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Millimeter wave (mmWave) communications and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are two critical technologies for next-generation networks, especially in dense indoor environments. However, existing analyses often oversimplify the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-15 Zhi Chai , Jiajie Xu , Justin P. Coon , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Future railway is expected to accommodate both train operation services and passenger broadband services. The millimeter wave (mmWave) communication is a promising technology in providing multi-gigabit data rates to onboard users. However,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-07-03 Meilin Gao , Bo Ai , Yong Niu , Wen Wu , Peng Yang , Feng Lyu , Xuemin , Shen

Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) is often called a "killer" application of 5G systems because it imposes very strict Quality of Service (QoS) requirements related to throughput, latency, and reliability. A high-resolution AR/VR flow…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-08-18 Maxim Susloparov , Artem Krasilov , Evgeny Khorov

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication systems require narrow beams to increase communication range. If the dominant communication direction is blocked by an obstacle, an alternative and reliable spatial communication path should be quickly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-01 Fatih Erden , Ozgur Ozdemir , Ismail Guvenc , David W. Matolak

In this paper, we consider a hybrid millimeter wave (mmWave) and micro wave ($\mu$Wave) network from the perspective of \emph{wireless caching} and study the optimal probabilistic content/file caching placement at desirable base stations…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-03-28 Sudip Biswas , Tong Zhang , Keshav Singh , Satyanarayana Vuppala , Tharmalingam Ratnarajah

Communication in Millimeter wave (mmWave) band relies on narrow beams due to directionality, high path loss, and shadowing. One can use beam alignment (BA) techniques to find and adjust the direction of these narrow beams. In this paper, BA…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Abbas Khalili , Shahram Shahsavari , Mohammad A. Amir Khojastepour , Elza Erkip

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems use large number of antenna elements that can potentially overcome severe channel attenuation by narrow beamforming. Narrow-beam operation in mmWave networks also reduces multiuser…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-12-15 Hossein Shokri-Ghadikolaei , Carlo Fischione

While the wireless word moves towards higher frequency bands, new challenges arises, due to the inherent characteristics of the transmission links, such as high path and penetration losses. Penetration losses causes blockages that in turn…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-19 Evangelos Koutsonas , Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos , Stylianos E. Trevlakis , Tanweer Ali , Theodoros A. Tsiftis

Millimetre-wave (mmWave) technology is a promising candidate for meeting the intensifying demand for ultra fast wireless connectivity, especially in high-end enterprise networks. Very narrow beam forming is mandatory to mitigate the severe…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-02-02 Nicolo Facchi , Francesco Gringoli , Paul Patras

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) multi-user MIMO systems are highly vulnerable to blockage, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have been proposed as a remedy. However, RIS links may themselves be blocked, while most prior works assume…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Sehyun Ryu , Hyun Jong Yang

In this paper, a new mathematical framework to the analysis of millimeter wave cellular networks is introduced. Its peculiarity lies in considering realistic path-loss and blockage models, which are derived from experimental data recently…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Marco Di Renzo

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications provide access to spectra with bandwidths and in abundance. However, the high susceptibility of mmWave to blockage imposes crucial challenges, especially to low-latency services. In this paper, a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-20 Yashuai Cao , Tiejun Lv , Zhipeng Lin , Wei Ni

We study a mm-wave wireless network deployed along the roads of an urban area, to support localization and communication services simultaneously for outdoor mobile users. In this network, we propose a mm-wave initial beam-selection scheme…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-12 Gourab Ghatak , Remun Koirala , Antonio De Domenico , Benoit Denis , Davide Dardari , Bernard Uguen , Marceau Coupechoux

The next generations of vehicles will require data transmission rates in the order of terabytes per driving hour, to support advanced automotive services. This unprecedented amount of data to be exchanged goes beyond the capabilities of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-03-06 Marco Giordani , Mattia Rebato , Andrea Zanella , Michele Zorzi

The millimeter wave (mmWave) has received considerable interest due to its expansive bandwidth and high frequency. However, a noteworthy challenge arises from its vulnerability to blockages, leading to reduced coverage and achievable rates.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-12 Yuan Xu , Chongwen Huang , Wei Li , Yongxu Zhu , Zhaohui Yang , Jiguang He , Jun Yang , Zhaoyang Zhang , Chau Yuen , Merouane Debbah

This paper investigates a novel research direction that leverages vision to help overcome the critical wireless communication challenges. In particular, this paper considers millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems, which are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-11-18 Muhammad Alrabeiah , Andrew Hredzak , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Millimeter wave (mmWave) technologies have the potential to achieve very high data rates, but suffer from intermittent connectivity. In this paper, we provision an architecture to integrate sub-6 GHz and mmWave technologies, where we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-23 Guidan Yao , Morteza Hashemi , Ness B. Shroff

Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) communications incur a high beam alignment cost in mobile scenarios such as vehicular networks. Therefore, an efficient beam alignment mechanism is required to mitigate the resulting overhead. In this paper, a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-01-30 Nicolo Michelusi , Muddassar Hussain

Millimeter wave (mmWave) systems operating over a wide bandwidth and using a large number of antennas impose a heavy burden on power consumption. In a massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) uplink, analog-to-digital con- verters…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-28 Jinseok Choi , Brian L. Evans , Alan Gatherer

The susceptibility of millimeter-wave (mmWave) signals to physical blockage and abrupt signal strength variations presents a challenge to reliable 5G communication. This work proposes and examines the feasibility of utilizing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-14 Ziad Ali , Alexandra Duel-Hallen , Hans Hallen