC),  sum-rate capacity,  random matrix theory,  

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Summary: 
In this letter, we investigate the sum-rate capacity of a power-controlled multi-user distributed antenna system (DAS) with antennas deployed symmetrically on a circle. The sum-rate capacity, when divided by user number, is proved to converge to an explicit expression as user number and antenna number go to infinity with a constant ratio. We further show how this theoretical result can be used to optimize antenna deployment. Simulation results are also provided to demonstrate the validity of our analysis and the applicability of the asymptotic results to a small-scale system.