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Fifth generation wireless systems are expected to employ multiple antenna communication at millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies using small cells within heterogeneous cellular networks. The high path loss of mmWave as well as physical…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-05-19 Jiho Song , Junil Choi , Stephen G. Larew , David J. Love , Timothy A. Thomas , Amitava Ghosh

This paper presents a generalized closed-form beamforming technique that can achieve the maximum degrees of freedom in compounded multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) broadcast channels with mixed classes of multiple-antenna users. The…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-27 Galymzhan Nauryzbayev , Emad Alsusa , Mohamed Abdallah

Millimeter wave (mm-wave) and massive MIMO have been proposed for next generation wireless systems. However, there are many open problems for the implementation of those technologies. In particular, beamforming is necessary in mm-wave…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-06-19 Carlos A. Viteri-Mera , Fernando L. Teixeira

This paper considers a mmWave cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) network composed of a large number of geographically distributed access points (APs) simultaneously serving multiple user equipments (UEs) via coherent…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-03 Mahmoud Zaher , Emil Björnson , Marina Petrova

In this paper, we propose a sequential hybrid beamforming design for multi-link transmission over mmwave frequency bands. As a starting point, a baseline data communication link is established via traditional analog beamforming at both the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-05-16 Yaning Zou , Mario Castañeda , Tommy Svensson , Gerhard Fettweis

This paper analyzes Hybrid Beamforming (HBF) and Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) in millimeter wave (mmWave) 5th generation (5G) cellular networks considering the full protocol stack with TCP/IP traffic and MAC…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-10-15 Felipe Gomez-Cuba , Tommaso Zugno , Junseok Kim , Michele Polese , Saewoong Bahk , Michele Zorzi

Data rate requirements for cellular communications are expected to increase 1000-fold by 2020, compared to 2010. This is mainly because of the rapid increase in the number of wireless devices and data hungry applications per-device. This…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-02-25 Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi , Vincent F. Fusco , Harsh Tataria , Michail Matthaiou

For future networks (i.e., the fifth generation (5G) wireless networks and beyond), millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication with large available unlicensed spectrum is a promising technology that enables gigabit multimedia applications.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-10-03 Qing Xue , Xuming Fang , Cheng-Xiang Wang

We propose a novel user equipment (UE) scheduling framework for millimeter-wave (mmWave) massive multiuser (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless systems. Our framework determines (sub)sets of UEs that should transmit…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-24 Victoria Palhares , Christoph Studer

Full-duplex millimeter wave (mmWave) communication has shown increasing promise for self-interference cancellation via hybrid precoding and combining. This paper proposes a novel mmWave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) design for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-30 Ian P. Roberts , Jeffrey G. Andrews , Sriram Vishwanath

Analog Beamsteering (ABS) has emerged as a low complexity, power efficient solution for MillimeterWave (mmWave) massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems. Moreover, driven by the low spatial correlation between the User…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-01 Mohamed Shehata , Matthieu Crussière , Maryline Hélard

Directional beamforming is a crucial component for realizing robust wireless communication systems using millimeter wave (mmWave) technology. Beam alignment using brute-force search of the space introduces time overhead while location aided…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-23 Vishnu Raj , Nancy Nayak , Sheetal Kalyani

This paper investigates the performance of downlink simultaneous transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS)-assisted cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems, where user equipments…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-01 Anastasios Papazafeiropoulos , Hien Quoc Ngo , Pandelis Kourtessis , Symeon Chatzinotas

To circumvent the high path loss of mmWave propagation and reduce the hardware cost of massive multiple-input multiple-output antenna systems, full-dimensional hybrid beamforming is critical in 5G and beyond wireless communications.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-16 Teng Sun , Guangxu Zhu , Xiaofan Li , Jiancun Fan , Minghua Xia

In cell-free massive MIMO systems with multiple distributed access points (APs) serving multiple users over the same time-frequency resources, downlink beamforming is done through spatial precoding. Precoding vectors can be optimally…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-08 Mehdi Zafari , Divyanshu Pandey , Rahman Doost-Mohammady , César A. Uribe

Multi-cell wireless systems usually suffer both intra-cell and inter-cell interference, which can be mitigated via coordinated multipoint (CoMP) techniques. Previous works on multi-cell analysis for the microwave band generally consider…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-03-13 Shu Sun , Theodore S. Rappaport , Mansoor Shafi

Beam alignment (BA) is a crucial process in millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications, enabling precise directional transmission and efficient link establishment. However, due to characteristics like omnidirectional exposure and the broadcast…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Yulin Teng , Keshuang Han , Pinchang Zhang , Xiaohong Jiang , Yulong Shen , Fu Xiao

A Cell-Free Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) system comprises a very large number of distributed access points (APs)which simultaneously serve a much smaller number of users over the same time/frequency resources based on…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-01-18 Hien Quoc Ngo , Alexei Ashikhmin , Hong Yang , Erik G. Larsson , Thomas L. Marzetta

Fifth generation (5G) wireless networks are expected to utilize wide bandwidths available at millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies for enhancing system throughput. However, the unfavorable channel conditions of mmWave links, e.g., higher…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-06 Jiho Song , Junil Choi , David J. Love

The millimeter-wave (mm-wave) bands enable very large antenna arrays that can generate narrow beams for beamforming and spatial multiplexing. However, directionality introduces beam misalignment and leads to reduced energy efficiency. Thus,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-27 Manishika Rawat , Marco Giordani , Brejesh Lall , Abdelaali Chaoub , Michele Zorzi