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Communication at terahertz (THz) frequency bands is a promising solution for achieving extremely high data rates in next-generation wireless networks. While the THz communication is conventionally envisioned for short-range wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-11 Arian Ahmadi , Omid Semiari

Multi-connectivity (MCo) is considered to be a key strategy for enabling reliable transmissions and enhanced data rates in fifth-generation mobile networks, as it provides multiple links from source to destination. In this work, we quantify…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-11 Albrecht Wolf , Philipp Schulz , Meik Dörpinghaus , José Cândido Silveira Santos Filho , Gerhard Fettweis

Communications in the terahertz band (THz) (0.1--10~THz) have been regarded as a promising technology for future 6G and beyond wireless systems, to overcome the challenges of evergrowing wireless data traffic and crowded spectrum. As the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-26 Chong Han , Weijun Gao , Nan Yang , Josep M. Jornet

Although terahertz (THz) communications can provide mobile broadband services, it usually has a large path loss and is vulnerable to antenna misalignment. This significantly degrades the reception reliability. To address this issue, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-29 Ziyang Song , Zheng Shi , Qingping Dou , Guanghua Yang , Yunfei Li , Shaodan Ma

Wireless communications over Terahertz (THz)-band frequencies are vital enablers of ultra-high rate applications and services in sixth-generation (6G) networks. However, THz communications suffer from poor coverage because of inherent THz…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-07 Nour Kouzayha , Mustafa A. Kishk , Hadi Sarieddeen , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

In this paper, we compare the performance of two main MIMO techniques, beamforming and multiplexing, in the Terahertz (THz) band. The main problem with the THz band is its huge propagation loss, which is caused by the tremendous signal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-10-27 Sayed Amir Hoseini , Ming Ding , Mahbub Hassan

In the evolving landscape of terahertz communication, the behavior of channels within indoor environments, particularly through glass doors, has garnered significant attention. This paper comprehensively investigates terahertz channel…

Optics · Physics 2024-02-06 Da Li , Wenbo Liu , Menghan Wei , Jiacheng Liu , Guohao Liu , Peian Li , Houjun Sun , Jianjun Ma

This paper presents the vision of multi-band communication networks (MBN) in 6G, where optical and TeraHertz (THz) transmissions will coexist with the conventional radio frequency (RF) spectrum. This paper will first pin-point the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Mohammad Amin Saeidi , Hina Tabassum , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

We present a new adaptive resource optimization strategy that jointly allocates the subwindow and transmit power in multi-device terahertz (THz) band Internet of Things (Tera-IoT) networks. Unlike the prior studies focusing mostly on…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-02-01 Cheol Jeong , Chang-Jae Chun , Won-Yong Shin , Il-Min Kim

Characterizing user to Remote Radio Head (RRH) association strategies in cloud radio access networks (C-RANs) is critical for performance optimization. In this letter, the single nearest and N--nearest RRH association strategies are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Mugen Peng , Shi Yan , H. Vincent Poor

This paper analyzes the ergodic capacity of a user-centric virtual cell (VC) dense network, where multiple access points (APs) form a VC for each user equipment (UE) and transmit data cooperatively over millimeter wave (mmWave) channels.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-07-30 Jianfeng Shi , Yinlu Wang , Hao Xu , Ming Chen , Benoit Champagne

In this paper, we develop a tractable analytical framework for a three-dimensional (3D) indoor terahertz (THz) communication system to theoretically assess the impact of the pointing error on its coverage performance. Specifically, we model…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-30 Zhifeng Tang , Nan Yang , Xiangyun Zhou , Salman Durrani , Markku Juntti , Josep Miquel Jornet

Achieving terabit-per-second (Tbps) data rates in terahertz (THz)-band communications requires bridging the complexity gap in baseband transceiver design. This work addresses the signal processing challenges associated with data detection…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-23 Hakim Jemaa , Simon Tarboush , Hadi Sarieddeen , Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

Terahertz (THz) communication (0.1-10 THz) is regarded as a promising technology, which provides rich available bandwidth and high data rate of terahertz bit per second (Tbps). However, THz signals suffer from high path loss, which…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-26 Sha Xie , Lingxiang Li , Zhi Chen , Shaoqian Li

Mobility and blockage are two critical challenges in wireless transmission over millimeter-wave (mmWave) and Terahertz (THz) bands. In this paper, we investigate network massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-24 Li You , Xu Chen , Xiaohang Song , Fan Jiang , Wenjin Wang , Xiqi Gao , Gerhard Fettweis

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) offers high data rate and bandwidth for air-to-everything (A2X) communications including air-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-tower. MmWave communication in the A2X network is sensitive to buildings blockage…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-02 Kaifeng Han , Kaibin Huang , Robert W. Heath

Terahertz communications are envisioned as a key enabler for 6G networks. The abundant spectrum available in such ultra high frequencies has the potential to increase network capacity to huge data rates. However, they are extremely affected…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro , Cristina López-Bravo , Francisco Javier González-Castaño , Felipe Gil-Castiñeira , David Candal-Ventureira

Movable antennas (MAs) have attracted growing interest for their ability to improve channel conditions via adaptive antenna movement. Nevertheless, such movement inevitably introduces mutual coupling (MC), whose impact has been largely…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Tianyi Liao , Wei Guo , Jun Qian , Zixin Wang , Shenghui Song , Jun Zhang , Khaled B. Letaief

Terahertz (THz)-band communications are currently being celebrated as a key technology that could fulfill the increasing demands for wireless data traffic in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) of wireless communications. Many challenges,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-08 Alice Faisal , Hadi Sarieddeen , Hayssam Dahrouj , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

We study the network spectral efficiency of decentralized vector multiple access channels (MACs) when the number of accessible dimensions per transmitter is strategically limited. Considering each dimension as a frequency band, we call this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-05-19 Samir M. Perlaza , Merouane Debbah , Samson Lasaulce , Hanna Bogucka