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Generalized spatial modulation (GSM) is a spectral-efficient technique used in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications when the number of radio frequency chains at the transmitter is less than the number of transmit…
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Generalized spatial modulation (GSM) uses $N$ antenna elements but fewer radio frequency (RF) chains ($R$) at the transmitter. Spatial modulation and spatial multiplexing are special cases of GSM with $R=1$ and $R=N$, respectively. In GSM,…
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