On the Duality of Gaussian Multiple-Access and Broadcast Channels
Abstract
We define a duality between Gaussian multiple-access channels (MACs)
and Gaussian broadcast channels (BCs). The dual channels we consider
have the same channel gains and the same noise power at all receivers.
We show that the capacity region of the BC (both constant and fading)
can be written in terms of the capacity region of the dual MAC, and
vice versa. We can use this result to find the capacity region of the
MAC if the capacity region of only the BC is known, and vice versa. For
fading channels we show duality under ergodic capacity, but duality
also holds for different capacity definitions for fading channels such
as outage capacity and minimum-rate capacity. Using duality, many
results known for only one of the two channels can be extended to the
dual channel as well.