简介:Two-dimensional(2D)multiple-inputmultiple-output(MIMO)iscurrentlyconcentratedonpropagationinhorizontalplane,buttheimpactofelevationangleisnotconsidered.However,duetothethree-dimensional(3D)characteroftherealMIMOchannel,2DMIMOcannotachievetheoptimalsystemthroughput.Amultiple-userMIMO(MU-MIMO)userpairingschemewasproposed,inwhichtheverticaldimensionwastakenintoconsideration.Intheproposedscheme,a3DcodebookbasedonfulldimensionMIMOchannelwasdesigned;thentwo3DMU-MIMOuser'spairingschemesareproposedcombiningtheproposedjointandseparate3Dcodebook.Simulationevaluatestheproposed3Dcodebookaideduserpairingschemeandcompareswiththeprevious2DMU-MIMOuserpairingtechnology.Owingtotheadditionalspatialdegreeoffreedominverticaldimension,theproposed3DMU-MIMOuserpairingschemescaneffectivelyimprovetheoverallsystemperformance.