Interference alignment and the generalized degrees of freedom of the X channel

Chiachi Huang, Viveck R. Cadambe, Syed A. Jafar

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Abstract

We study the sum capacity of the X channel generalization of the symmetric 2-user interference channel. In this X channel, there are 4 independent messages, one from each transmitter to each receiver. We characterize the sum capacity of a deterministic version of this channel, and obtain the generalized degrees of freedom characterization for the Gaussian version. The regime where the X channel outperforms the underlying interference channel is explicitly identified, and an interesting interference alignment scheme based on a cyclic decomposition of the signal space is shown to be optimal in this regime.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2009 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2009
Pages1929-1933
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2009 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: Jun 28 2009Jul 3 2009

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)2157-8102

Other

Other2009 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2009
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period6/28/097/3/09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Applied Mathematics

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