Reliable Multi-Point Transmissions Over Directional MISO TWDP Fading Channels

In this paper, we consider wireless transmissions over directional multiple-input single-output (MISO) two wave with diffuse power (TWDP) fading channels, subject to interference over the same type of channel. TWDP fading is known to exhibit an outage behavior that can be even worse than Rayleigh fading and has experimentally been observed in a number of vehicular channel measurement campaigns. To enhance the reliability of multi-point transmissions over MISO TWDP fading channels, we propose a zero-forcing based coordinated beamforming scheme, for which we can analytically characterize and optimize the outage probability of the multi-point transmissions. Based on the developed outage expressions, we furthermore propose a greedy coordinated scheduling approach that attempts to maximize the achievable rate of the system. Finally, we propose a transmission rate adaptation scheme for fixed size packet transmissions, which supports reliable and at the same time resource efficient multi-point transmissions.