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Multi-hop communication with the aid of large-scale antenna arrays will play a vital role in future emergence communication systems. In this paper, we investigate amplify-and-forward based and multiple-input multiple-output assisted…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-14 Chengwen Xing , Xin Zhao , Shuai Wang , Wei Xu , Soon Xin Ng , Sheng Chen

Joint communications and sensing (JCAS) is potentially a hallmark technology for the sixth generation mobile network (6G). Most existing JCAS designs are based on digital arrays, analog arrays with tunable phase shifters, or hybrid arrays,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-03 Kai Wu , J. Andrew Zhang , Xiaojing Huang , Robert W. Heath , Y. Jay Guo

This paper presents a novel optimization framework for beamforming design in integrated sensing and communication systems where a base station seeks to minimize the Bayesian Cram\'er-Rao bound of a sensing problem while satisfying quality…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-23 Kareem M. Attiah , Wei Yu

Dual-function radar-communication (DFRC) systems, which can efficiently utilize the congested spectrum and costly hardware resources by employing one common waveform for both sensing and communication (S&C), have attracted increasing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-08 Zichao Xiao , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Yang Liu , Qian Liu

Advancements in 6G wireless technology have elevated the importance of beamforming, especially for attaining ultra-high data rates via millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequency deployment. Although promising, mmWave bands require substantial beam…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-31 Avi Deb Raha , Kitae Kim , Apurba Adhikary , Mrityunjoy Gain , Zhu Han , Choong Seon Hong

Hybrid digital and analog beamforming is a highly effective technique for implementing beamforming methods in millimeter wave (mmWave) systems. It provides a viable solution to replace the complex fully digital beamforming techniques.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Rohollah Vahdani , S. Mohammad Razavizadeh

Detecting weak targets is one of the main challenges for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. Sensing and communication suffer from a performance trade-off in ISAC systems. As the communication demand increases, sensing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-04 Zongyao Zhao , Zhenyu Liu , Rui Jiang , Zhongyi Li , Xiao-Ping Zhang , Xinke Tang , Yuhan Dong

The joint design of analog beamforming and power allocation is investigated for a single radio-frequency chain multiuser time-division multiple access system under a max-min signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) criterion. A hardware-efficient…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-14 Songnan Gu , Chongjun Ouyang , Hao Jiang , Xingqi Zhang

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communication systems adopt large antenna arrays to ensure adequate receive signal power. However, adjusting the narrow beams of these antenna arrays typically incurs high beam training overhead…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-15 Shoaib Imran , Gouranga Charan , Ahmed Alkhateeb

The problem of sparse array design for dual-function radar-communications is investigated. Our goal is to design a sparse array which can simultaneously shape desired beam responses and serve multiple downlink users with the required…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-14 Huiping Huang , Linlong Wu , Bhavani Shankar , Abdelhak M. Zoubir

The dual-functional radar-communication (DFRC) system is an attractive technique, since it can support both wireless communications and radar by a unified hardware platform with real-time cooperation. Considering the appealing feature of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-21 Yu Cao , QiYue Yu

High-frequency wideband cellular communications over mmWave and sub-THz offer the opportunity for high data rates. However, it also presents high path loss, resulting in limited coverage. High-gain beamforming from the antenna array is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-14 Ozlem Yildiz , Ahmad AlAmmouri , Jianhua Mo , Younghan Nam , Elza Erkip , Jianzhong , Zhang

A full-duplex two-way relay channel with multiple antennas is considered. For this three-node network, the beamforming design needs to suppress self-interference. While a traditional way is to apply zero-forcing for self-interference…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-10-18 Zhigang Wen , Shuai Wang , Xiaoqing Liu , Junwei Zou

Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS) platforms are emerging as a foundation of next-generation mmWave (MMW) and sub-THz systems, enabling both high-throughput data transfer and angular localization within a shared signal path. This paper…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-16 Najme Ebrahimi , Arun Paidmarri , Alexandra Gallyas-Sanhueza , Yuan Ma , Haoling Li , Basem Abdelaziz Abdelmagid , Tzu-Yuan Huang , Hua Wang

Classical beamforming techniques rely on highly linear transmitters and receivers to allow phase-coherent combining at the transmitter and receiver. The transmitter uses beamforming to steer signal power towards the receiver, and the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-02-15 Kang Gao , J. Nicholas Laneman , Bertrand Hochwald

The integrated design of communication and sensing may offer a potential solution to address spectrum congestion. In this work, we develop a beamforming method for a dual-function radar-communication system, where the transmit signal is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-07 Hossein Maleki , Carles Diaz-Vilor , Ali Pezeshki , Vahid Tarokh , Hamid Jafarkhani

This paper considers the multi-group multicast beamforming optimization problem, for which the optimal solution has been unknown due to the non-convex and NP-hard nature of the problem. By utilizing the successive convex approximation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-13 Min Dong , Qiqi Wang

The roll-out of various emerging wireless services has triggered the need for the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks to provide functions of target sensing, intelligent computing and information communication over the same radio…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-11 Qiao Qi , Xiaoming Chen , Ata Khalili , Caijun Zhong , Zhaoyang Zhang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

In this paper, we consider the problem of joint antenna selection and analog beamformer design in downlink single-group multicast networks. Our objective is to reduce the hardware costs by minimizing the number of required phase shifters at…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-23 Tobias Fischer , Ganapati Hegde , Frederic Matter , Marius Pesavento , Marc E. Pfetsch , Andreas M. Tillmann

This article investigates the integration of movable antennas (MAs) into multicast communication systems. By discretizing the motion of the MAs, a novel MA-assisted multicast transmission architecture is formulated. An alternating…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-16 Zhenqiao Cheng , Nanxi Li , Jianchi Zhu , Chongjun Ouyang , Xingqi Zhang