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Sensor-aided beamforming reduces the overheads associated with beam training in millimeter-wave (mmWave) multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) communication systems. Most prior work, though, neglects the challenges associated with establishing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-17 Kartik Patel , Robert W. Heath

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communications require beamforming to acquire adequate receive signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). To find the optimal beam, current beam management solutions perform beam training over a large number…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-30 Shuaifeng Jiang , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Beam prediction is an effective approach to reduce training overhead in massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. However, existing beam prediction models still exhibit limited generalization ability in diverse scenarios, which…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-09 Yizhu Zhao , Li Yu , Lianzheng Shi , Jianhua Zhang , Guangyi Liu

Millimeter-wave massive multiple-input multiple-output systems employ highly directional beamforming to overcome severe path loss, and their performance critically depends on accurate beam alignment. Conventional codebook-based methods…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-26 Weijie Jin , Jing Zhang , Hengtao He , Chao-Kai Wen , Xiao Li , Shi Jin

In this paper, we develop an algorithm for joint handover and beam tracking in millimeter-wave (mmWave) networks. The aim is to provide a reliable connection in terms of the achieved throughput along the trajectory of the mobile user while…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-16 Sara Khosravi , Hossein S. Ghadikolaei , Jens Zander , Marina Petrova

Beam training based on hierarchical codebook for millimeter wave (mmWave) massive MIMO is investigated. Unlike the existing work using the same hierarchical codebook to estimate different multi-path components (MPCs), dynamic hierarchical…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-01-08 Kangjian Chen , Chenhao Qi

Millimeter wave communications are essential for modern wireless networks. It supports high data rates but suffers from severe path loss, which requires precise beam alignment to maintain reliable links. This beam management is particularly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-05 Ailton Oliveira , Amir Khatibi , Daniel Suzuki , Ilan Correa , José Rezende , Aldebaro Klautau

Channel prediction compensates for outdated channel state information in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. Machine learning (ML) techniques have recently been implemented to design channel predictors by leveraging the temporal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-23 Beomsoo Ko , Hwanjin Kim , Minje Kim , Junil Choi

Beamforming is one of the key techniques in millimeter wave (mmWave) multi-input multi-output (MIMO) communications. Designing appropriate beamforming not only improves the quality and strength of the received signal, but also can help…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-14 Xueyuan Wang , M. Cenk Gursoy

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication enables high data rates for cellular-connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). However, a robust beam management remains challenging due to significant path loss and the dynamic mobility of UAVs,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-15 Vendi Ardianto Nugroho , Byung Moo Lee

Wireless backhaul communication has been recently realized with large antennas operating in the millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency band and implementing highly directional beamforming. In this paper, we focus on the alignment problem of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-10-13 George C. Alexandropoulos

In millimeter wave cellular communication, fast and reliable beam alignment via beam training is crucial to harvest sufficient beamforming gain for the subsequent data transmission. In this paper, we establish fundamental limits in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-05-22 Chunshan Liu , Min Li , Stephen V. Hanly , Iain B. Collings , Philip Whiting

Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) communications requirebeamforming and consequent precise beam alignmentbetween the gNodeB (gNB) and the user equipment (UE) toovercome high propagation losses. This beam alignment needs tobe constantly updated for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-19 Enrico Tosi , Panwei Hu , Aleksandar Ichkov , Marina Petrova , Ljiljana Simić

Hybrid analog and digital beamforming transceivers are instrumental in addressing the challenge of expensive hardware and high training overheads in the next generation millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-04 Ahmet M. Elbir , Kumar Vijay Mishra , M. R. Bhavani Shankar , Björn Ottersten

Scaling the number of antennas up is a key characteristic of current and future wireless communication systems. The hardware cost and power consumption, however, motivate large-scale MIMO systems, especially at millimeter wave (mmWave)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-26 Yu Zhang , Muhammad Alrabeiah , Ahmed Alkhateeb

We present a beamforming algorithm for multiuser wideband millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems where one access point uses hybrid analog/digital beamforming while multiple user stations have phased-arrays with a single RF chain.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-05-13 Carlos A. Viteri-Mera , Fernando L. Teixeira

Channel estimation is very challenging when the receiver is equipped with a limited number of radio-frequency (RF) chains in beamspace millimeter-wave (mmWave) massive multiple-input and multiple-output systems. To solve this problem, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-15 Hengtao He , Chao-Kai Wen , Shi Jin , Geoffrey Ye Li

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication with large array gains is a key ingredient of next generation (5G) wireless networks. Effective communication in mmWaves usually depends on the knowledge of the channel. We refer to the problem of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-11-30 Xiaoshen Song , Saeid Haghighatshoar , Giuseppe Caire

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) MIMO systems rely on highly directional beamforming to overcome severe path loss and ensure robust communication links. However, selecting the optimal beam pair efficiently remains a challenge due to the large…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-15 Joseph K. Chege , Arie Yeredor , Martin Haardt

Accurate beam alignment is essential for beam-based millimeter wave communications. Conventional beam sweeping solutions often have large overhead, which is unacceptable for mobile applications like vehicle-to-everything. Learning-based…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Vutha Va , Takayuki Shimizu , Gaurav Bansal , Robert W. Heath