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This paper investigates coordinated downlink transmission in a multi-base station (multi-BS) multi-reconfigurable intelligent surface (multi-RIS)-assisted pinching-antenna (PA) system, where each user equipment (UE) is associated with a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-05 Changpeng He , Yang Lu , Wei Chen , Bo Ai , Arumugam Nallanathan , Zhiguo Ding

By activating blocked users and altering successive interference cancellation (SIC) sequences, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) become promising for enhancing non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) systems. This work investigates…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-06-25 Chao Zhang , Wenqiang Yi , Yuanwei Liu , Zhijin Qin , Kok Keong Chai

In this paper, we investigate the performance of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted large-scale network by characterizing the coverage probability and the average achievable rate using stochastic geometry. Considering the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-19 Tianxiong Wang , Gaojie Chen , Mihai-Alin Badiu , Justin P. Coon

In this paper, we develop a tractable analytical framework for a three-dimensional (3D) indoor terahertz (THz) communication system to theoretically assess the impact of the pointing error on its coverage performance. Specifically, we model…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-30 Zhifeng Tang , Nan Yang , Xiangyun Zhou , Salman Durrani , Markku Juntti , Josep Miquel Jornet

This paper studies a high-altitude platform (HAP) network supported by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). The practical irregular placement of HAPs and RISs is modeled using homogeneous Poisson point processes, while buildings that…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-19 Islam M. Tanash , Ayush Kumar Dwivedi , Taneli Riihonen

In this paper, we introduce a theoretical framework for analyzing the performance of multi-reconfigurable intelligence surface (RIS) empowered terahertz (THz) wireless systems subject to turbulence and stochastic beam misalignment. In more…

In this paper, we analyze the downlink coverage probability and rate of an aerial user in vertical HetNets (VHetNets) comprising aerial base stations (aerial-BSs) and terrestrial-BSs. The locations of terrestrial-BSs are modeled as an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-11 Nesrine Cherif , Mohamed Alzenad , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Abbas Yongacoglu

This paper investigates a high-altitude platform (HAP) network enhanced with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). The arbitrary placement of HAPs and RISs is modeled using stochastic geometry, specifically as homogeneous Poisson…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-07 Islam M. Tanash , Ayush Kumar Dwivedi , Taneli Riihonen

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have shown the potential to improve signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) related coverage, especially at high-frequency communications. However, assessing electromagnetic field exposure…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-22 Lin Chen , Ahmed Elzanaty , Mustafa A Kishk , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang

We consider the downlink of a two-layer heterogeneous network, comprising macro cells (MCs) and small cells (SCs). The existing literature generally assumes independent placements of the access points (APs) in different layers; in contrast,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 S. Alireza Banani , Andrew W. Eckford , Raviraj S. Adve

Positioning is expected to be a core function in intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) to support communication and location-based services, such as autonomous driving, traffic control, etc. With the advent of low-cost reflective…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-15 Hui Chen , Pinjun Zheng , Musa Furkan Keskin , Tareq Al-Naffouri , Henk Wymeersch

We analyze the coverage probability of multi-user uplink cellular networks with fractional power control. We use a stochastic geometry approach where the mobile users are distributed as a Poisson Point Process (PPP), whereas the serving…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-02 F. Javier Martin-Vega , F. Javier Lopez-Martinez , Gerardo Gomez , Mari Carmen Aguayo-Torres

In this paper, a comprehensive study of the the downlink performance in a heterogeneous cellular network (or hetnet) is conducted. A general hetnet model is considered consisting of an arbitrary number of open-access and closed-access tier…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-04-01 Prasanna Madhusudhanan , Juan G. Restrepo , Youjian , Liu , Timothy X Brown

Recently, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have attracted a lot of attention due to their capability of extending cell coverage by reflecting signals toward the receiver. In this letter, we analyze the coverage of a downlink…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-09-18 Shuhao Zeng , Hongliang Zhang , Boya Di , Zhu Han , Lingyang Song

To enhance coverage and improve service continuity, satellite-terrestrial integrated radio access network (STIRAN) has been seen as an essential trend in the development of 6G. However, there is still a lack of theoretical analysis on its…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Yaohua Sun , Ruiwen Li

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted terahertz (THz) communication is emerging as a key technology to support ultra-high data rates in future sixth-generation networks. However, the acquisition of accurate channel state…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Xin Su , Ruisi He , Peng Zhang , Bo Ai , Yong Niu , Gongpu Wang

The transition to Terahertz (THz) frequencies, providing an ultra-wide bandwidth, is a key driver for future wireless communication networks. However, the specific properties of the THz channel, such as severe path loss and vulnerability to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-26 Yasemin Karacora , Adam Umra , Aydin Sezgin

Ultra-densification of user equipment (UE) and access points (APs) are anticipated to take a toll on the future spectrum needs. Higher frequency bands, such as mmWave ($30$-$300GHz$) and THz spectrum ($0.3$-$10THz$), can be used to cater to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-01-31 Rohit Singh , Douglas Sicker

In this paper, an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is deployed to assist the terahertz (THz) communications. The molecular absorption causes path loss peaks to appear in the THz frequency band, and the fading peak is greatly affected by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-28 Yijin Pan , Kezhi Wang , Cunhua Pan , Huiling Zhu , Jiangzhou Wang

Recent research has focused on single antenna radio-frequency (RF) and terahertz (THz) wireless systems to mix the access link with the backhaul. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of a mixed RF-THz system employing multiple…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-03 Pranay Bhardwaj , S. M. Zafaruddin