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The high directionality and intense Doppler effects of millimeter wave (mmWave) and sub-terahertz (subTHz) channels demand accurate localization of the users and a new paradigm of channel estimation. For orthogonal frequency division…
We propose a new antenna selection scheme for a massive MIMO system with a single user terminal and a base station with a large number of antennas. We consider a practical scenario where there is a realistic correlation among the antennas…
Accurate characterization of Terahertz (THz) band path loss is critical for reliable high-frequency communication, especially in aerial networks where transceivers may operate at different altitudes. Existing THz-band path loss models for…
Ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output MIMO (UM-MIMO) leverages large antenna arrays at high frequencies, transitioning communication paradigm into the radiative near-field (NF), where spherical wavefronts enable full-vector…
Massive MIMO is widely touted as an enabling technology for 5th generation (5G) mobile communications and beyond. On paper, the large excess of base station (BS) antennas promises unprecedented spectral efficiency gains. Unfortunately,…
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In this paper, an efficient beam and channel acquisition scheme together with joint angle-delay power profile (JADPP) construction are proposed for single-carrier mm-wave wideband sparse massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)…
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Channel estimation is fundamental to wireless communications, yet it becomes increasingly challenging in massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems where base stations employ hundreds of antennas. Traditional least-squares…
Following recent advances in terahertz (THz) technology, there is a consensus on the crucial role of THz communications in the next generation of wireless systems. Aiming at catalyzing THz communications research, we propose TeraMIMO, an…
This paper investigates a multiple antenna system with non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) for the exchange of air traffic management data between commercial aircraft pilots and ground-based air traffic controllers. While NOMA techniques…
In this work, we propose to utilize Gaussian mixture models (GMMs) to design pilots for downlink (DL) channel estimation in frequency division duplex (FDD) systems. The GMM captures prior information during training that is leveraged to…
This paper studies the trajectory optimization problem in a scenario where a single rotary-wing UAV acts as a relay of data payloads for downlink transmission requests generated randomly by two ground nodes (GNs) in a wireless network. The…
6G operators may use millimeter wave (mmWave) and sub-terahertz (sub-THz) bands to meet the ever-increasing demand for wireless access. Sub-THz communication comes with many existing challenges of mmWave communication and adds new…
This paper introduces a sensing-centric joint communication and millimeter-wave radar paradigm to facilitate collaboration among intelligent vehicles. We first propose a chirp waveform-based delay-Doppler quadrature amplitude modulation…
We consider joint channel estimation and faulty antenna detection for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems operating in time-division duplexing (TDD) mode. For systems with faulty antennas, we show that the impact of faulty…
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