The MIMO Test Bed


The underlying table briefly describes key Milestones, Deliverables and respective status of MIMO Test Bed Project as initially planned. Elapsed time starts from start of project i.e. June 2008. Because of R & D nature of the project the requirements and scope of final deliverables might change as project evolves.


3 Months


Elapsed time

Elapsed time from start (in months) of the projectElapsed time from start (in months) of the projectElapsed time from start (in months) of the project
Milestone        

Deliverables    
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Status
3 Months
3 MonthsInitial Literature Review

A comprehensive report on study and analysis of most significant existing MIMO detection algorithms.

 Delivered  
6 Months

Implementing the promising existing algorithms and their performance analysis.

Matlab or Python implementation of the existing MIMO detection algorithms.
Delivered
9 Months

Implementation of the proposed MIMO and C-MIMO algorithms.

Matlab or Python implementation of the existing MIMO detection algorithms.
Complete
12 Months

Final selection of the algorithm to be ported on the hardware.

Ordering of equipment for Hardware implementation of the algorithms reviewed.

Optimized Matlab or Python implementation of the final selected algorithm with  Bit Error Rate (BER) performance results.
In
progress
18 Months

Verilog Implementation of important components of the algorithm.

Design review document and Verilog codes.
 Not Started
24 Months

Final Design and integration with the RF front end.

Final Verilog Code
 Not Started
27 Months

Working Demo using the real time test bed.

Document outlining important results achieved so far.
 Not Started
30 Months

Compilation and documentation of the experimental results.

Study viability of project extension based on achieved results.

Final Project Report and proposal for future work.
 Not Started