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To enable densely deployed base stations (BSs) or access points (APs) to serve an increasing number of users and provide diverse mobile services, we need to improve spectrum utilization in wireless communication networks. Although spectral…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-22 Zhao Li , Fengjuan Guo , Kang G Shin , Yinghou Liu , Jia Liu

Spectrum access is an important function of cognitive radios for detecting and utilizing spectrum holes without interfering with the legacy systems. In this paper we propose novel cooperative communication models and show how deploying such…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-05-28 Ali Tajer , Xiaodong Wang

We consider an opportunistic cognitive radio (CR) system consisting of a primary user (PU), secondary transmitter (SUtx), and secondary receiver (SUrx), where SUtx is equipped with an electrically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-16 Hassan Yazdani , Azadeh Vosoughi , Xun Gong

In 6G communications, it is envisioned to equip the traditional access point (AP) with sensing capability to fully benefit the existing wireless communication infrastructures. Thus, sensing-assisted communication has attracted significant…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-14 Hui Zhou , Xiaolan Liu , Sangarapillai Lambotharan

This paper focuses at the investigation of the degree of orthogonality of channels of multiple users in densely populated indoor and outdoor scenarios. For this purpose, a statistical millimeter wave (mmwave) MIMO channel simulator is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-29 Geamel Alyami , Ivica Kostanic

Non-fixed flexible antenna architectures, such as fluid antenna system (FAS), movable antenna (MA), and pinching antenna, have garnered significant interest in recent years. Among them, rotatable antenna (RA) technology has recently drawn…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-06 Yanhua Tan , Beixiong Zheng , Yi Fang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Jie Xu , Rui Zhang

This paper studies a robust design problem for far-field line-of-sight (LOS) channels where phase errors are present. Compared with the commonly used additive error model, the phase error model is more suitable for capturing the uncertainty…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-06-29 Man-Chung Yue , Sissi Xiaoxiao Wu , Anthony Man-Cho So

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks with mega constellations have the potential to provide 5G and beyond services ubiquitously. However, these networks may introduce mutual interference to both satellite and terrestrial networks,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-23 Daeun Kim , Jeonghun Park , Jinseok Choi , Namyoon Lee

A key challenge facing reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) is channel state information acquisition. Passive RISs cannot generate pilot signals or process data, making rapid temporal changes in the channel problematic. Additionally,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-15 Amy S. Inwood , Peter J. Smith , Philippa A. Martin , Graeme K. Woodward

Sharing the spectrum with in-band full-duplex (FD) primary users (PU) is a challenging and interesting problem in the underlay cognitive radio (CR) systems. The self-interference introduced at the primary network may dramatically impede the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-10-13 Mohamed Gaafar , Osama Amin , Walid Abediseid , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a promising technology to extend the wireless signal coverage and support the high performance communication. By intelligently adjusting the reflection coefficients of a large number of passive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-01 Yitao Han , Shuowen Zhang , Lingjie Duan , Rui Zhang

We consider in this paper a new intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided LEO satellite communication system, by utilizing the controllable phase shifts of massive passive reflecting elements to achieve flexible beamforming, which copes…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-11 Beixiong Zheng , Shaoe Lin , Rui Zhang

In this paper, we investigate the modeling and design of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted optical communication systems which are deployed to relax the line-of-sight (LOS) requirement in multi-link free space optical (FSO)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-19 Hedieh Ajam , Marzieh Najafi , Vahid Jamali , Bernhard Schmauss , Robert Schober

Swarm antenna arrays, composed of spatially distributed antennas mounted on unmanned agents, offer unprecedented flexibility and adaptability for wireless sensing and communication. However, their reconfigurable architecture, susceptibility…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-13 Tiebin Mi , Miyu Feng , Ruichu Shao , Cao Zeng , Robert Caiming Qiu

As wireless networks transition toward 6G, high mobility, clustered scattering, and hardware impairments increasingly challenge classical assumptions on channel sparsity, resolvability, and stationarity. In these regimes, performance…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-05 Hamza Haif , Abdelali Arous , Huseyin Arslan

The design of low-profile linear microstrip arrays with wide-band spatial filtering capabilities is dealt with. An innovative architecture, leveraging the angular selectivity of offset stacked patch (OSP) radiators, is proposed to implement…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-26 Arianna Benoni , Marco Salucci , Andrea Massa

The sixth-generation (6G) network is expected to provide both communication and sensing (C&S) services. However, spectrum scarcity poses a major challenge to the harmonious coexistence of C&S systems. Without effective cooperation, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-28 Xionran Fang , Wei Feng , Yunfei Chen , Dingxi Yang , Ning Ge , Zhiyong Feng , Yue Gao

Opportunistic spectrum access (OSA) is a key technique enabling the secondary users (SUs) in a cognitive radio (CR) network to transmit over the "spectrum holes" unoccupied by the primary users (PUs). In this paper, we focus on the OSA…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-04-26 Yue Ling Che , Rui Zhang , Yi Gong

This paper analyzes the spatial bandwidth of line-of-sight (LoS) channels in massive MIMO systems. For the linear large-scale antenna arrays (LSAA) of transceivers placed in random locations in 3D space, a simple but accurate closed-form…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-09 Zhen Wang , Yijin Pan , Jun-Bo Wang , Yijian Chen , Hongkang Yu

Conventional antenna arrays rely primarily on digital beamforming for spatial control. While adding more elements can narrow beamwidth and suppress interference, such scaling incurs prohibitive hardware and power costs. Rotatable antennas…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-29 Xingxiang Peng , Qingqing Wu , Ziyuan Zheng , Wen Chen , Yanze Zhu , Ying Gao