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The constantly increasing demand for interactive broadband satellite communications is driving current research to explore novel system architectures that reuse frequency in a more aggressive manner. To this end, the topic of dual satellite…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-11-27 Dimitrios Christopoulos , Symeon Chatzinotas , Bjorn Ottersten

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) have become the subject of many current research efforts, as the ongoing wireless spectrum crunch has made the need to open higher frequency bands a priority. IRS are one of the alternatives proposed to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Alessandro Nordio , Alberto Tarable , Francisco J. Escribano

Multi-user integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) assisted by intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has been recently investigated to provide a high spectral and energy efficiency transmission. This paper proposes a practical channel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-09 Yu Liu , Ibrahim Al-Nahhal , Octavia A. Dobre , Fanggang Wang , Hyundong Shin

Dynamic spectrum access allows the unlicensed wireless users (secondary users) to dynamically access the licensed bands from legacy spectrum holders (primary users) either on an opportunistic or a cooperative basis. In this paper, we focus…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-12-04 Nima Namvar , Fatemeh Afghah

In scenarios where devices are too small to support MIMO antenna arrays, symbol-level cooperation may be used to pool the resources of distributed single-antenna devices to create a virtual MIMO antenna array. We address design fundamentals…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-09-23 Christopher Hunter , Ashutosh Sabharwal

The paper considers a scenario where a base station (BS), equipped with a large-scale antenna array, execute, using the same frequency range, both communication with mobile users and radar surveillance of the surrounding environment,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-02 Stefano Buzzi , Carmen D'Andrea , Marco Lops

Two-tier networks, comprising a conventional cellular network overlaid with shorter range hotspots (e.g. femtocells, distributed antennas, or wired relays), offer an economically viable way to improve cellular system capacity. The…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2008-11-24 Vikram Chandrasekhar , Jeffrey G. Andrews

We analyze the uplink radio frequency (RF) interference from a multiplicity of single-antenna user equipments transmitting to a cellular base station (BS) within the same time-frequency resource. The BS is assumed to operate with a lens…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-06 Harsh Tataria

An reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can be used to establish line-of-sight (LoS) communication when the direct path is compromised, which is a common occurrence in a millimeter wave (mmWave) network. In this paper, we focus on the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-25 Dilin Dampahalage , K. B. Shashika Manosha , Nandana Rajatheva , Matti Latva-aho

One of the primary goals in spectrum occupancy mapping is to create a system that is robust to assumptions about the number of sensors, occupancy threshold (in dBm), sensor noise, number of emitters and the propagation environment. We show…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-14 Abbas Termos , Bertrand Hochwald

This paper deals with the challenging problem of spectrum sensing in cognitive radio. We consider a stochastic system model where the the Primary User (PU) transmits a periodic signal over fading channels. The effect of frequency offsets…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-02-16 Ido Nevat , Gareth W. Peters , Jinhong Yuan

The analysis and optimization of single intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted systems have been extensively studied, whereas little is known regarding multiple-IRS-assisted systems. This paper investigates the analysis and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-07 Gengfa Ding , Feng Yang , Lianghui Ding , Ying Cui

Opportunistic spectrum access (OSA) is a promising reform paradigm envisioned to address the issue of spectrum scarcity in cognitive radio networks (CRNs). While current models consider various aspects of the OSA scheme, the impact of…

Performance · Computer Science 2017-12-19 Muthukrishnan Senthil Kumar , Aresh Dadlani , Kiseon Kim , Richard O. Afolabi

A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can be used to improve the channel gain between a base station (BS) and user equipment (UE), but only if its $N$ reflecting elements are configured properly. This requires accurate estimation of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-24 Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Emil Björnson , Luca Sanguinetti

Meta-surfaces, also known as Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), have emerged as a cost-effective, low power consumption, and flexible solution for enabling multiple applications in Internet of Things (IoT). However, in the context…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-18 Yufei Zhao , Yong Liang Guan , Afkar Mohamed Ismail , Gaohua Ju , Deyu Lin , Yilong Lu , Chau Yuen

The Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) constitutes one of the prominent technologies for the next 6-th Generation (6G) of wireless communications. It is envisioned to enhance signal coverage in cases where obstacles block the direct…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-10 Kun Chen-Hu , George C. Alexandropoulos , Ana García Armada

Multistatic integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems, which use distributed transmitters and receivers, offer enhanced spatial coverage and sensing accuracy compared to stand-alone ISAC configurations. However, these systems…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-29 Taewon Jeong , Lucas Giroto , Umut Utku Erdem , Christian Karle , Jiyeon Choi , Thomas Zwick , Benjamin Nuss

In this paper, we examine the physical-layer security for a spectrum sharing system consisting of multiple source-destination pairs, which dynamically access their shared spectrum for data transmissions in the presence of an eavesdropper.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-12-23 Yulong Zou

The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN), an industry-driven initiative, utilizes intelligent Radio Access Network (RAN) controllers and open interfaces to facilitate efficient spectrum sharing between LTE and NR RANs. In this paper, we…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Sneihil Gopal , David Griffith , Richard A. Rouil , Chunmei Liu

Large intelligent surface (LIS) has gained momentum as a potential 6G-enabling technology that expands the benefits of massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). On the other hand, orthogonal space-division multiplexing (OSDM) may give…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Juan Vidal Alegría , Ove Edfors