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In this letter, we present in detail the system-level modeling of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted cellular systems by considering a 3-dimensional channel model between base station, RIS, and user. We prove that the optimal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-03 Pavan Reddy M. , SaiDhiraj Amuru , Kiran Kuchi

Natural disasters often disrupt communication networks and severely hamper emergency response and disaster management. Existing solutions, such as portable communication units and cloud-based network architectures, have improved disaster…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Bilal Karaman , Ilhan Baştürk , Ferdi Kara , Engin Zeydan , Esra Aycan Beyazıt , Sezai Taşkın , Emil Björnson , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Terrestrial communication networks have experienced significant development in recent years by providing emerging services for ground users. However, one critical challenge raised is to provide full coverage (especially in dense high-rise…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-23 Xuelin Cao , Bo Yang , Chau Yuen , Zhu Han

In this paper, we propose a cell-free scheme for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base stations (BSs) to manage the severe intercell interference between terrestrial users and UAV-BSs of neighboring cells. Since the cell-free scheme requires…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-27 Omid Abbasi , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Beyond diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (BD-RIS) have emerged as a promising technology for 6G wireless networks, offering more advanced control over electromagnetic wave propagation than conventional diagonal RIS. This paper…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-01 Kexin Chen , Yijie Mao , Wonjae Shin

Located in the stratospheric layer of Earth's atmosphere, high altitude platform station (HAPS) is a promising network infrastructure, which can bring significant advantages to sixth-generation (6G) and beyond wireless communications…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-28 Afsoon Alidadi Shamsabadi , Animesh Yadav , Halim Yanikomeroglu

This paper proposes, and evaluates the benefit of, one particular hybrid satellite-HAPS-ground network, where one high-altitude-platform-station (HAPS) connected to one geo-satellite assists the ground base-stations (BSs) at serving…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-12-06 Shasha Liu , Hayssam Dahrouj , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Hybrid Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (HRISs) constitute a new paradigm that redefines smart metasurfaces, not only offering tunable reflections of incoming signals, but also incorporating signal reception and processing capabilities.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-29 Ioannis Gavras , George C. Alexandropoulos

Wireless communication has profoundly transformed the way we experience the world. For instance, at most events, attendees commonly utilize their smartphones to document and share their experiences. This shift in user behavior largely stems…

In this work, we study a multi-user NTN in which a satellite serves as the primary network and a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) operates as the secondary network, acting as a cognitive radio. To reduce the cost, complexity, and power…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-07 Wali Ullah Khan , Chandan Kumar Sheemar , Eva Lagunas , Xingwang Li , Symeon Chatzinotas , Petar Popovski , Zhu Han

Thanks to the strong ability against the inter-cell interference, cell-free network has been considered as a promising technique to improve the network capacity of future wireless systems. However, for further capacity enhancement, it…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-03 Zijian Zhang , Linglong Dai

Airborne (or flying) base stations (ABSs) embedded on drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be deemed as a central element of envisioned 6G cellular networks where significant cell densification with mmWave/Terahertz communications…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-05-20 Vasilis Friderikos

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been receiving a notable interest as an energy- and spectrum-efficient enabler for simultaneous communication and sensing. Notably, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) is among the key…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Elmehdi Illi , Marwa Qaraqe

High altitude platform station (HAPS) systems have recently attracted renewed attention. While terrestrial and satellite technologies are well-established for providing connectivity services, they face certain shortcomings and challenges,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-24 Md Sahabul Alam , Gunes Karabulut Kurt , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Peiying Zhu , Ngoc Dũng Đào

Cell-Free Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) are two promising technologies for application to beyond-5G networks. This paper considers Cell-Free Massive MIMO systems with the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-20 Trinh Van Chien , Hien Quoc Ngo , Symeon Chatzinotas , Marco Di Renzo , Björn Ottersten

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) bring various benefits to the current and upcoming wireless networks, including enhanced spectrum and energy efficiency, soft handover, transmission reliability, and even localization accuracy.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-03 Jiguang He , Aymen Fakhreddine , Arthur S. de Sena , Yu Tian , Merouane Debbah

Recently, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have attracted a lot of attention due to their capability of extending cell coverage by reflecting signals toward the receiver. In this letter, we analyze the coverage of a downlink…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-09-18 Shuhao Zeng , Hongliang Zhang , Boya Di , Zhu Han , Lingyang Song

We consider reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) aided sixth-generation (6G) terahertz (THz) communications for indoor environment in which a base station (BS) wishes to send independent messages to its serving users with the help of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-22 Najam Us Saqib , Shumei Hou , Sung Ho Chae , Sang-Woon Jeon

This paper introduces a novel approach of utilizing the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) for joint data modulation and signal beamforming in a multi-user downlink cellular network by leveraging the idea of backscatter communication.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-25 Haseeb Ur Rehman , Faouzi Bellili , Amine Mezghani , Ekram Hossain

A new generation of aerial vehicles is hopeful to be the next frontier for the transportation of people and goods, becoming even as important as ground users in the communication systems. To enhance the coverage of aerial users, appropriate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Lin Chen , Mustafa A. Kishk , Mohamed-Slim Alouini