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Densification of network base stations is indispensable to achieve the stringent Quality of Service (QoS) requirements of future mobile networks. However, with a dense deployment of transmitters, interference management becomes an arduous…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-13 Hussein A. Ammar , Raviraj Adve , Shahram Shahbazpanahi , Gary Boudreau , Kothapalli Venkata Srinivas

An introduction of intelligent interconnectivity for people and things has posed higher demands and more challenges for sixth-generation (6G) networks, such as high spectral efficiency and energy efficiency, ultra-low latency, and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Enyu Shi , Jiayi Zhang , Hongyang Du , Bo Ai , Chau Yuen , Dusit Niyato , Khaled B. Letaief , Xuemin Shen

Ubiquitous cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) combines massive MIMO technology and user-centric transmission in a distributed architecture. All the access points (APs) in the network cooperate to jointly and coherently…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-09-09 Giovanni Interdonato , Pål Frenger , Erik G. Larsson

Recently, the so-called cell-free (CF) Massive MIMO architecture has been introduced, wherein a very large number of distributed access points (APs) simultaneously and jointly serve a much smaller number of mobile stations (MSs). The paper…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-03-07 Stefano Buzzi , Carmen D'Andrea , Alessio Zappone

Terahertz (THz) frequencies have recently garnered considerable attention due to their potential to offer abundant spectral resources for communication, as well as distinct advantages in sensing, positioning, and imaging. Nevertheless,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-17 Wei Jiang , Hans D. Schotten

Cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) has recently attracted much attention, attributed to its potential to deliver uniform service quality. However, the adoption of a cell-free architecture raises concerns about the high…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Wei Jiang , Hans D. Schotten

Cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (M-MIMO) technology plays a prominent role in the beyond fifth-generation (5G) networks. However, designing a high performance CF M-MIMO detector is a challenging task due to the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-28 Alva Kosasih , Vera Miloslavskaya , Wibowo Hardjawana , Victor Andrean , Branka Vucetic

Massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) has evolved along two tracks: cellular and cell-free, each with unique advantages and limitations. The cellular approach suffers from worse user spectral efficiency at cell edges, whereas the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-30 Wei Jiang , Hans D. Schotten

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) employs a large number of distributed access points (APs) to serve a small number of user equipments (UEs) via the same time/frequency resource. Due to the strong macro diversity gain,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-23 Jiayi Zhang , Jing Zhang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Shi Jin , Bo Ai

Cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) has emerged as a promising technology for next generation wireless systems, combining the benefits of distributed antenna systems (DAS) and traditional MIMO technology. In this work, we present the first…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-03 Qi Zhen , Pan Tang , Haiyang Miao , Enrui Liu , Ximan Liu , Zihang Ding , Jianhua Zhang

Cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) has recently gained much attention for its potential in shaping the landscape of sixth-generation (6G) wireless systems. This paper proposes a hierarchical network architecture tailored for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-23 Wei Jiang , Hans D. Schotten

A continuous goal in all communication systems is to enhance the users experience and provide them with the highest possible data rates. Recently, the concept of cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) systems has been considered to enhance the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-30 Ahmed Almehdhar , Mohanad Obeed , Anas Chaaban , Salam A. Zummo

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) is a breakthrough technology for beyond-5G systems, designed to significantly boost the energy and spectral efficiencies of future mobile networks while ensuring a consistent…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-19 Alejandro de la Fuente , Guillem Femenias , Felip Riera-Palou , Giovanni Interdonato

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) and extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO) are regarded as promising innovations for the forthcoming generation of wireless communication systems. Their significant advantages in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-04 Zhilong Liu , Jiayi Zhang , Ziheng Liu , Hongyang Du , Zhe Wang , Dusit Niyato , Mohsen Guizani , Bo Ai

Cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (CFmMIMO) offers uniform service quality through distributed access points (APs), yet unresolved issues remain. This paper proposes a heterogeneous system design that goes beyond the original…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-16 Wei Jiang , Hans D. Schotten

This paper proposes the utilization of cell-free massive MIMO (CF-M-MIMO) processing on top of the regular micro/macrocellular deployments typically found in current 5G networks. Towards this end, it contemplates the connection of all base…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-06-13 F. Riera-Palou , G. Femenias , D. López-Pérez , N. Piovesan , A. De Domenico

Cell-free (CF) massive MIMO offers uniform service via distributed access points (APs), which impose high deployment costs. A novel design called hierarchical cell-free (HCF) addresses this problem by replacing some APs with a central base…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-29 Wei Jiang , Hans D Schotten

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS)-assisted cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF mMIMO) systems have emerged as a promising technology for sixth-generation communication systems. These systems capitalize on RIS to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-24 Yu Lu , Jiayi Zhang , Enyu Shi , Peng Zhang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Dusit Niyato , Bo Ai

This letter presents and analyzes orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)-based multi-carrier transmission for cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (CFmMIMO) over frequency-selective fading channels. Frequency-domain…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-06 Wei Jiang , Hans Dieter Schotten

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a promising technology for next-generation communication systems. This work proposes a novel partially coherent (PC) transmission framework to cope with the challenge of phase…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-04 Unnikrishnan Kunnath Ganesan , Tung Thanh Vu , Erik G. Larsson