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This paper considers a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) receiver with very low-precision analog-to-digital convertors (ADCs) with the goal of developing massive MIMO antenna systems that require minimal cost and power. Previous studies…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-04 Chao-Kai Wen , Chang-Jen Wang , Shi Jin , Kai-Kit Wong , Pangan Ting

Hybrid analog-digital beamforming stands out as a key enabler for future communication systems with a massive number of antennas. In this paper, we investigate the hybrid precoder design problem for angle-of-departure (AoD) estimation,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Huiping Huang , Musa Furkan Keskin , Henk Wymeersch , Xuesong Cai , Linlong Wu , Johan Thunberg , Fredrik Tufvesson

Channel estimation is useful in millimeter wave (mmWave) MIMO communication systems. Channel state information allows optimized designs of precoders and combiners under different metrics such as mutual information or…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-28 Javier Rodríguez-Fernández , Nuria González-Prelcic , Kiran Venugopal , Robert W. Heath

A full multi--dimensional characterization of the angle of arrival (AoA) has immediate applications to the efficient operation of modern wireless communication systems. In this work, we develop a compressed sensing based method to extract…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-31 Matilde Sánchez-Fernández , Vahid Jamali , Jaime Llorca , Antonia Tulino

This letter proposes a platform-aware framework to characterize wireless links by empirically modeling the `near-platform' scattering and reflections induced by the hardware mounting structures of both endpoints. We model the link…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-12 Mushfiqur Rahman , Ismail Guvenc , Jason A. Abrahamson , Arupjyoti Bhuyan

This paper proposes a three-stage uplink channel estimation protocol for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided multi-user (MU) millimeter-wave (mmWave) multiple-input single-output (MISO) systems, where both the base station (BS)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-24 Tian Qiu , Ruidong Li , Cunhua Pan , Taihaon Zhang , Dongnan Xia , Changhong Wang , Hong Ren

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication systems rely on narrow beams for achieving sufficient receive signal power. Adjusting these beams is typically associated with large training overhead, which becomes particularly critical for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-09 João Morais , Arash Behboodi , Hamed Pezeshki , Ahmed Alkhateeb

In this paper, we consider the channel estimation problem in Millimeter wave (mmWave) wireless systems with large antenna arrays. By exploiting the inherent sparse nature of the mmWave channel, we develop a novel rate-adaptive channel…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-09-12 Matthew Kokshoorn , He Chen , Yonghui Li , Branka Vucetic

We propose a novel technique for joint estimation of angle and delay of radio wave arrival in a multipath mobile communication channel using knowledge of the transmitted pulse shape function. Employing an array of sensors to sample the…

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In this paper, we investigate the problem of beam alignment in millimeter wave (mmWave) systems, and design an optimal algorithm to reduce the overhead. Specifically, due to directional communications, the transmitter and receiver beams…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-29 Morteza Hashemi , Ashutosh Sabharwal , C. Emre Koksal , Ness B. Shroff

To achieve high data rates defined in 5G, the use of millimeter-waves and massive-MIMO are indispensable. To benefit from these technologies, an accurate estimation of the channel parameters is crucial. We propose a novel two-stage…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-15 Fazal-E-Asim , Felix Antreich , Charles C. Cavalcante , André L. F. de Almeida , Josef A. Nossek

Consider a microphone array, such as those present in Amazon Echos, conference phones, or self-driving cars. One of the goals of these arrays is to decode the angles in which acoustic signals arrive at them. This paper considers the problem…

Sound · Computer Science 2021-09-28 Yu-Lin Wei , Romit Roy Choudhury

In order to cope with the large path-loss exponent of mm-Wave channels, a high beamforming gain is needed. This can be achieved with small hardware complexity and high hardware power efficiency by Hybrid Digital-Analog (HDA) beamforming,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-10 Saeid Haghighatshoar , Giuseppe Caire

In this paper, an unsupervised deep learning framework based on dual-path model-driven variational auto-encoders (VAE) is proposed for angle-of-arrivals (AoAs) and channel estimation in massive MIMO systems. Specifically designed for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-31 Zhiheng Guo , Yuanzhang Xiao , Xiang Chen

The estimation of millimeter wave (mmWave) massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channels becomes compelling when one-bit analog to digital converters (ADCs) are utilized. Furthermore, as the number of antenna increases, pilot…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-04 Erhan Karakoca , Hasan Nayir , Ali Görçin , Khalid Qaraqe

Sensing capabilities as an integral part of the network have been identified as a novel feature of sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks. As a key driver, millimeterwave (mmWave) communication largely boosts speed, capacities, and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-02 Siyao Li , Giuseppe Caire

Near-field (NF) line-of-sight (LoS) MIMO systems enable efficient channel state information (CSI) acquisition and precoding by exploiting known antenna geometries at both the base station (BS) and user equipment (UE). This paper introduces…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-08 Shima Eslami , Bikshapathi Gouda , Antti Tölli

In this paper, we consider uplink channel estimation for massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems with partially connected hybrid beamforming (PC-HBF) structures. Existing beam design and channel estimation schemes are usually based…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-03 Yufan Zhou , Yongbo Xiao , An Liu

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) channels, which occupy frequency ranges much higher than those being used in previous wireless communications systems, are utilized to meet the increased throughput requirements that come with 5G communications. The…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-16 Esen Özbay

A novel approach combining agile beam switching with deep learning to enhance the speed and accuracy of Direction of Arrival (DOA) estimation for millimeter-wave (mmWave) phased array systems with low-complexity hardware implementations is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-19 Arav Sharma , Lei Chi , Ari Gebhardt , Alon S. Levin , Timothy R. Hoerning , Sam Keene