MIMO ( Multi Inpit Multi Output )
MIMO
Systems can provide two types of gain:
Spatial Multiplexing Gain and transmit Diversity Gain
In
Spatial Multiplexing Gain , maximum transmission rate can be achieved by sending different data streams at different antennas
Whereas in Diversity Gain, maximum quality(QOS) can
be achieved by sending same data streams
to different antennas.
There
is a tradeoff between these two gains as
spatial diversity can be achieved under good radio conditions where as transmit
diversity is done under poor radio conditions to achieve good quality.
System
designs are based on trying to achieve either goal or a little of both