On the achievable rate of multi-antenna receivers with oversampled 1-bit quantization

Abstract

We analyze the spectral efficiency of a 1-bit quantized multiple-input multiple-output channel with oversampling in time, where 1-bit quantization could become a key component to achieve the energy efficiency that is required for future communication systems. Applying adapted signaling schemes and appropriate power allocation algorithms, we derive lower bounds on the spectral efficiency based on results for the single-input single-output case. We show the potential gain compared to previous results without oversampling.