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Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-05-01 Avi Steiner , Shlomo Shamai

In this paper, we study the throughput utility functions in buffer-equipped monostatic backscatter communication networks with multi-antenna Readers. In the considered model, the backscatter nodes (BNs) store the data in their buffers…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-03 Mohammad Movahednasab , Mohammad Reza Pakravan , Behrooz Makki , Tommy Svensson

Fluid antenna is a promising wireless communication technology that enhances communication rate by changing the antenna positions. This article proposes a new communication system that combines multiple-input single-output (MISO) fluid…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Feilong Zhang , Jianxin Dai , Zhaohui Yang , Kai-Kit Wong , Lingyuxiu Li , Jianglin Ye

Optical wireless communication (OWC) over atmospheric turbulence and pointing errors is a well-studied topic. Still, there is limited research on signal fading due to random fog in an outdoor environment for terrestrial wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-28 Ziyaur Rahman , Tejas Nimish Shah , S. M. Zafaruddin , V. K. Chaubey

The integration of sensing and communication (ISAC) is a key enabler for next-generation technologies. With high-frequency bands and large-scale antenna arrays, the Rayleigh distance extends, necessitating near-field (NF) models where waves…

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In this work, we present a unified framework for the performance analysis of dual-hop underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) systems with amplify-and-forward fixed gain relays in the presence of air bubbles and temperature…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-07-08 Emna Zedini , Abla Kammoun , Hamza Soury , Mounir Hamdi , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

In this paper, we propose a transmission mechanism for fluid antennas (FAs) enabled multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems based on index modulation (IM), named FA-IM, which incorporates the principle of IM into…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-27 Jing Zhu , Gaojie Chen , Pengyu Gao , Pei Xiao , Zihuai Lin , Atta Quddus

Signal fading due to atmospheric channel impairments and pointing error is a major bottleneck for the performance of optical wireless communication (OWC). In this paper, we consider an amplify-and-forward (AF) optical relaying to enhance…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-15 Tejas Nimish Shah , Ziyaur Rahman , S. M. Zafaruddin

Ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) leverages the existing ambient radio frequency (RF) environment to implement communication with battery-free devices. One critical challenge of AmBC systems is signal recovery because the transmitted…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-19 Wenjing Liu , Shanpu Shen , Danny H. K. Tsang , Ranjan K. Mallik , Ross Murch

This paper focuses on the non-coherent detection in ambient backscatter communication, which is highly appealing for systems where the trade-off between signaling overhead and the actual data transmission is very critical. Modeling the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-28 J. Kartheek Devineni , Harpreet S. Dhillon

We study the performance of a selection combining (SC) receiver operating over independent but non-identically distributed log-logistic ($\mathcal{LL})$ fading channels. We first characterize the statistics of the output instantaneous…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-06 Yazan H. Al-Badarneh , Mustafa K. Alshawaqfeh , Osamah S. Badarneh

Future wireless networks targeted for improving spectral and energy efficiency, are expected to simultaneously provide sensing functionality and support low-power communications. This paper proposes a novel net-zero integrated sensing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-04 Yu Zhang , Tongyang Xu , Christos Masouros , Zhu Han

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

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a key technology of next generation wireless communication. Backscatter communication (BackCom) plays an important role for internet of things (IoT). Then the integration of ISAC with BackCom…

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Selection combining (SC) at the destination for differential amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying is attractive as it does not require channel state information as compared to the semi maximum-ratio-combining (semi-MRC) while delivering close…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-04-01 M. R. Avendi , Ha H. Nguyen

This paper investigates the outage performance of overhearing amplify-and-forward (AF) cooperative relaying, where a source transmits information to its destination through multiple helping overhearing AF relays with space-time network…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-01-06 Yu Zhang , Ke Xiong

Wirelessly powered backscatter communication (WPBC) has been identified as a promising technology for low-power communication systems, which can reap the benefits of energy beamforming to improve energy transfer efficiency. Existing studies…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-07-30 Wenyuan Ma , Wei Wang , Tao Jiang

This paper investigates the average throughput of a wireless powered communications system, where an energy constrained source, powered by a dedicated power beacon (PB), communicates with a destination. It is assumed that the PB is capable…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Caijun Zhong , Xiaoming Chen , Zhaoyang Zhang , George Karagiannidis

In this paper, we introduce a new model for RF-powered cognitive radio networks with the aim to improve the performance for secondary systems. In our proposed model, when the primary channel is busy, the secondary transmitter is able either…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-08-10 Dinh Thai Hoang , Dusit Niyato , Ping Wang , Dong In Kim , Zhu Han

We study a novel communication mechanism, ambient backscatter, that utilizes radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted from an ambient source as both energy supply and information carrier to enable communications between low-power devices.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-12-26 Jing Qian , Feifei Gao , Gongpu Wang , Shi Jin , Hongbo Zhu