Capacity of the discrete-time non-coherent memoryless Gaussian channels at low SNR

Z. Rezki*, David Haccoun, François Gagnon

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We address the capacity of a discrete-time memoryless Gaussian channel, where the channel state information (CSI) is neither available at the transmitter nor at the receiver. The optimal capacityachieving input distribution at low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is precisely characterized, and the exact capacity of a non-coherent channel is derived. The derived relations allow to better understanding the capacity of non-coherent channels at low SNR. Then, we compute the noncoherence penalty and give a more precise characterization of the sublinear term in SNR. Finally, in order to get more insight on how the optimal input varies with SNR, upper and lower bounds on the non-zero mass point location of the capacity-achieving input are given.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2008
Pages121-125
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2008 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: Jul 6 2008Jul 11 2008

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)2157-8101

Other

Other2008 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2008
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period07/6/0807/11/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Applied Mathematics

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