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In this paper, we introduce a novel approach to user-centric association and feedback bit allocation for the downlink of a cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) system, operating under limited feedback constraints. In CF-mMIMO systems employing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-18 Kwangjae Lee , Jung Hoon Lee , Wan Choi

In traditional cellular networks, users at the cell edge often suffer from poor quality of service (QoS) due to large distance-dependent path loss and severe inter-cell interference. While cell-free (CF) massive multi-input multi-out (MIMO)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-28 Wei Jiang , Hans Dieter Schotten

This paper serves as a correction to the conference version. In this work, we explore uplink communication in cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MaMIMO) systems, employing semi-blind transmission structures to mitigate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-03 Zilu Zhao , Dirk Slock

Most works on cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) consider non-cooperative precoding strategies at the base stations (BSs) to avoid extensive channel state information (CSI) exchange via backhaul signaling. However,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-10-14 Italo Atzeni , Bikshapathi Gouda , Antti Tölli

Cell-free Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) is a promising distributed network architecture for 5G-and-beyond systems. It guarantees ubiquitous coverage at high spectral efficiency (SE) by leveraging signal co-processing at…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-17 Giovanni Interdonato , Marcus Karlsson , Emil Björnson , Erik G. Larsson

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

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

Cell-free (CF) systems have the potential to fulfill the increasing performance demand of future wireless applications by employing distributed access points (APs) that transmit the information over the same time-frequency resources. Due to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-08 A. Flores , R. C. de Lamare

We consider the downlink of a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) network where numerous distributed access points (APs) serve a smaller number of users under time division duplex operation. An important issue in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-12 L. D. Nguyen , T. Q. Duong , H. Q. Ngo , K. Tourki

Cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems are expected to implement advanced cooperative communication techniques to let geographically distributed access points jointly serve user equipments. Building on the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-25 Jiakang Zheng , Jiayi Zhang , Bo Ai

This paper introduces an access point-user (AP-UE) association strategy combined with pilot power allocation to mitigate multiuser interference and enhance spectral efficiency (SE) in clustered cell-free massive MIMO (CCF-mMIMO) networks.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-08 S. Mohammadzadeh , S. Mashdour , R. C. de Lamare , K. Cumanan , C. Li

In this paper, we propose a novel joint caching and massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission scheme, referred to as cache-aided massive MIMO, for advanced downlink cellular communications. In addition to reaping the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-03-25 Xiao Wei , Lin Xiang , Laura Cottatellucci , Tao Jiang , Robert Schober

This paper considers cell-free and user-centric approaches for coverage improvement in wireless cellular systems operating at millimeter wave frequencies, and proposes downlink power control algorithms aimed at maximizing the global energy…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-15 Mario Alonzo , Stefano Buzzi , Alessio Zappone

User-centric (UC) based cell-free (CF) structures can provide the benefits of coverage enhancement for millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems, which is regarded as the key technology of the reliable and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-10 Yingrong Zhong , Yashuai Cao , Tiejun Lv

In this paper, a novel optimization model for joint beamforming and power control in the downlink (DL) of a cell-free massive MIMO (CFmMIMO) system is presented. The objective of the proposed optimization model is to minimize the maximum…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-23 Mohamed Elwekeil , Alessio Zappone , Stefano Buzzi

We investigate the optimal power allocation and optimal precoding for a cluster of two BSs which cooperate to jointly maximize the achievable rate for two users connecting to each BS in a MCP framework. This framework is modeled by a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-09-12 Samah A. M. Ghanem

In this paper, we consider the precoder design for an underloaded or critically loaded downlink multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system. We propose novel precoding and decoding schemes which enhance system…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-09 Aravindh Krishnamoorthy , Robert Schober

Cell-free (CF) massive MIMO offers uniform service via distributed access points (APs), which impose high deployment costs. A novel design called hierarchical cell-free (HCF) addresses this problem by replacing some APs with a central base…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-29 Wei Jiang , Hans D Schotten

This paper introduces a novel joint communication and proactive monitoring (JCAM) system that simultaneously monitors multiple untrusted links and serves multiple legitimate users. The system leverages a cell-free massive multiple-input…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-07 Mustafa S. Abbas , Zahra Mobini , Hamid Reza Hashempour , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou

This paper develops a multi-user downlink communication framework for distributed low Earth orbit satellite networks serving ground users equipped with multiple antennas. Building upon the concept of cell-free multiple-input multiple-output…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-28 Parisa Ramezani , Emil Björnson