English
Related papers

Related papers: Covariance-Based Cooperative Activity Detection fo…

200 papers

We consider the problem of sensor localization in a wireless network in a multipath environment, where time and angle of arrival information are available at each sensor. We propose a distributed algorithm based on belief propagation, which…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2011-09-28 Mei Leng , Wee Peng Tay , Tony Q. S. Quek

This paper investigates a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided unsourced random access (URA) scheme for the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks with massive sporadic traffic devices. First of all, this paper proposes a novel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-14 Xiaodan Shao , Lei Cheng , Xiaoming Chen , Chongwen Huang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

The number of wireless devices is drastically increasing, resulting in many devices contending for radio resources. In this work, we present an algorithm to detect active devices for unsourced random access, i.e., the devices are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-13 Gilles Callebaut , François Rottenberg , Liesbet Van der Perre , Erik G. Larsson

In this paper, a new detection algorithm is proposed for turbo coded Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signals in detect and forward cooperative channels. Use of user cooperation makes much improvement in the performance of CDMA systems.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-03-13 Ebrahim Karami

Aggregative cooperative optimization problems arise in distributed decision-making settings where each agent's objective depends on its own decision as well as on an aggregate variable capturing global system behavior. Motivated by…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-09 Amir Mehrnoosh , Giuseppe Speciale , Riccardo Brumali , Giuseppe Notarstefano , Gianluca Bianchin

We investigate the activity detection and channel estimation issues for cell-free Internet of Things (IoT) networks with massive random access. In each time slot, only partial devices are active and communicate with neighboring access…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-29 Xinhua Wang , Alexei Ashikhmin , Zhicheng Dong , Chao Zhai

Grant-free access is a key enabler for connecting wireless devices with low latency and low signaling overhead in massive machine-type communications (mMTC). For massive grant-free access, user-specific signatures are uniquely assigned to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Nam Yul Yu , Wei Yu

In this paper, we compare the performances of cooperative and distributed spectrum sensing in wireless sensor networks. After introducing the basic problem, we describe two strategies: 1) a cooperative sensing strategy, which takes…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2008-09-22 Zheng Sun , Wenjun Xu , Zhiqiang He , Kai Niu

Dynamic spectrum access allows the unlicensed wireless users (secondary users) to dynamically access the licensed bands from legacy spectrum holders (primary users) either on an opportunistic or a cooperative basis. In this paper, we focus…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-12-04 Nima Namvar , Fatemeh Afghah

This work studies the uplink of grant-free low data-rate massive machine-to-machine communications (mMTC) where devices are only active sporadically, which requires a joint activity and data detection at the receiver. We develop an adaptive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-08-01 R. B. Di Renna , R. C. de Lamare

In the 6G era, real-time radio resource monitoring and management are urged to support diverse wireless-empowered applications. This calls for fast and accurate estimation on the distribution of the radio resources, which is usually…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Zezhong Zhang , Guangxu Zhu , Junting Chen , Shuguang Cui

Support massive connectivity is an important requirement in 5G wireless communication system. For massive Machine Type Communication (MTC) scenario, since the network is expected to accommodate a massive number of MTC devices with sparse…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-01-11 Yanlun Wu , Jun Fang

Massive machine-type communications (mMTC) are fundamental to the Internet of Things (IoT) framework in future wireless networks, involving the connection of a vast number of devices with sporadic transmission patterns. Traditional device…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-22 Xinjue Wang , Esa Ollila , Sergiy A. Vorobyov

Grant-free random access (GFRA) is now a popular protocol for large-scale wireless multiple access systems in order to reduce control signaling. Resource allocation in GFRA can be viewed as a form of frame slotted ALOHA, where a ubiquitous…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Alix Jeannerot , Malcolm Egan , Jean-Marie Gorce

The neighbor discovery paradigm finds wide application in Internet of Things networks, where the number of active devices is orders of magnitude smaller than the total device population. Designing low-complexity schemes for asynchronous…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-11-05 Vamsi K. Amalladinne , Krishna R. Narayanan , Jean-Francois Chamberland , Dongning Guo

As integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) becomes an integral part of 6G networks, distributed ISAC (DISAC) is expected to enhance both sensing and communication performance through its decentralized architecture. This paper presents a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-18 Yingjie Xu , Xuesong Cai , Michiel Sandra , Sara Willhammar , Fredrik Tufvesson

The first part of this work considers a general class of covariance estimators. Each estimator of that class is generated by a real-valued function $g$ and a set of model covariance matrices $H$. If $\bf{W}$ is a potentially perturbed…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Hendrik Bernd Zarucha , Peter Jung , Giuseppe Caire

This paper presents a novel approach to deal with the cooperative localization problem in wireless sensor networks based on received signal strength measurements. In cooperative scenarios, the cost function of the localization problem…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-30 Lismer Andres Caceres Najarro , Iickho Song , Muhammad Salman , Kiseon Kim

This paper studies the covariance based activity detection problem in a multi-cell massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system, where the active devices transmit their signature sequences to multiple base stations (BSs), and the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-25 Ziyue Wang , Ya-Feng Liu , Zhaorui Wang , Wei Yu

Massive machine-type communications (mMTC) are poised to provide ubiquitous connectivity for billions of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. However, the required low-latency massive access necessitates a paradigm shift in the design of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Yikun Mei , Zhen Gao , Yongpeng Wu , Wei Chen , Jun Zhang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Marco Di Renzo