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We investigate a general channel estimation problem in the massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system which employs the hybrid analog/digital precoding structure with limited radio-frequency (RF) chains. By properly designing RF…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-27 Leyuan Pan , Le Liang , Wei Xu , Xiaodai Dong

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (M-MIMO) architecture is the workhorse of modern communication systems. Currently, two fundamental bottlenecks, namely, power consumption and receiver saturation, limit the full potential achievement…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-10-20 Ziang Liu , Ayush Bhandari , Bruno Clerckx

Assume that a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system is designed from scratch to uniformly cover a given area with maximal energy efficiency (EE). What are the optimal number of antennas, active users, and transmit power?…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-22 Emil Björnson , Luca Sanguinetti , Jakob Hoydis , Mérouane Debbah

In conventional multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), static array configurations struggle in dynamic environments, and further antenna scaling is bounded by cost, energy, and footprint. Emerging approaches, which can enable…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Zhe Wang , Jiayi Zhang , Bokai Xu , Wenhui Yi , Emil Björnson , Bo Ai

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a key technology for emerging next-generation wireless systems. Utilizing large antenna arrays at base-stations, massive MIMO enables substantial spatial multiplexing gains by simultaneously…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-13 Ly V. Nguyen , Nhan T. Nguyen , Nghi H. Tran , Markku Juntti , A. Lee Swindlehurst , Duy H. N. Nguyen

Deploying massive number of antennas at the base station side can boost the cellular system performance dramatically. Meanwhile, it however involves significant additional radio-frequency (RF) front-end complexity, hardware cost and power…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-09 Zhiyuan Jiang , Sheng Zhou , Zhisheng Niu

Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) is no longer a "wild" or "promising" concept for future cellular networks - in 2018 it became a reality. Base stations (BSs) with 64 fully digital transceiver chains were commercially deployed…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-13 Emil Björnson , Luca Sanguinetti , Henk Wymeersch , Jakob Hoydis , Thomas L. Marzetta

This paper considers a decode-and-forward (DF) multi-way massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) relay system where many users exchange their data with the aid of a relay station equipped with a massive antenna array. We propose a new…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-03 Chung Duc Ho , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou , Trung Q. Duong

Assume that a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system must be designed to cover a given area with maximal energy efficiency (bit/Joule). What are the optimal values for the number of antennas, active users, and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-05-02 Emil Björnson , Luca Sanguinetti , Jakob Hoydis , Mérouane Debbah

The benefit of multi-antenna receivers is investigated in wireless ad hoc networks, and the main finding is that network throughput can be made to scale linearly with the number of receive antennas nR even if each transmitting node uses…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Nihar Jindal , Jeffrey G. Andrews , Steven Weber

The highly sparse nature of propagation channels and the restricted use of radio frequency (RF) chains at transceivers limit the performance of millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. Introducing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-06-04 Biao He , Hamid Jafarkhani

In this work, a scalable and modular architecture for massive MIMO base stations with distributed processing is proposed. New antennas can readily be added by adding a new node as each node handles all the additional involved processing.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-01-25 Erik Bertilsson , Oscar Gustafsson , Erik G. Larsson

The deployment of large-scale antenna arrays for cellular base stations (BSs), termed as `Massive MIMO', has been a key enabler for meeting the ever-increasing capacity requirement for 5G communication systems and beyond. Despite their…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Ang Li , Christos Masouros , A. Lee Swindlehurst , Wei Yu

Recently, a technique called beam-space MIMO has been demonstrated as an effective approach for transmitting multiple signals while using a single RF-chain. In this work, we present novel design considerations and a compact antenna solution…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-06-20 Mohsen Yousefbeiki , Julien Perruisseau-Carrier

Hybrid analog-digital architectures are considered as promising candidates for implementing millimeter wave (mmWave) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems since they enable a considerable reduction of the required number of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-11-08 Vahid Jamali , Antonia M. Tulino , Georg Fischer , Ralf Müller , Robert Schober

Recently, several advanced multi-antenna radio communications technologies have emerged to meet the increased capacity demands in wireless multi-user networks. Despite their great potential, the extent of these techniques' practical…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-07-16 Konstantinos Ntougias , Dimitrios Ntaikos , Constantinos B. Papadias

Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system transmission is a popular diversity technique to improve the reliability of a communication system where transmitter, communication channel and receiver are the important elements. Data…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-06 Subrato Bharati , Prajoy Podder , Niketa Gandhi , Ajith Abraham

The rapid proliferation of devices and increasing data traffic in cellular networks necessitate advanced solutions to meet these escalating demands. Massive MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technology offers a promising approach,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-09 Adel Heidari , Agrim Gupta , Ish Kumar Jain , Dinesh Bharadia

Distributed massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) combines the array gain of coherent MIMO processing with the proximity gains of distributed antenna setups. In this paper, we analyze how transceiver hardware impairments affect the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-06-04 Emil Björnson , Michail Matthaiou , Antonios Pitarokoilis , Erik G. Larsson

The performance of millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems is limited by the sparse nature of propagation channels and the restricted number of radio frequency (RF) chains at transceivers. The introduction of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-23 Biao He , Hamid Jafarkhani