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Massive MIMO Processing at the Semiconductor Edge: Exploring the System and Circuit Margins for Power Saving

Citation Author(s):
Yanxiang Huang, Claude Desset, André Bourdoux, Wim Dehaene, Liesbet Van der Perre
Submitted by:
Yanxiang Huang
Last updated:
3 March 2017 - 7:15am
Document Type:
Presentation Slides
Document Year:
2017
Event:
Presenters:
Yanxiang Huang
Paper Code:
SPCOM-L1.6
 

In this work, we consider the potential of processing at the semiconductor edge by allowing voltage over-scaling and complete antenna signal failures, focusing on the per-antenna digital functionality that dominant the DSP complexity. The impact of the resulting hardware errors on the performance of Massive MIMO transmission is analyzed. It shows that the inherent redundancy in the system brings a solid tolerance to sporadic hardware errors. Potential control tactics are introduced, that could further optimize the operation of the error-prone circuitry. We anticipate that by exploiting the system and circuit margins, up to 40% power reduction could be achieved on the considered DSP functions without sacrificing performance in many traffic scenarios.

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