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This article addresses the problem of Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC) in wireless networks, a framework with particularly stringent constraints imposed by many Internet of Things (IoT) applications from diverse sectors. We…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-08-29 Benoît-Marie Robaglia , Marceau Coupechoux , Dimitrios Tsilimantos

Location-aware communication systems are expected to play a pivotal part in the next generation of mobile communication networks. Therefore, there is a need to understand the localization limits in these networks, particularly, using…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-11-29 Zohair Abu-Shaban , Xiangyun Zhou , Thushara Abhayapala , Gonzalo Seco-Granados , Henk Wymeersch

This paper considers a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system that consists of a large number of geographically distributed access points (APs) serving multiple users via coherent joint transmission. The downlink…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-15 Mahmoud Zaher , Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Emil Björnson , Marina Petrova

Two-tier femtocell networks-- comprising a conventional macrocellular network plus embedded femtocell hotspots-- offer an economically viable solution to achieving high cellular user capacity and improved coverage. With universal frequency…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-02-06 Vikram Chandrasekhar , Jeffrey G. Andrews

A multicell-coordinated beamforming solution for massive multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is presented when employing low-resolution data converters and per-antenna level constraints.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-12 Yunseong Cho , Jinseok Choi , Brian L. Evans

A K-tier heterogeneous mmWave uplink cellular network with clustered user equipments (UEs) is considered in this paper. In particular, UEs are assumed to be clustered around small-cell base stations (BSs) according to a Gaussian…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-10 Xueyuan Wang , M. Cenk Gursoy

To meet the surging demand for throughput, 5G cellular networks need to be more heterogeneous and much denser, by deploying more and more small cells. In particular, the number of users in each small cell can change dramatically due to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-11-16 Yunquan Dong , Zhi Chen , Pingyi Fan , Khaled Ben Letaief

To solve the problem that the low capacity in hot-spots and coverage holes of conventional cellular networks, the base stations (BSs) having lower transmit power are deployed to form heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNets). However,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-01-07 Tianqing Zhou , Yongming Huang , Luxi Yang

We aim to jointly optimize antenna tilt angle, and vertical and horizontal half-power beamwidths of the macrocells in a heterogeneous cellular network (HetNet). The interactions between the cells, most notably due to their coupled…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-19 Eren Balevi , Jeffrey G. Andrews

In this paper, we investigate the coverage performance of downlink satellite networks employing dynamic coordinated beamforming. Our approach involves modeling the spatial arrangement of satellites and users using Poisson point processes…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-20 Daeun Kim , Jeonghun Park , Namyoon Lee

This paper presents a predictive deep learning framework for dynamic sub-band allocation in Sub-Band Full Duplex (SBFD) systems, addressing the challenge of balancing uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) performance under highly dynamic traffic…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Abhiram D , Aiswarya Rajan , Arin Shemeem , Vipindev Adat Vasudevan , Abdulla P

When implementing hierarchical federated learning over wireless networks, scalability assurance and the ability to handle both interference and device data heterogeneity are crucial. This work introduces a new two-level learning method…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-12 Seyed Mohammad Azimi-Abarghouyi , Viktoria Fodor

Optimizing the cellular network's cell locations is one of the most fundamental problems of network design. The general objective is to provide the desired Quality-of-Service (QoS) with the minimum system cost. In order to meet a growing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-07-23 Weisi Guo , Siyi Wang , Xiaoli Chu , Jiming Chen , Hui Song , Jie Zhang

The joint user association and spectrum allocation problem is studied for multi-tier heterogeneous networks (HetNets) in both downlink and uplink in the interference-limited regime. Users are associated with base-stations (BSs) based on the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Yicheng Lin , Wei Bao , Wei Yu , Ben Liang

While deep learning (DL)-based methods have achieved remarkable success in continuous wireless resource allocation, efficient solutions for problems involving discrete variables remain challenging. This is primarily due to the zero-gradient…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-23 Yikun Wang , Yang Li , Yik-Chung Wu , Rui Zhang

We develop a framework for downlink heterogeneous cellular networks with line-of-sight (LoS) and non-line-of-sight (NLoS) transmissions. Using stochastic geometry, we derive tight approximation of achievable downlink rate that enables us to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-01-13 Qi Zhang , Howard H. Yang , Tony Q. S. Quek , Jemin Lee

A heterogeneous system, where small networks (e.g., small cell or WiFi) boost the system throughput under the umbrella of a large network (e.g., large cell), is a promising architecture for the 5G wireless communication networks, where…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-05-19 Hang Li , Chuan Huang , Fuad Alsaadi , Abdullah M. Dobaie , Shuguang Cui

Recent studies indicate the feasibility of full-duplex (FD) bidirectional wireless communications. Due to its potential to increase the capacity, analyzing the performance of a cellular network that contains full-duplex devices is crucial.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-02-12 Peyman Tehrani , Farshad Lahouti , Michele Zorzi

Most recent works in device-to-device (D2D) underlay communications focus on the optimization of either power or channel allocation to improve the spectral efficiency, and typically consider uplink and downlink separately. Further, several…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-07 Mohamed Elnourani , Siddharth Deshmukh , Baltasar Beferull-Lozano , Daniel Romero

This paper considers a cellular system with a full-duplex base station and half-duplex users. The base station can activate one user in uplink or downlink (half-duplex mode), or two different users one in each direction simultaneously…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-01 Shahram Shahsavari , David Ramirez , Elza Erkip