On the diversity order of vector perturbation precoding with imperfect channel state information

Abstract

We consider vector perturbation precoding over a quasi-static MIMO channel under the assumption of imperfect channel state information (CSI). This is accomplished via a high SNR analysis, specifically targeting the overall system diversity order and the identification of typical errors. The effects of long-term and short-term power constraints, or power allocation policies, are investigated. Our results indicate that under realistic assumptions regarding the channel estimation error the system is mainly interference limited and as such, the particular power constraint does not significantly affect the asymptotic behavior of the error probability. This is in sharp contrast to the case of perfect CSI.