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Six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA) has emerged as a promising new technology for future wireless networks, which can adaptively adjust the three-dimensional (3D) positions and 3D rotations of antennas/antenna arrays for performance…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Yunli Li , Xiaoming Shi , Xiaodan Shao , Jie Xu , Rui Zhang

With the recent development of technology, wireless sensor networks (WSN) are becoming an important part of many applications. Knowing the exact location of each sensor in the network is very important issue. Therefore, the localization…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-06-27 Biljana Risteska Stojkoska , Vesna Kirandziska

In this letter, we propose a six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA)-aided cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system to fully exploit its macro spatial diversity, where a set of distributed access points (APs), each…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Xiaoming Shi , Xiaodan Shao , Beixiong Zheng , Rui Zhang

Targeting integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in future 6G radio access networks (RANs), this paper presents a novel device-free localization (DFL) framework based on distributed antenna networks (DANs). In the proposed approach,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-03 Minseok Kim , Gesi Teng , Keita Nishi , Togo Ikegami , Masamune Sato

This paper proposes a deep learning based method for wideband near-field multi-user localization. In particular, the proposed approach utilizes the Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequence based pilots to mitigate the inter-user interference, which in turn…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-06 Pearl Hetul Shah , Srikar Sharma Sadhu , Praful D. Mankar

Conventional localization techniques typically assume far-field (FF) propagation characterized by planar wavefronts and simplified spatial relationships. The use of higher carrier frequencies has given rise to the paradigm of extra large…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-30 Wasif J. Hussain , Don-Roberts Emenonye , R. Michael Buehrer , Harpreet S. Dhillon

In future 6G communication systems, large-scale antenna arrays promise enhanced signal strength and spatial resolution, but they also increase the complexity of beam training. Moreover, as antenna counts grow and carrier wavelengths shrink,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Ran Li , Ziyi Xu , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang

This paper investigates coordinated beamforming using a modular linear array (MLA), composed of a pair of physically separated uniform linear arrays (ULAs), treated as sub-arrays. We focus on how such setups can give rise to near-field…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-05 Alva Kosasih , Özlem Tugfe Demir , Emil Björnson

Ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (UM-MIMO) technology is a key enabler for 6G networks, offering exceptional high data rates in millimeter-wave (mmWave) and Terahertz (THz) frequency bands. The deployment of large antenna arrays…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-19 Ahmed Hussain , Asmaa Abdallah , Abdulkadir Celik , Ahmed M. Eltawil

Dynamic metasurface antennas (DMAs) arise as a promising technology in the field of massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems, offering the possibility of integrating a large number of antennas in a limited -- and potentially…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-23 Robin Jess Williams , Pablo Ramirez-Espinosa , Jide Yuan , Elisabeth De Carvalho

The prior works on near-field target localization have mostly assumed ideal hardware models and thus suffer from two limitations in practice. First, extremely large-scale arrays (XL-arrays) usually face a variety of hardware impairments…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-29 Jiapeng Li , Changsheng You , Chao Zhou , Yong Zeng , Zhiyong Feng

Spatial division multiple access (SDMA), a powerful method routinely applied in multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications, relies on the angular orthogonality of beams in the far field, to distinguish multiple users at…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-26 Sotiris Droulias , Giorgos Stratidakis , Angeliki Alexiou

The combination of orthogonal frequency modulation (OFDM) and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems plays an important role in modern communication systems. In order to meet the growing throughput demands, future MIMO-OFDM receivers…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-12-17 Hanqing Wang , Nir Shlezinger , Yonina C. Eldar , Shi Jin , Mohammadreza F. Imani , Insang Yoo , David R. Smith

6G networks require a flexible infrastructure to dynamically provide ubiquitous network coverage. Mobile Access Points (MAP) deployment is a promising solution. In this paper, we formulate the joint 3D MAP deployment and user association…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-04 Esteban Catté , Mohamed Sana , Mickael Maman

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) for 5G is evolving into the extremely large-scale antenna array (ELAA) to increase the spectrum efficiency by orders of magnitude for 6G communications. ELAA introduces spherical-wave-based…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-31 Zidong Wu , Mingyao Cui , Linglong Dai

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication by utilizing lens antenna arrays is a promising technique for realizing cost-effective 5G wireless systems with large MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) but only limited radio frequency (RF) chains.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-21 Yong Zeng , Lu Yang , Rui Zhang

Device-Free Localization (DFL) employs passive radio techniques capable to detect and locate people without imposing them to wear any electronic device. By exploiting the Integrated Sensing and Communication paradigm, DFL networks employ…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-17 Vittorio Rampa , Federica Fieramosca , Stefano Savazzi , Michele D'Amico

Using RF signals for wireless sensing has gained increasing attention. However, due to the unwanted multi-path fading in uncontrollable radio environments, the accuracy of RF sensing is limited. Instead of passively adapting to the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-26 Jingzhi Hu , Hongliang Zhang , Kaigui Bian , Marco Di Renzo , Zhu Han , Lingyang Song

This letter proposes a hybrid mechanically and electronically tunable six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA) base station (BS) architecture for future wireless communication networks. Such BS consists of multiple antenna arrays that are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Yuyan Zhou , Haocheng Hua , Jie Xu , Rui Zhang

Ultra network densification and Massive MIMO are considered major 5G enablers since they promise huge capacity gains by exploiting proximity, spectral and spatial reuse benefits. Both approaches rely on increasing the number of access…

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