Achievable rate of MIMO channels with data-aided channel estimation

Abstract

The achievable rate of a coherent coded modulation (CM) digital communication system with data-aided channel estimation and a discrete, equiprobable symbol alphabet is derived under the assumption that the system operates on a flat fading MIMO channel and uses an interleaver to combat the bursty nature of the channel. It is shown that linear minimum mean square error (LMMSE) channel estimation directly follows from the derivation, and links average mutual information to the channel dynamics. Based on the assumption that known training symbols are transmitted, the achievable rate of the system is optimized with respect to the amount of training information needed.