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We consider the system-wide utility maximization problem in the downlink of a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system whereby a very large number of access points (APs) simultaneously serve a group of users.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-22 Muhammad Farooq , Hien Quoc Ngo , Een-Kee Hong , Le-Nam Tran

This paper introduces an access point-user (AP-UE) association strategy combined with pilot power allocation to mitigate multiuser interference and enhance spectral efficiency (SE) in clustered cell-free massive MIMO (CCF-mMIMO) networks.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-08 S. Mohammadzadeh , S. Mashdour , R. C. de Lamare , K. Cumanan , C. Li

We study, in this paper, the impact of imperfect small cell positioning with respect to traffic hotspots in cellular networks. In order to derive the throughput distribution in macro and small cells, we firstly perform static level analysis…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-08-04 Aymen Jaziri , Ridha Nasri , Tijani Chahed

Millimeter-Wave Massive MIMO is important for beyond 5G or 6G wireless communication networks. The goal of this paper is to establish successful communication between the cellular base stations and devices, focusing on the problem of joint…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-08 Yinchuan Li , Yuancheng Zhan , Le Zheng , Xiaodong Wang

Commonly considered user association frameworks in millimeter-wave communications are based on the sum rate maximization, and they essentially neglect user specific rate and service requirements. Furthermore, new features of millimeter-wave…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-05-14 Veljko Boljanovic , Forough Yaghoubi , Danijela Cabric

This paper considers sparse device activity detection for cellular machine-type communications with non-orthogonal signatures using the approximate message passing algorithm. This paper compares two network architectures, massive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-06-25 Zhilin Chen , Foad Sohrabi , Wei Yu

In this work, we consider the downlink of a single-cell multi-user MIMO system in which the base station (BS) makes use of $N$ antennas to communicate with $K$ single-antenna user equipments (UEs). The UEs move around in the cell according…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Luca Sanguinetti , Aris L. Moustakas , Emil Bjornson , Merouane Debbah

Heterogeneous cellular networks with small cells densely deployed underlying the conventional homogeneous macrocells are emerging as a promising candidate for the fifth generation (5G) mobile network. When a large number of base stations…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-09-29 Yong Niu , Chuhan Gao , Yong Li , Li Su , Depeng Jin

We study the massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) multicast transmission in cellular networks where each base station (BS) is equipped with a large-scale antenna array and transmits a common message using a single beamformer to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Zhengzheng Xiang , Meixia Tao , Xiaodong Wang

With the recent emergence of 5G era, heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs) have invoked a popular research interest. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive analysis for multiantenna transmissions in a multi-tier downlink HCN. We first…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-10-27 Tong-Xing Zheng , Hui-Ming Wang , Moon Ho Lee

We investigate how massive MIMO impacts the uplink transmission design in a heterogeneous network (HetNet) where multiple users communicate with a macro-cell base station (MCBS) with the help of a small-cell BS (SCBS) with zero-forcing (ZF)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-26 Ahmad Abu Al Haija , Min Dong , Ben Liang , Gary Boudreau

We consider a cell-free Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system and investigate the system performance for the case when the quantized version of the estimated channel and the quantized received signal are available at the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-02-09 Manijeh Bashar , Kanapathippillai Cumanan , Alister G. Burr , Hien Quoc Ngo , Merouane Debbah

We extend the problem of optimizing user association for load balancing in cellular networks along two dimensions. First, we consider joint transmission (JT), which is one of the coordinated multipoint (CoMP) techniques, with which a user…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-26 Lei You , Di Yuan

In future networks, an operator may employ a wide range of access points using diverse radio access technologies (RATs) over multiple licensed and unlicensed frequency bands. This paper studies centralized user association and spectrum…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-09-01 Zhiyi Zhou , Dongning Guo , Michael L. Honig

We study the problem of user-scheduling and resource allocation in distributed multi-user, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) networks implementing user-centric clustering and non-coherent transmission. We formulate a weighted sum-rate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-08 Hussein A. Ammar , Raviraj Adve , Shahram Shahbazpanahi , Gary Boudreau , Kothapalli Srinivas

In this paper, we analyze the achievable rate of the uplink of a single-cell multi-user distributed massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) system. The multiple users are equipped with single antenna and the base station (BS) is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Ang Yang , Yindi Jing , Chengwen Xing , Zesong Fei , Jingming Kuang

In this paper, a novel social network-aware user association in wireless small cell networks with underlaid device-to-device (D2D) communication is investigated. The proposed approach exploits social strategic relationships between user…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-12-30 Muhammad Ikram Ashraf , Mehdi Bennis , Walid Saad , Marcos Katz , Choong-Seong Hong

The use of small cell deployments in heterogeneous network (HetNet) environments is expected to be a key feature of 4G networks and beyond, and essential for providing higher user throughput and cell-edge coverage. However, due to different…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-05-08 Meryem Simsek , Mehdi Bennis , Ismail Güvenc

In this paper we develop a tractable framework for SINR analysis in downlink heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs) with flexible cell association policies. The HCN is modeled as a multi-tier cellular network where each tier's base stations…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Han-Shin Jo , Young Jin Sang , Ping Xia , Jeffrey G. Andrews

3GPP LTE-Advanced has started a new study item to investigate Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) deployments as a cost effective way to deal with the unrelenting traffic demand. HetNets consist of a mix of macrocells, remote radio heads, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-03-19 David Lopez-Perez , Ismail Guvenc , Guillaume de la Roche , Marios Kountouris , Tony Q. S. Quek , Jie Zhang