Minimum Symbol Error Probability Low-Resolution Precoding for MU-MIMO Systems With PSK Modulation

Abstract: We propose an optimal low-resolution precoding technique that minimizes the symbol error probability of the users. Unlike existing approaches that rely on QPSK modulation, for the derivation of the minimum symbol error probability objective function the current approach allows for any PSK modulation order. Moreover, the proposed method solves the corresponding discrete optimization problem optimally via a sophisticated branch-and-bound method. Moreover, we propose different approaches based on the greedy search method to compute practical solutions. Numerical simulations confirm the superiority of the proposed minimum symbol error probability criteria in terms of symbol error rate when compared with the established MMDDT and MMSE approaches.