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This paper proposes a deep learning approach to the adaptive and sequential beamforming design problem for the initial access phase in a mmWave environment with a single-path channel. For a single-user scenario where the problem is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-25 Foad Sohrabi , Zhilin Chen , Wei Yu

Position-aided beam selection methods have been shown to be an effective approach to achieve high beamforming gain while limiting the overhead and latency of initial access in millimeter wave (mmWave) communications. Most research in the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-14 Sajad Rezaie , Elisabeth de Carvalho , Carles Navarro Manchón

Location-aided beam alignment has been proposed recently as a potential approach for fast link establishment in millimeter wave (mmWave) massive MIMO (mMIMO) communications. However, due to mobility and other imperfections in the estimation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-08-29 Flavio Maschietti , David Gesbert , Paul de Kerret , Henk Wymeersch

Initial access (IA) is the process by which user equipment (UE) establishes its first connection with a base station. In 5G systems, particularly at millimeter-wave frequencies, IA integrates beam management to support highly directional…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Sabrine Aroua , Christos Anastasios Bovolis , Bo Göransson , Anastasios Giovanidis , Mathieu Leconte , Apostolos Destounis

Millimeter wave communications are essential for modern wireless networks. It supports high data rates but suffers from severe path loss, which requires precise beam alignment to maintain reliable links. This beam management is particularly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-05 Ailton Oliveira , Amir Khatibi , Daniel Suzuki , Ilan Correa , José Rezende , Aldebaro Klautau

The problem of beam alignment (BA) in a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) system operating at millimeter wave (mmWaves) carrier frequencies is considered in this paper. Two estimation algorithms are proposed, in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-28 Stefano Buzzi , Carmen D'Andrea , Maria Fresia , Xiaofeng Wu

Huge overhead of beam training poses a significant challenge to mmWave communications. To address this issue, beam tracking has been widely investigated whereas existing methods are hard to handle serious multipath interference and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-09 Ke Ma , Dongxuan He , Hancun Sun , Zhaocheng Wang

Millimeter-wave massive multiple-input multiple-output systems employ highly directional beamforming to overcome severe path loss, and their performance critically depends on accurate beam alignment. Conventional codebook-based methods…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-26 Weijie Jin , Jing Zhang , Hengtao He , Chao-Kai Wen , Xiao Li , Shi Jin

Accurate beam alignment is essential for beam-based millimeter wave communications. Conventional beam sweeping solutions often have large overhead, which is unacceptable for mobile applications like vehicle-to-everything. Learning-based…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Vutha Va , Takayuki Shimizu , Gaurav Bansal , Robert W. Heath

Beam codebooks are integral components of the future millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system to relax the reliance on the instantaneous channel state information (CSI). The design of these codebooks, therefore,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Yu Zhang , Ahmed Alkhateeb

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

In this paper, we develop a deep learning (DL)-guided hybrid beam and power allocation approach for multiuser millimeter-wave (mmWave) networks, which facilitates swift beamforming at the base station (BS). The following persisting…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-24 Yuwen Cao , Tomoaki Ohtsuki , Setareh Maghsudi , Tony Q. S. Quek

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communications can potentially meet the high data-rate requirements of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks. However, as the prerequisite of mmWave communications, the narrow directional beam tracking is very…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-09 Jinglin Zhang , Wenjun Xu , Hui Gao , Miao Pan , Zhu Han , Ping Zhang

Extremely large-scale massive multiple-input-multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is regarded as a promising technology for next-generation communication systems. In order to enhance the beamforming gains, codebook-based beam training is widely…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-29 Wang Liu , Hong Ren , Cunhua Pan , Jiangzhou Wang

Recently, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has been widely used to enhance the performance of millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems, making beam alignment more challenging. To ensure efficient communication, this paper…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-29 Hao Xia , Qing Xue , Yanping Liu , Binggui Zhou , Meng Hua , Qianbin Chen

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication with large array gains is a key ingredient of next generation (5G) wireless networks. Effective communication in mmWaves usually depends on the knowledge of the channel. We refer to the problem of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-11-30 Xiaoshen Song , Saeid Haghighatshoar , Giuseppe Caire

In pursuance of the unused spectrum in higher frequencies, millimeter wave (mmWave) bands have a pivotal role. However, the high path-loss and poor scattering associated with mmWave communications highlight the necessity of employing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-02-09 Nariman Torkzaban , Mohamamd A. , Khojastepour , John S. Baras

Integrated sensing and communication and millimeter wave (mmWave) have emerged as pivotal technologies for 6G networks. However, the narrow nature of mmWave beams requires precise alignments that typically necessitate large training…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-25 Ahmad A. Aziz El-Banna , Octavia A. Dobre

Millimeter-wave communication has the potential to deliver orders of magnitude increases in mobile data rates. A key design challenge is to enable rapid beam alignment with phased arrays. Traditional millimeter-wave systems require a high…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-06 Han Yan , Benjamin W. Domae , Danijela Cabric

Envisioned for fifth generation (5G) systems, millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications are under very active research worldwide. Although pencil beams with accurate beamtracking may boost the throughput of mmWave systems, this poses great…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-08-29 Rafail Ismayilov , Megumi Kaneko , Takefumi Hiraguri , Kentaro Nishimori