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In this paper, we investigate a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output system with both access points and user equipments equipped with multiple antennas over the Weichselberger Rayleigh fading channel. We study the uplink…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-09 Zhe Wang , Jiayi Zhang , Hien Quoc Ngo , Bo Ai , Mérouane Debbah

Precoding techniques are key to dealing with multiuser interference in the downlink of cell-free (CF) multiple-input multiple-output systems. However, these techniques rely on accurate estimates of the channel state information at the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-09 A. Flores , R. de Lamare

Cell-free (CF) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems generally employ linear precoding techniques to mitigate the effects of multiuser interference. However, the power loss, efficiency, and precoding accuracy of linear precoders are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-27 A. Flores , R. C. de Lamare , K. V. Mishra

As a key enabling technology for 5G wireless, millimeter wave (mmWave) communication motivates the utilization of large-scale antenna arrays for achieving highly directional beamforming. However, the high cost and power consumption of RF…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-07-04 Qingjiang Shi , Mingyi Hong

We investigate a fronthaul-limited cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) system and propose a hybrid centralized-distributed precoding strategy that dynamically adapts to varying fronthaul and spectral efficiency (SE)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-15 Zahra Mobini , Hien Quoc Ngo , Ardavan Rahimian , Anvar Tukmanov , David Townend , Michail Matthaiou , Simon L. Cotton

User-centric cell-free (UCCF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems are considered a viable solution to realize the advantages offered by cell-free (CF) networks, including reduced interference and consistent quality of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-15 S. Salehi , S. Mashdour , O. Tamyigit , S. Seyedmasoumian , M. Moradikia , R. C. de Lamare , A. Schmeink

In the cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF mMIMO) system, the centralized transmission scheme is widely adopted to manage the inter-user interference. Unfortunately, its implementation is limited by the extensive signaling…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-02 Hongkang Yu , Xinquan Ye , Yijian Chen

Aiming at maximizing the achievable sum-rate of wideband multiuser mmWave massive MIMO systems, the hybrid precoding is studied. Since each computation of the achievable sum-rate can be performed only after the analog precoder and digital…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-01-08 Xuyao Sun , Chenhao Qi

In multi-user millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems, hybrid precoding is a crucial task to lower the complexity and cost while achieving a sufficient sum-rate. Previous works on hybrid precoding were usually…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-28 Ahmet M. Elbir , Anastasios Papazafeiropoulos

Millimeter wave (mmWave) systems will likely employ large antenna arrays at both the transmitters and receivers. A natural application of antenna arrays is simultaneous transmission to multiple users, which requires multi-user precoding at…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Ahmed Alkhateeb , Robert W. Heath , Geert Leus

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, leveraging tight cooperation among wireless access points, exhibit remarkable signal enhancement and interference suppression capabilities, demonstrating significant…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-10 Peng Jiang , Jiafei Fu , Pengcheng Zhu , Yan Wang , Jiangzhou Wang , Xiaohu You

Hybrid analog/digital precoding is a promising technology to cut down hardware cost in massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems at millimeter wave frequencies. In this letter, we propose a joint beam selection scheme for analog…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-04-20 Qiu Shuang , Luo Kai , Jiang Tao

A continuous goal in all communication systems is to enhance the users experience and provide them with the highest possible data rates. Recently, the concept of cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) systems has been considered to enhance the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-30 Ahmed Almehdhar , Mohanad Obeed , Anas Chaaban , Salam A. Zummo

In general, the zero-forcing (ZF) precoding suffers from a severe receive signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) degradation in the high interference regime. However, recent evidences from realistic measurements demonstrated that millimeter wave…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-31 Naveed Iqbal , Waqas Ahmad , Christian Schneider , Reiner S. Thomä

Neural networks have been applied to the physical layer of wireless communication systems to solve complex problems. In millimeter wave (mmWave) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, hybrid precoding has been considered as…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-03-22 Jing Yang , Kai Chen , Xiaohu Ge , Yonghui Li , Lin Tian

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology is a crucial enabler for next-generation networks because it offers substantially greater available bandwidth. mmWave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems cannot rely solely on fully digital…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Navid Reyhanian , Parisa Ramezani , Emil Björnson

This paper addresses joint admission control and per-user equipment (UE) bandwidth allocation to maximize weighted sum-rate in network slicing-enabled user-centric cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems when…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-22 Manobendu Sarker , Soumaya Cherkaoui

The cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system is considered a cutting-edge technology in next-generation mobile communication due to its ability to provide high-performance coverage seamlessly and uniformly. This…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-31 Jiakang Zheng , Jiayi Zhang , Hongyang Du , Dusit Niyato , Dong In Kim , Bo Ai

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)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-11 Pengzhe Xin , Yang Cao , Yue Wu , Dongming Wang , Xiaohu You , Jiangzhou Wang

In this paper, we investigate a cell-free massive MIMO system with both access points and user equipments equipped with multiple antennas over the Weichselberger Rayleigh fading channel. We study the uplink spectral efficiency (SE) based on…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-28 Zhe Wang , Jiayi Zhang , Hien Quoc Ngo , Bo Ai , Mérouane Debbah