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Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication by utilizing lens antenna arrays is a promising technique for realizing cost-effective 5G wireless systems with large MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) but only limited radio frequency (RF) chains.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-21 Yong Zeng , Lu Yang , Rui Zhang

This paper investigates a six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA)-aided cell-free multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system. In this system, each distributed access point (AP) can flexibly adjust its array…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-09 Yichi Zhang , Yuchen Zhang , Wenyan Ma , Lipeng Zhu , Jianquan Wang , Wanbin Tang , Rui Zhang

Cell-free Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) refers to a distributed Massive MIMO system where all the access points (APs) cooperate to coherently serve all the user equipments (UEs), suppress inter-cell interference and mitigate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-09-09 Giovanni Interdonato , Hien Quoc Ngo , Pål Frenger , Erik G. Larsson

To overcome the high path-loss and the intense shadowing in millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications, effective beamforming schemes are required which incorporate narrow beams with high beamforming gains. The mmWave channel consists of a few…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-02-15 Nariman Torkzaban , Mohammad A. , Khojastepour , John S. Baras

The use of a very large number of antennas at each base station site (referred to as "Massive MIMO") is one of the most promising approaches to cope with the predicted wireless data traffic explosion. In combination with Time Division…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-02-10 Dilip Bethanabhotla , Ozgun Bursalioglu , Haralabos Papadopoulos , Giuseppe Caire

We propose a distributed implementation for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) backed by a massive multiple input multiple output (CF-mMIMO) architecture without cells. Distributed multi-antenna access points (APs) simultaneously…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-13 Mohamed Elfiatoure , Mohammadali Mohammadi , Hien Quoc Ngo , Hyundong Shin , Michail Matthaiou

Millimeter-wave (mmWave), massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), are expected to play a crucial role for 5G and beyond cellular and next-generation wireless local area network (WLAN) communications. Moreover, unmanned aerial…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-01 Yiming Huo , Franklin Lu , Felix Wu , Xiaodai Dong

In distributed massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, multiple geographically separated access points (APs) communicate simultaneously with a user, leveraging the benefits of multi-antenna coherent MIMO processing and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-21 Unnikrishnan Kunnath Ganesan , Rimalapudi Sarvendranath , Erik G. Larsson

We consider a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output system with multi-antenna access points (APs) and user equipments (UEs), where the UEs can be served in both the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) within a resource block. We tackle…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-05 Bikshapathi Gouda , Antti Arvola , Italo Atzeni , Antti Tölli

Millimeter Wave (mm-w), especially the 60 GHz band, has been receiving much attention as a key enabler for the 5G cellular networks. Beamforming (BF) is tremendously used with mm-w transmissions to enhance the link quality and overcome the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-05-22 Ehab Mahmoud Mohamed , Kei Sakaguchi , Seiichi Sampei

Cell-free massive MIMO improves the fairness among the user equipments (UEs) in the network by distributing many cooperating access points (APs) around the region while connecting them to a centralized cloud-computing unit that coordinates…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-05 Ozan Alp Topal , Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Emil Björnson , Cicek Cavdar

Millimeter-wave cellular communication requires beamforming procedures that enable alignment of the transmitter and receiver beams as the user equipment (UE) moves. For efficient beam tracking it is advantageous to classify users according…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Dino Pjanić , Alexandros Sopasakis , Harsh Tataria , Fredrik Tufvesson , Andres Reial

Contrary to conventional massive MIMO cellular configurations plagued by inter-cell interference, cell-free massive MIMO systems distribute network resources across the coverage area, enabling users to connect with multiple access points…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-07 Giovanni Di Gennaro , Amedeo Buonanno , Gianmarco Romano , Stefano Buzzi , Francesco A. N Palmieri

Large antenna arrays and high-frequency bands are two key features of future wireless communication systems. The combination of large-scale antennas with high transmission frequencies often results in the communicating devices operating in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-28 Haiyang Zhang , Nir Shlezinger , Francesco Guidi , Davide Dardari , Mohammadreza F. Imani , Yonina C. Eldar

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CFmMIMO) coordinates a great number of distributed access points (APs) with central processing units (CPUs), effectively reducing interference and ensuring uniform service quality for user…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-23 Phu Lai , Wei Xiang , William Damario Lukito , Khoa Tran Phan , Peng Cheng , Chang Liu , Guoqiang Mao

We investigate the coexistence of underlay spectrum sharing in cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. A primary system with geographically distributed primary access points (P-APs) serves a multitude of primary…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-21 Diluka Loku Galappaththige , Gayan Amarasuriya Aruma Baduge

Co-channel interference poses a challenge in any wireless communication network where the time-frequency resources are reused over different geographical areas. The interference is particularly diverse in cell-free massive multiple-input…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-19 Mahmoud Zaher , Emil Björnson , Marina Petrova

In cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems, user equipments (UEs) are served by many distributed access points (APs), where channels are correlated due to finite…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-04 Junyuan Gao , Yongpeng Wu , Yongjian Wang , Wenjun Zhang , Fan Wei

This article investigates beam alignment for multi-user millimeter wave (mmWave) massive multi-input multi-output system. Unlike the existing works using machine learning (ML), an alignment method with partial beams using ML (AMPBML) is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-18 Wenyan Ma , Chenhao Qi , Geoffrey Ye Li

Cell-Free Massive MIMO is a highly promising approach to enhance network capacity by moving a large number of distributed access points (AP) closer to mobile users while utilizing simple matched filtering and conjugate beamforming. Recent…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-12-01 Indu L. Shakya , Falah H. Ali