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We analyze scheduling algorithms for multiuser communication systems with users having multiple antennas and linear receivers. When there is no feedback of channel information, we consider a common round robin scheduling algorithm, and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Raymond H. Y. Louie , Matthew R. McKay , Iain B. Collings

Cell-free wireless networks have attracted significant interest for their ability to eliminate cell-edge effects and deliver uniformly high service quality through macro-diversity. In this paper, we develop an algorithm to jointly optimize…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Achini Jayawardane , Rajitha Senanayake , Erfan Khordad , Jamie Evans

This paper investigates the joint data and pilot power optimization for maximum sum spectral efficiency (SE) in multi-cell Massive MIMO systems, which is a non-convex problem. We first propose a new optimization algorithm, inspired by the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-03-21 Trinh Van Chien , Emil Björnson , Erik G. Larsson

This paper studies joint spectrum allocation and user association in large heterogeneous cellular networks. The objective is to maximize some network utility function based on given traffic statistics collected over a slow timescale,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-17 Binnan Zhuang , Dongning Guo , Ermin Wei , Michael L. Honig

Energy efficient communication technology has attracted much attention due to the explosive growth of energy consumption in current wireless communication systems. In this letter we focus on fairness-based energy efficiency and aim to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Shiwen He , Yongming Huang , Shi Jin , Fei Yu , Luxi Yang

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

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) employs a large number of distributed access points (APs) to serve a small number of user equipments (UEs) via the same time/frequency resource. Due to the strong macro diversity gain,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-23 Jiayi Zhang , Jing Zhang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Shi Jin , Bo Ai

Heterogeneous network is a novel network architecture proposed in Long-Term-Evolution~(LTE), which highly increases the capacity and coverage compared with the conventional networks. However, in order to provide the best services,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-26 Feng Wang , Wen Chen , Hongying Tang , Qingqing Wu

Cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems offer high spectral efficiency (SE) through multiple distributed access points (APs). However, the large number of antennas increases power consumption. We propose…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Yiyang Zhu , Jiayi Zhang , Enyu Shi , Ziheng Liu , Chau Yuen , Bo Ai

This paper studies the maximization of the weighted sum energy efficiency (WSEE). We derive a first-order optimal algorithm applicable to a wide class of communication scenarios exhibiting very fast convergence. We also discuss how to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-12-19 Bho Matthiesen , Yang Yang , Eduard A. Jorswieck

The problem of max-min signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) for uplink transmission of cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system is considered. We assume that the system is employed with local minimum mean…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-11-01 W. A. Chamalee Wickrama Arachchi , K. B. Shashika Manosha , N. Rajatheva , M. Latva-aho

We consider the problem of minimization of sum transmission energy in cellular networks where coupling occurs between cells due to mutual interference. The coupling relation is characterized by the signal-to-interference-and-noise-ratio…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Chin Keong Ho , Di Yuan , Lei Lei , Sumei Sun

Cell-Free Massive Multiple-input Multiple-output (mMIMO) consists of many access points (APs) in a coverage area that jointly serve the users. These systems can significantly reduce the interference among the users compared to conventional…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Abbas Khalili , Alexei Ashikhmin , Hong Yang

Cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems are emerging as promising alternatives to cellular networks, especially in ultra-dense environments. However, further capacity enhancement requires the deployment of more…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-20 Enyu Shi , Jiayi Zhang , Jiancheng An , Guangyang Zhang , Ziheng Liu , Chau Yuen , Bo Ai

With the growing interest in the deployment of massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems and millimeter wave technology for fifth generation (5G) wireless systems, the computation power to the total power consumption ratio is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-06-08 Xiaohu Ge , Yang Sun , Hamid Gharavi , John Thompson

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 this letter, we consider optimal hybrid beamforming design to minimize the transmission power under individual signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) constraints in a multiuser massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-11-27 Guangda Zang , Ying Cui , Hei Victor Cheng , Feng Yang , Lianghui Ding , Hui Liu

The high spectral efficiency of massive MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) is mainly achieved through the exploitation of spatial multiplexing, i.e. by using a high number of MIMO layers that are applied simultaneously to many users. The…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-13 Hardy Halbauer , Andreas Weber , Dirk Wiegner , Thorsten Wild

Heterogeneous networks have emerged as a popular solution for accommodating the growing number of connected devices and increasing traffic demands in cellular networks. While offering broader coverage, higher capacity, and lower latency,…

A continuous goal in all communication systems is to enhance the users experience and provide them with the highest possible data rates. Recently, the concept of cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) systems has been considered to enhance the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-30 Ahmed Almehdhar , Mohanad Obeed , Anas Chaaban , Salam A. Zummo