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In cell-free massive MIMO networks, an efficient distributed detection algorithm is of significant importance. In this paper, we propose a distributed expectation propagation (EP) detector for cell-free massive MIMO. The detector is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Hengtao He , Hanqing Wang , Xianghao Yu , Jun Zhang , S. H. Song , Khaled B. Letaief

In this paper, we consider massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems for both downlink and uplink scenarios, where three radio units (RUs) connected via one digital unit (DU) support multiple user equipments (UEs) at the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yeon-Geun Lim , Chan-Byoung Chae , Giuseppe Caire

The use of large-scale antenna arrays can bring substantial improvements in energy and/or spectral efficiency to wireless systems due to the greatly improved spatial resolution and array gain. Recent works in the field of massive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-12-10 Emil Björnson , Jakob Hoydis , Marios Kountouris , Mérouane Debbah

In this work, we consider the downlink of a single-cell multi-user MIMO system in which the base station (BS) makes use of $N$ antennas to communicate with $K$ single-antenna user equipments (UEs). The UEs move around in the cell according…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Luca Sanguinetti , Aris L. Moustakas , Emil Bjornson , Merouane Debbah

This paper presents a comprehensive study on the 3D positioning capabilities in distributed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. Unlike previous studies that mainly rely on idealized isotropic antenna models, we adopt a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-24 Yingjie Xu , Xuesong Cai , Ali Al-Ameri , Sara Willhammar , Fredrik Tufvesson

Cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) has recently attracted much attention, attributed to its potential to deliver uniform service quality. However, the adoption of a cell-free architecture raises concerns about the high…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Wei Jiang , Hans D. Schotten

Distributed massive MIMO (D-MIMO) is a promising technology for future generation wireless systems as it takes advantage of both an increased array aperture and a decentralized processing architecture and topology. In order to truly…

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

Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) is one of the key use-cases for the development of the new standard 5G New Radio for the next generation of mobile wireless networks. Large-scale antenna arrays, a.k.a. Massive MIMO, the usage of carrier…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-24 Stefano Buzzi , Carmen D'Andrea

Cell-free massive MIMO and symbiotic radio are promising beyond 5G (B5G) networking architecture and transmission technology, respectively. This paper studies cell-free symbiotic radio systems, where a number of distributed access points…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-14 Zhuoyin Dai , Ruoguang Li , Jingran Xu , Yong Zeng , Shi Jin

Future wireless communication systems are envisioned to support ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC), which will enable new applications such as compute offloading, wireless real-time control, and reliable monitoring.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-01 Christian Nelson , Sara Willhammar , Fredrik Tufvesson

Ubiquitous cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) combines massive MIMO technology and user-centric transmission in a distributed architecture. All the access points (APs) in the network cooperate to jointly and coherently…

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

To meet the unprecedented mobile traffic demands of future wireless networks, a paradigm shift from conventional cellular networks to distributed communication systems is imperative. Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-28 Mohammadali Mohammadi , Zahra Mobini , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou

This paper takes a new look at Cell-free Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) through the lens of the dynamic cooperation cluster framework from the Network MIMO literature. The purpose is to identify and address scalability issues…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-06-27 Emil Björnson , Luca Sanguinetti

This paper presents a comprehensive communication theoretic model for the physical layer of a cell-free user-centric network, formed by user equipments (UEs), radio units (RUs), and decentralized units (DUs), uniformly spatially distributed…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-15 Fabian Göttsch , Giuseppe Caire , Wen Xu , Martin Schubert

This paper considers a deterministic physical model of massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems with uniform linear antenna arrays. It is known that the maximum spatial degrees of freedom is achieved by spacing antenna elements…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-01-22 Keigo Takeuchi

3-dimensional Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (3D MIMO) systems have received great interest recently because of the spatial diversity advantage and capability for full-dimensional beamforming, making them promising candidates for practical…

This paper presents a detailed measurement campaign and a comprehensive analysis of 15 GHz ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (UM-MIMO) channels tailored for the urban microcell (UMi) environment. Channel sounding is performed…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Panpan Shi , Yang Wang , Xi Liao , Tianhao Li , Jiliang Zhang , Jie Zhang

One of the key features of next generation wireless communication systems will be the use of frequencies in the range 10-100GHz (aka mmWave band) in densely populated indoor and outdoor scenarios. Due to the reduced wavelength, antenna…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-26 Stefano Buzzi , Carmen D'Andrea

To meet the future demand for huge traffic volume of wireless data service, the research on the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication systems has been undertaken in recent years. It is expected that the spectral and energy efficiencies…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-12 Dongming Wang , Yu Zhang , Hao Wei , Xiaohu You , Xiqi Gao , Jiangzhou Wang