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This paper considers a mmWave cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) network composed of a large number of geographically distributed access points (APs) simultaneously serving multiple user equipments (UEs) via coherent…
The use of a very large number of antennas at each base station site (referred to as "Massive MIMO") is one of the most promising approaches to cope with the predicted wireless data traffic explosion. In combination with Time Division…
Cell-free massive-multiple-input-multiple-output (CFmMIMO) is a key enabler for sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication networks, where distributed access points (APs) jointly serve user equipments (UEs). In commonly adopted channel…
The new generation of telecommunication systems must provide acceptable data rates and spectral efficiency for new applications. Recently massive MIMO has been introduced as a key technique for the new generation of telecommunication…
In this paper we consider a time-division duplex cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system where many distributed access points (APs) simultaneously serve many users. A normalized conjugate beamforming scheme, which…
Achieving high spectral efficiency in realistic massive multi-user (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless systems requires computationally-complex algorithms for data detection in the uplink (users transmit to base-station) and…
Cell-free massive MIMO and symbiotic radio are promising beyond 5G (B5G) networking architecture and transmission technology, respectively. This paper studies cell-free symbiotic radio systems, where a number of distributed access points…
Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF mMIMO) systems are expected to provide faster and more robust connections to user equipments (UEs) by cooperation of a massive number of distributed access points, and to be one of the…
A large-scale distributed antenna system that serves the users by coherent joint transmission is called Cell-free Massive MIMO (multiple input multiple output). For a given user set, only a subset of the access points (APs) is likely needed…
This paper explores the integration of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) into cell-free massive multiple-input-multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) networks operating in FR1 and FR3 frequency bands. We present a comprehensive framework for…
Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a promising network to offer huge improvement of the achievable rate compared with conventional cellular massive MIMO systems. However, the commonly adopted Shannon-type achievable…
Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CFmMIMO) coordinates a great number of distributed access points (APs) with central processing units (CPUs), effectively reducing interference and ensuring uniform service quality for user…
Cell-free massive MIMO and symbiotic radio communication have been recently proposed as the promising beyond fifth-generation (B5G) networking architecture and transmission technology, respectively. To reap the benefits of both, this paper…
The decoupling of data and control planes, as proposed for 5G networks, will enable the efficient implementation of multitier networks where user equipment (UE) nodes obtain coverage and connectivity through the top-tier macro-cells, and,…
Cell-free Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) refers to a distributed Massive MIMO system where all the access points (APs) cooperate to coherently serve all the user equipments (UEs), suppress inter-cell interference and mitigate…
In this paper, we investigate the impact of channel aging on the performance of cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems with pilot contamination. To take into account the channel aging effect due to user…
Millimeter wave (mmWave) cell-free MIMO achieves an extremely high rate while its beam alignment (BA) suffers from excessive overhead due to a large number of transceivers. Recently, user location and probing measurements are utilized for…
Wireless surveillance, in which untrusted communications links are proactively monitored by legitimate agencies, has started to garner a lot of interest for enhancing the national security. In this paper, we propose a new cell-free massive…
Cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) is expected to provide reliable wireless services for a large number of user equipments (UEs) using access points (APs) distributed across a wide area. When the UEs are battery-powered, uplink energy…
We study an uplink scenario of a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) system with limited capacity fronthaul links (LC-FHLs) connecting each access point (AP) to the central unit (CU), where user equipments and APs…