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In a practical massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) system, the number of antennas at a base station (BS) is constrained by the space and cost factors, which limits the throughput gain promised by theoretical analysis. This paper…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-05-06 Zhaorui Wang , Liang Liu , Shuguang Cui

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a promising technology to extend the wireless signal coverage and support the high performance communication. By intelligently adjusting the reflection coefficients of a large number of passive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-01 Yitao Han , Shuowen Zhang , Lingjie Duan , Rui Zhang

This paper proposes to leverage intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) backscatter to realize radio-frequency-chain-free uplink-transmissions (RFCF-UT). In this communication paradigm, IRS works as an information carrier, whose elements are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-22 Sai Xu , Yanan Du , Jiliang Zhang , Jiangzhou Wang , Jie Zhang

The potential of intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) is investigated as a promising technique for enhancing the energy efficiency of wireless networks. Specifically, the IRS enables passive beamsteering by employing many low-cost…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-13 Kevin Weinberger , Alaa Alameer Ahmad , Aydin Sezgin , Alessio Zappone

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) are a promising technology for enhancing coverage and spectral efficiency, both in the sub-6 GHz and the millimeter wave (mmWave) bands. Existing approaches to leverage the benefits of IRS involve the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-03 L. Yashvanth , Chandra R. Murthy

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is deemed as a promising solution to improve the spectral and energy efficiency of wireless communications cost-effectively. In this paper, we consider a wireless network where multiple base stations…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-07 Weidong Mei , Rui Zhang

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have the potential to transform wireless communication channels into smart reconfigurable propagation environments. To realize this new paradigm, the passive IRSs have to be large, especially for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-12-10 Marzieh Najafi , Vahid Jamali , Robert Schober , Vincent H. Poor

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is envisioned to play a significant role in future wireless communication systems as an effective means of reconfiguring the radio signal propagation environment. In this paper, we study a new multi-IRS…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-25 Weidong Mei , Rui Zhang

Cognitive radio (CR) is an effective solution to improve the spectral efficiency (SE) of wireless communications by allowing the secondary users (SUs) to share spectrum with primary users (PUs). Meanwhile, intelligent reflecting surface…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-12 Weiheng Jiang , Yu Zhang , Jun Zhao , Zehui Xiong , Zhiguo Ding

This paper proposes a new three dimensional (3D) networking architecture enabled by aerial intelligent reflecting surface (AIRS) to achieve panoramic signal reflection from the sky. Compared to the conventional terrestrial IRS, AIRS not…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-22 Haiquan Lu , Yong Zeng , Shi Jin , Rui Zhang

In this paper, we investigate a self-sensing intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided millimeter wave (mmWave) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system. Unlike the conventional purely passive IRS, the self-sensing IRS can…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-15 Zijian Chen , Ming-Min Zhao , Min Li , Fan Xu , Qingqing Wu , Min-Jian Zhao

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) consist of configurable meta-atoms, which can alter the wireless propagation environment through design of their reflection coefficients. We consider adaptive IRS control in the practical setting where…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-10 Junghoon Kim , Seyyedali Hosseinalipour , Andrew C. Marcum , Taejoon Kim , David J. Love , Christopher G. Brinton

Electronic countermeasure (ECM) technology plays a critical role in modern electronic warfare, which can interfere with enemy radar detection systems by noise or deceptive signals. However, the conventional active jamming strategy incurs…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Haozhe Wang , Beixiong Zheng , Xiaodan Shao , Rui Zhang

In opportunistic cognitive radio networks, when the primary signal is very weak compared to the background noise, the secondary user requires long sensing time to achieve a reliable spectrum sensing performance, leading to little remaining…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Jungang Ge , Ying-Chang Liang , Sumei Sun , Yonghong Zeng , Zhidong Bai

The increasing demand for wireless networks of higher capacity requires key-enabling technologies. Optical wireless communication (OWC) arises as a complementary technology to radio frequency (RF) systems that can support high aggregate…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-03 Ahrar N. Hamad , Walter Zibusiso Ncube , Ahmad Adnan Qidan , Taisir E. H. El-Gorashi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a promising technology being considered for future wireless communications due to its ability to control signal propagation. This paper considers the joint active and passive beamforming problem for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-09 Fangzhou Wang , Hongbin Li , Jun Fang

In this study, we investigate the use of intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) in multi-operator communication systems for 6G networks, focusing on sustainable and efficient resource management. This research is motivated by two critical…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Hiroaki Hashida , Yuichi Kawamoto , Nei Kato

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is regarded as a revolutionary paradigm that can reconfigure the wireless propagation environment for enhancing the desired signal and/or weakening the interference, and thus improving the quality of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Xintong Chen , Jiangbin Lyu , Liqun Fu

With the emerging environment-aware applications, ubiquitous sensing is expected to play a key role in future networks. In this paper, we study a 3-dimensional (3D) multi-target localization system where multiple intelligent reflecting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-29 Meng Hua , Guangji Chen , Kaitao Meng , Shaodan Ma , Chau Yuen , Hing Cheung So

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have emerged as a cost-effective technology for terahertz (THz) communications by enabling programmable control of the wireless environment. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of IRSs-aided…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-23 Qingqing Wu , Yanze Zhu , Qiaoyan Peng , Wanming Hao , Yanzhao Hou , Fengyuan Yang , Wencai Yan , Guoning Wang , Wen Chen , Chi Qiu