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Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is considered a key technology for improving the spectral efficiency of fifth-generation (5G) and beyond 5G cellular networks. NOMA is beneficial when the channel vectors of the users are in the same…

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Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are recently attracting a wide interest due to their capability of tuning wireless propagation environments in order to increase the system performance of wireless networks. In this paper, a…

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This paper investigates the integration of active reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) relay with high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) to enhance non-terrestrial network (NTN) performance in next-generation wireless systems. While…

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We investigate a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided multi-user massive multiple-input multi-output (MIMO) system where low-resolution digital-analog converters (DACs) are configured at the base station (BS) in order to reduce…

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Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) systems have demonstrated remarkable potential in enhancing spectral efficiency. However, most existing works rely on ideal hardware, which is…

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A novel reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided hybrid reflection/transmitter design is proposed for achieving information exchange in cross-media communications. In pursuit of the balance between energy efficiency and low-cost…

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Rate splitting (RS) is a potentially powerful and flexible technique for multi-antenna downlink transmission. In this paper, we address several technical challenges towards its practical implementation for beyond 5G systems. To this end, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-19 Zheng Li , Chencheng Ye , Ying Cui , Sheng Yang , Shlomo Shamai

Reconfigurable intelligent surface-empowered communication (RIS) and sparse code multiple access (SCMA) are promising candidates for future generations of wireless networks. The former enhances the transmission environments, whereas the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Ibrahim Al-Nahhal , Octavia A. Dobre , Ertugrul Basar

Rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) have been both recognized as promising techniques for 6G. The benefits of combining the two techniques to enhance the spectral and energy efficiency have…

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Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted cell-free (CF) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) networks can significantly enhance system performance. However, the extensive deployment of RIS elements imposes considerable channel…

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Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can be employed in a cell-free system to create favorable propagation conditions from base stations (BSs) to users via configurable elements. However, prior works on RIS-aided cell-free system…

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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…

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In this paper, we focus on the energy efficiency (EE) optimization and analysis of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multiuser downlink near-field communications. Specifically, we conduct a comprehensive study on several key…

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Well-designed simultaneously transmitting and reflecting RIS (STAR-RIS), which extends the half-space coverage to full-space coverage, incurs wireless communication environments to be smart and reconfigurable. In this paper, we survey how…

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Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a new and disruptive technology to achieve spectrum- and energy-efficient as well as cost-efficient wireless networks. This paper considers an IRS-assisted downlink non-orthogonal-multiple-access…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-01 Gang Yang , Xinyue Xu , Ying-Chang Liang

Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) is a flexible and robust multiple access scheme for downlink multi-antenna wireless networks. RSMA relies on multi-antenna Rate-Splitting (RS) at the transmitter and Successive Interference Cancellation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-27 Onur Dizdar , Yijie Mao , Bruno Clerckx

Aiming at providing wireless communication systems with environment-perceptive capacity, emerging integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technologies face multiple difficulties, especially in balancing the performance trade-off between…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Xin Zhao , Heng Liu , Shiqi Gong , Xin Ju , Chengwen Xing , Nan Zhao

We consider a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted heterogeneous network comprising legitimate information-harvesting receivers (IHRs) and untrusted energy-harvesting receivers (UEHRs). A multi-antenna base station (BS)…

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Active reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a new RIS architecture that can reflect and amplify communication signals. It can provide enhanced performance gain compared to the conventional passive RIS systems that can only reflect…

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