In this paper, the antenna selection problem for spatial multiplexing systems in a BLAST receiver is investigated. In order to search the optimal antenna subset, a selection criterion is proposed, which is able to obtain the largest minimum post-detection SNR. The number of required antennas is deduced, which is determined by the system performance requirement for the existing RF chains. Simulation result shows that the optimal subset in a BLAST receiver has higher minimum sub-channel SNR than that in a ZF receiver. Computation of system performance can be fitted to a simple function, and it is simpler for the proposed algorithm to compute the required antenna number.
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