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Future sixth-generation (6G) networks require high spectral efficiency (SE), massive connectivity, and stringent reliability under imperfect channel state information at the transmitter. Rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) addresses part…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-15 Jinyuan Liu , Yong Liang Guan , Hong Niu , Qian Zhang , Mérouane Debbah , Hyundong Shin , Bruno Clerckx

In this paper, we analyze the outage performance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)-enabled downlink non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) communication systems with the semi-grant-free (SGF) transmission scheme. A UAV provides coverage…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-20 Hongjiang Lei , Chen Zhu , Ki-Hong Park , Imran Shafique Ansari , Weijia Lei , Hong Tang , Kyeong Jin Kim

Near-field integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) leverages distance-dependent channel variations for joint distance and angle estimation. However, full-digital architectures have prohibitive hardware costs, making hybrid…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-05 Jiasi Zhou , Chintha Tellambura , Geoffrey Ye Li

Two critical approaches have emerged in the literature for the successful realization of 6G wireless networks: the coexistence of multiple waveforms and the adoption of non-orthogonal multiple access. These strategies hold transformative…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Kenza Abela , Shaima Abidrabbu , Ayoub Ammar Boudjelal , Huseyin Arslan

This letter is the third part of a three-part tutorial that focuses on rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) for 6G. As Part III of the tutorial, this letter provides an overview of integrating RSMA and reconfigurable intelligent surface…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-08 Hongyu Li , Yijie Mao , Onur Dizdar , Bruno Clerckx

Grant-free transmission is considered as a promising technology to support sporadic data transmission in massive machine-type communications (mMTC). Due to the distributed manner, high collision probability is an inherent drawback of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-07-24 Hui Jiang , Qimei Cui , Yu Gu , Xiaoqi Qin , Xuefei Zhang , Xiaofeng Tao

Rate splitting multiple access (RSMA) has firmly established itself as a powerful methodology for multiple access, interference management, and multi-user strategy for next-generation communication systems. In this paper, we propose a novel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-17 Sawaira Rafaqat Ali , Shaima Abidrabbu , H. M. Furqan , Hüseyin Arslan

Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) is a robust multiple access scheme for multi-antenna wireless networks. In this work, we study the performance of RSMA in downlink overloaded networks, where the number of transmit antennas is smaller…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-26 Onur Dizdar , Ata Sattarzadeh , Yi Xien Yap , Stephen Wang

Dual-Functional Radar-Communication (DFRC) system is an essential and promising technique for beyond 5G. In this work, we propose a powerful and unified multi-antenna DFRC transmission framework, where an additional radar sequence is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-15 Chengcheng Xu , Bruno Clerckx , Shiwa Chen , Yijie Mao , Jianyun Zhang

One of the main goals of the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks is the ability to support higher network density, while ensuring a high quality of service for each user. In this paper, we introduce distributed uplink…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-11 Apostolos A. Tegos , Yue Xiao , Sotiris A. Tegos , George K. Karagiannidis , Panagiotis D. Diamantoulakis

Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) has emerged as a novel multiple access technique that enlarges the achievable rate region of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) broadcast channels with linear precoding. In this work, we jointly…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Sibo Zhang , Bruno Clerckx , David Vargas , Oliver Haffenden , Andrew Murphy

Supporting immense throughput and ubiquitous connectivity holds paramount importance for future wireless networks. To this end, this letter focuses on how the spatial beams configured for legacy near-field (NF) users can be leveraged to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Jiasi Zhou , Cong Zhou , Yijie Mao , Chintha Tellambura

This paper studies the beamforming design problem to achieve max-min fairness (MMF) in multibeam satellite communications. Contrary to the conventional linear precoding (NoRS) that relies on fully treating any residual interference as…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-03-17 Longfei Yin , Bruno Clerckx

An integrated sensing and backscatter communication (ISABC) system is introduced herein. This system features a full-duplex (FD) base station (BS) that seamlessly merges sensing with backscatter communication and supports multiple users.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-30 Diluka Galappaththige , Shayan Zargari , Chintha Tellambura , Geoffrey Ye Li

Grant Free Random Access (GFRA) is a popular protocol in the Internet of Things (IoT) to reduce the control signaling. GFRA is a framed protocol where each frame is split into two parts: device identification; and data transmission part…

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

Rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) is a multiple access technique generalizing conventional techniques, such as, space-division multiple access (SDMA), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), and physical layer multi-casting, which aims…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Mehmet Mert Sahin , Onur Dizdar , Bruno Clerckx , Huseyin Arslan

We consider the problem of power allocation in Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) systems, where messages are split into common and private messages. The common and private streams are jointly transmitted to allow efficient use of the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-11 Temitope O. Fajemilehin , Kobi Cohen

With the increasing number of wireless communication systems and the demand for bandwidth, the wireless medium has become a congested and contested environment. Operating under such an environment brings several challenges, especially for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-02-17 Onur Dizdar , Bruno Clerckx

Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA), relying on multi-antenna Rate-Splitting (RS) techniques, has emerged as a powerful strategy for multi-user multi-antenna systems. In this paper, RSMA is introduced as a unified multiple access for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-09 Chengcheng Xu , Bruno Clerckx , Shiwa Chen , Yijie Mao , Jianyun Zhang

Space-Division Multiple Access (SDMA) utilizes linear precoding to separate users in the spatial domain and relies on fully treating any residual multi-user interference as noise. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) uses linearly precoded…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-11-22 Yijie Mao , Bruno Clerckx , Victor O. K. Li