Resource Allocation in Multiuser OFDM Distributed Antenna Systems

Abstract

This paper formulates resource allocation problem in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) distributed antenna systems (DAS) by extending conventional one in OFDM co-located antenna systems (CAS). The algorithm to achieve maximum rate-sum capacity is derived, and the achievable capacity of a single user is also given by theoretical analysis. Simulated and theoretical results show that OFDM DAS can achieve much more rate-sum capacity than OFDM CAS, and the performance gain increases with the number of antennas in systems.