Enhancing Communications with MIMO - Technologies, Markets and Applications

PUBLISHED: June 29, 2023

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This report researches advanced technologies and markets for wireless and wired communications systems that are supported by MIMO - Multiple Input/Multiple Output structures - to enhance their performance. It revises and updates earlier issues of the report as well as adds the analysis of latest technologies.

Users' demand for more efficient networking brought to life many technological innovations. One of them is MIMO, which became very popular in wireless systems - almost all recent and future 3GPP standards use (or will be using) variations of such a technique. MIMO is also used in wireline systems.

This report is based on the Practel analysis of MIMO-based communications systems, their technologies and markets specifics. Particular, the following industry standards that utilize MIMO have been considered:

3GPP LTE
IEEE802.11ax
IEEE802.11ay
IEEE 802.11ac
HomePlug AV2
ITU G.hn - MIMO.

The goal of this report is to characterize MIMO advantages and specifics for each standard. It also addresses market characteristics of discussed technologies. Report concentrates on profiling the industry players and their products.

MIMO characteristics, structures and types are also addressed and compared. The report also surveys patents related to the discussed subjects.

The report is written for a wide audience of managers and technical staff who are involved in the design and implementation of advanced communications systems.

1.0. Introduction

1.1. General
1.2. Goal
1.3. Structure
1.4. Research Methodology
1.5. Target Audience

2.0. MIMO - Concept, Functions and Types

2.1. History
2.2. Concept
2.3. Types of MIMO: Examples
- 2.3.1. CoMP MIMO
- 2.3.2. Massive MIMO
- 2.3.3. MU-MIMO
- 2.3.4. MIMO-OFDM
- 2.3.5. Mobile Networked MIMO
- 2.3.6. MIMO - by Type of Communications Media
- 2.3.7. Summary
2.4. MIMO Benefits (Wireless Systems)

3.0. MIMO in Wireless Systems

3.1. LTE Development and MIMO
- 3.1.1. Releases - 3GPP
- 3.1.2. LTE Timetable
- 3.1.3. Broadband Mobile Communications-Phases
- 3.1.4. LTE Standardization-Industry Collaboration
- 3.1.5. Industry Initiative
- 3.1.6. Intellectual Property
- 3.1.7. Key Features of LTE
- 3.1.8. Details
  - 3.1.8.1. Evolved UMTS Radio Access Network (EUTRAN)
  - 3.1.8.2. UE Categories
  - 3.1.8.3. Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
- 3.1.9. LTE Advanced
- 3.1.10. SON
- 3.1.11. Voice Support
  - 3.1.11.1. VoLTE
- 3.1.12. Market
  - 3.1.12.1. Drivers
  - 3.1.12.2. Demand: Wireless Broadband
  - 3.1.12.3. LTE Market Projections
- 3.1.13. Summary: LTE Benefits
- 3.1.14. Industry
  - Altair Semiconductor (a Sony Group Company)
  - Aricent (now Altran)
  - AceAxis
  - Cisco
  - CommAgility
  - Ericsson
  - Fujitsu
  - Huawei
  - Lime Microsystems
  - Motorola Solutions
  - Nokia
  - Qualcomm
  - Samsung
  - Sequans
  - Signalion
  - TI
  - U-blox
  - ZTE
- 3.1.15. Specifics: LTE MIMO
  - 3.1.15.1. Techniques
  - 3.1.15.2. Major Applications
  - 3.1.15.3. Modes
  - 3.1.15.4. MIMO: LTE Release 8
  - 3.1.15.5. MIMO: LTE Release 9
  - 3.1.15.6. MIMO: LTE Advanced and Further Developments
  - 3.1.15.7. LTE/LTE-A - MIMO Benefits
  - 3.1.15.8. Market Projections
- 3.1.16. 5G NR and MIMO
3.2. IEEE802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and MIMO
- 3.2.1. Background
- 3.2.2. Focal Points
- 3.2.3. Major Features
- 3.2.4. Major Applications
- 3.2.5. Physical Layer
  - 3.2.5.1. Multi-User Operation
  - 3.2.5.2. Role of MU-MIMO
  - 3.2.5.3. Multi-User OFDMA
- 3.2.6. MAC
  - 3.2.6.1. Spatial Reuse with Color Codes
  - 3.2.6.2. Power-saving with Target Wake Time
  - 3.2.6.3. Density
- 3.2.7. 802.11ax Operating Modes
  - 3.2.7.1. MU-MIMO (Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax)
- 3.2.8. Industry
  - Aerohive (Extreme Networks)
  - Asus
  - Broadcom
  - Huawei
  - Marvell
  - Netgear
  - Ruckus
  - Quantenna (acquired by On Semiconductor in 2019)
  - Qualcomm
- 3.2.9. Beyond Wi-Fi 6 - Extreme High Throughput Wi-Fi - 802.11be
3.3. MIMO Role in 802.11ac Development
- 3.3.1. General - Improving 802.11n Characteristics
- 3.3.2. Approval
- 3.3.3. Major Features: Summary
- 3.3.4. Major Benefits
- 3.3.5. Usage Models
- 3.3.6. Waves
- 3.3.7. Market Projections
- 3.3.8. Industry
  - Aruba - HP
  - Celeno
  - Broadcom
  - Buffalo
  - Cisco
  - D-Link
  - Fortinet
  - Linksys
  - Marvell
  - Netgear
  - Qualcomm
  - Quantenna (acquired by On Semiconductor in 2019)
  - Redpine Signals
- 3.3.9. MIMO and 802.11ac Standard
  - 3.3.9.1. Comparison
3.4. 802.11ay and MIMO Technology
- 3.4.1. Timetable
- 3.4.2. Scope
- 3.4.3. Need
- 3.4.4. Usage Cases (Examples)
- 3.4.5. Expected Characteristics
- 3.4.6. MIMO - Preliminary View

4.0. MIMO in Wireline Communications

4.1. HomePNA and ITU MIMO-based Technologies
- 4.1.1. HomeGrid Forum
  - 4.1.1.1. Specifications
    - 4.1.1.1.1. Background
    - 4.1.1.1.2. HomePNA Specification 3.1: Major Features
    - 4.1.1.1.3. Fast EoC HomePNA
  - 4.1.1.2. Major Benefits
- 4.1.2. ITU G.hn
  - 4.1.2.1. General
  - 4.1.2.2. G.hn Details
    - 4.1.2.2.1. Differences
    - 4.1.2.2.2. Common Features
  - 4.1.2.3. Acceptance
  - 4.1.2.4. HomePNA and G.hn Documents
  - 4.1.2.5. G.hn-mimo - G.9963
    - 4.1.2.5.1. Drivers
    - 4.1.2.5.2. G.9963 Details
      - 4.1.2.5.2.1. General
      - 4.1.2.5.2.2. Wireline Specifics - G.hn-mimo
      - 4.1.2.5.2.3. Scope
      - 4.1.2.5.2.4. Performance
  - 4.1.2.6. Industry
    - Comtrend
    - Cambridge Industries Group (CIG)
    - Marvell
    - MaxLinear/devolo
    - ST&T
    - Xingtera
4.2. HomePlugAV2-mimo
- 4.2.1. General
  - 4.2.1.1. Certification
- 4.2.2. Major Improvements
- 4.2.3. Specification Details
  - 4.2.3.1. MIMO Mechanism
- 4.2.4. Industry
  - Aztech
  - Broadcom
  - D-Link
  - Extollo
  - Gigafast Ethernet
  - Intersil (acquired by Renesas in 2017)
  - Lea Networks
  - Sineoji
  - Trendnet
  - TP-Link
  - Qualcomm Atheros
  - Zyxel