简介：Large-scaleMIMO(multiple-inputmultiple-output)systemswithnumerouslow-powerantennascanprovidebetterperformanceintermsofspectrumefficiency,powersavingandlinkreliabilitythanconventionalMIMO.Forlarge-scaleMIMO,thereareseveraltechnicalissuesthatneedtobepracticallyaddressed(e.g.,pilotpatterndesignandlow-powertransmissiondesign)andtheoreticallyaddressed(e.g.,capacitybound,channelestimation,andpowerallocationstrategies).Inthispaper,weanalyzethesumrateupperboundoflarge-scaleMIMO,investigateitskeytechnologiesincludingchannelestimation,downlinkprecoding,anduplinkdetection.Wealsopresentsomeperspectivesconcerningnewchannelmodelingapproaches,advanceduserschedulingalgorithms,etc.