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Future 5G mobile networks will require increased backhaul (BH) capacity to connect a massive amount of high capacity small cells (SCs) to the network. Because having an optical connection to each SC might be infeasible, mmWave-based (e.g.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-07-24 Ricardo Santos , Hakim Ghazzai , Andreas Kassler

In this letter, the mmAlert system, predicting millimeter wave (mmWave) link blockage during data communication, is elaborated and demonstrated. The passive sensing method is adopted for mobile blocker detection, where two receive beams…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-23 Chao Yu , Yifei Sun , Yan Luo , Rui Wang

Positioning with 5G signals generally requires connection to several base stations (BSs), which makes positioning more demanding in terms of infrastructure than communications. To address this issue, there have been several theoretical…

The surge in mobile broadband data demands is expected to surpass the available spectrum capacity below 6 GHz. This expectation has prompted the exploration of millimeter wave (mm-wave) frequency bands as a candidate technology for next…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-21 Yahia Shabara , C. Emre Koksal , Eylem Ekici

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) networks offer the potential for high-speed data transfer and precise localization, leveraging large antenna arrays and extensive bandwidths. However, these networks are challenged by significant path loss and…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Wan-Ting Shih , Chao-Kai Wen , Shang-Ho Tsai , Shi Jin , Chau Yuen

The potential of using of millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency for future wireless cellular communication systems has motivated the study of large-scale antenna arrays for achieving highly directional beamforming. However, the conventional…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-04 Foad Sohrabi , Wei Yu

Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) is a promising technique to enhance the network capacity and coverage of next-generation (5G) based on utilizing a great number of available spectrum resources in mobile communication. Improving the 5G network…

Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) communication is a key technology for future wireless networks. To combat significant path loss and exploit the abundant mm-wave spectrum, effective beamforming is crucial. Nevertheless, conventional fully digital…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-05 Jun Zhang , Xianghao Yu , Khaled B. Letaief

Signal occlusion by building blockages is a double-edged sword for the performance of millimeter-wave (mmW) communication networks. Buildings may dominantly attenuate the useful signals, especially when mmW base stations (BSs) are sparsely…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-12-05 Jeemin Kim , Jihong Park , Seunghwan Kim , Seong-Lyun Kim , Ki Won Sung , Kwang Soon Kim

The next generation of cellular networks (5G) will exploit the mmWave spectrum to increase the available capacity. Communication at such high frequencies, however, suffers from high path loss and blockage, therefore directional…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-11-11 Mattia Rebato , Michele Polese , Michele Zorzi

The millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies offer the availability of huge bandwidths to provide unprecedented data rates to next-generation cellular mobile terminals. However, directional mmWave links are highly susceptible to rapid channel…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-03-06 Marco Giordani , Michele Zorzi

Hybrid analog and digital BeamForming (HBF) is one of the enabling transceiver technologies for millimeter Wave (mmWave) Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems. This technology offers highly directional communication, which is able…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-01-19 George C. Alexandropoulos , Ioanna Vinieratou , Mattia Rebato , Luca Rose , Michele Zorzi

The availability of large bandwidth at millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies is one of the major factors that rendered very high frequencies a promising candidate enabler for fifth generation (5G) mobile communication networks. To confront…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-10-04 George C. Alexandropoulos , Symeon Chouvardas

While multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technologies continue to advance, concerns arise as to how MIMO can remain scalable if more users are to be accommodated with an increasing number of antennas at the base station (BS) in the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-03 Yuanjun Shen , Boyi Tang , Shuai Gao , Kin-Fai Tong , Hang Wong , Kai-Kit Wong , Yangyang Zhang

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication systems rely on narrow beams for achieving sufficient receive signal power. Adjusting these beams is typically associated with large training overhead, which becomes particularly critical for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-09 João Morais , Arash Behboodi , Hamed Pezeshki , Ahmed Alkhateeb

The integration of non-orthogonal multiple access in millimeter-Wave communications (mmWave-NOMA) can significantly improve the spectrum efficiency and increase the number of users in the fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-11-08 Zhenyu Xiao , Lipeng Zhu , Zhen Gao , Dapeng Oliver Wu , Xiang-Gen Xia

The potential of the millimeter wave (mmWave) band in meeting the ever growing demand for high data rate and capacity in emerging fifth generation (5G) wireless networks is well-established. Since mmWave systems are expected to use highly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2017-10-13 Solmaz Niknam , Balasubramaniam Natarajan , Hani Mehrpouyan

In this paper, we investigate the beam alignment problem in millimeter-wave (mmWave) distributed antenna systems where a home base station communicates with multiple users through a number of distributed remote radio units (RRUs).…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-05-09 Zhiqiang Wei , Min Qiu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Jinhong Yuan

The 5G New Radio (NR) standard for wireless communications supports the millimetre-wave (mmWave) spectrum to yield unprecedented improvement of the access network capacity. However, intermittent blockages in the mmWave signal may degrade…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-07-05 Fadhil Firyaguna , Jacek Kibilda , Nicola Marchetti

Movable antennas (MAs) represent a novel approach that enables flexible adjustments to antenna positions, effectively altering the channel environment and thereby enhancing the performance of wireless communication systems. However,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-25 Weijie Xiong , Jingran Lin , Kai Zhong , Liu Yang , Hongli Liu , Qiang Li , Cunhua Pan