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Cell-free massive multiple-input-multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) is regarded as one of the promising technologies for next-generation wireless networks. However, due to its distributed architecture, geographically separated access points (APs)…

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Millimeter wave (mmWave) cell-free MIMO achieves an extremely high rate while its beam alignment (BA) suffers from excessive overhead due to a large number of transceivers. Recently, user location and probing measurements are utilized for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-17 Cheng Zhang , Leming Chen , Lujia Zhang , Yongming Huang , Wei Zhang

Since the spectrum below 6 GHz bands is insufficient to meet the high bandwidth requirements of 5G use cases, 5G networks expand their operation to mmWave bands. However, operation at these bands has to cope with a high penetration loss and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-09-02 Lotte Weedage , Clara Stegehuis , Suzan Bayhan

Beam alignment (BA) is a crucial process in millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications, enabling precise directional transmission and efficient link establishment. However, due to characteristics like omnidirectional exposure and the broadcast…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Yulin Teng , Keshuang Han , Pinchang Zhang , Xiaohong Jiang , Yulong Shen , Fu Xiao

Enabling the high data rates of millimeter wave (mmWave) cellular systems requires deploying large antenna arrays at both the basestations and mobile users. The beamforming weights of these large arrays need to be tuned to guarantee…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-23 Ahmed Alkhateeb , Young-Han Nam , Md Saifur Rahman , Jianzhong Zhang , Robert W. Heath

The performance of millimeter wave (mmWave) communications strongly relies on accurate beamforming both at base station and user terminal sides, referred to as beam alignment (BA). Existing BA algorithms provide initial yet coarse angle…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-22 Fernando Pedraza , Mari Kobayashi , Giuseppe Caire

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication has attracted increasing attention as a promising technology for 5G networks. One of the key architectural features of mmWave is the use of massive antenna arrays at both the transmitter and the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-10-02 Qing Xue , Xuming Fang , Ming Xiao

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF mMIMO) provides good interference management by coordinating many more access points (APs) than user equipments (UEs). It becomes challenging to determine which APs should serve which UEs…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-12-06 Shuaifei Chen , Jiayi Zhang , Emil Björnson , Bo Ai

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) MIMO systems rely on highly directional beamforming to overcome severe path loss and ensure robust communication links. However, selecting the optimal beam pair efficiently remains a challenge due to the large…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-15 Joseph K. Chege , Arie Yeredor , Martin Haardt

This paper investigates pilot assignment and access point (AP) selection strategies for uplink cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) systems. We propose channel similarity-aware pilot assignment (CAPA) and AP selection…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-24 Saeed Mohammadzadeh , Kanapathippillai Cumanan , Pei Liu , Hien Quoc Ngo

Communication in Millimeter wave (mmWave) band relies on narrow beams due to directionality, high path loss, and shadowing. One can use beam alignment (BA) techniques to find and adjust the direction of these narrow beams. In this paper, BA…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Abbas Khalili , Shahram Shahsavari , Mohammad A. Amir Khojastepour , Elza Erkip

Millimeter Wave (mmWave) massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems realizing directive beamforming require reliable estimation of the wireless propagation channel. However, mmWave channels are characterized by high variability…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-06-07 Evangelos Vlachos , George C. Alexandropoulos , John Thompson

Emerging wireless communication systems will be characterized by a tight coupling between communication and positioning. This is particularly apparent in millimeter-wave (mm-wave) communications, where devices use a large number of antennas…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-05-17 Gabriel E. Garcia , Gonzalo Seco-Granados , Eleftherios Karipidis , Henk Wymeersch

In this paper, we investigate the problem of beam alignment in millimeter wave (mmWave) systems, and design an optimal algorithm to reduce the overhead. Specifically, due to directional communications, the transmitter and receiver beams…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-29 Morteza Hashemi , Ashutosh Sabharwal , C. Emre Koksal , Ness B. Shroff

Cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (CFmMIMO) offers uniform service quality through distributed access points (APs), yet unresolved issues remain. This paper proposes a heterogeneous system design that goes beyond the original…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-16 Wei Jiang , Hans D. Schotten

In millimeter-wave (MMW) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications, users and their corresponding base station (BS) have to align their beam during both initial access and data transmissions to compensate for the high propagation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-17 Donatella Darsena , Francesco Verde

Millimeter wave (mmWave) systems operating over a wide bandwidth and using a large number of antennas impose a heavy burden on power consumption. In a massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) uplink, analog-to-digital con- verters…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-28 Jinseok Choi , Brian L. Evans , Alan Gatherer

The millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies offer the potential of orders of magnitude increases in capacity for next-generation cellular wireless systems. However, links in mmWave networks are highly susceptible to blocking and may suffer…

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

We present an enhancement to the problem of beam alignment in millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, based on a modification of the machine learning-based criterion, called Kolmogorov model (KM), previously…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-29 Qiyou Duan , Taejoon Kim , Hadi Ghauch

Large antenna arrays will be needed in future millimeter wave (mmWave) cellular networks, enabling a large number of different possible antenna architectures and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) techniques. It is still unclear which…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Mandar N. Kulkarni , Amitava Ghosh , Jeffrey G. Andrews