Low-Complexity User Selection for Rate Maximization in  MIMO Broadcast Channels with Downlink Beamforming

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</svg> [dB]: (a) ZFBF and (b) ZFDP.</table>

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Figure 6: Low-Complexity User Selection for Rate Maximization in  MIMO Broadcast Channels with Downlink Beamforming 