Research Article

Optimal Low-Power Design of a Multicell Multiuser Massive MIMO System at 3.7 GHz for 5G Wireless Networks

Table 4

Reference power consumption of digital components.

Subcomponent Downlink  
[GOPS]
Uplink  
[GOPS]
Training  
[GOPS]

Filtering6.76.76.7
Up/Downsampling222
FFT/IFFT0.50.50.5
MIMO precoding0.040.040
Synchronization020
Channel estimation000.01
OFDM Mod/Demod1.32.72.7
Mapping/Demapping1.32.72.7
Channel coding1.380
Control2.4711
Network85.30