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Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF mMIMO) systems are expected to provide faster and more robust connections to user equipments (UEs) by cooperation of a massive number of distributed access points, and to be one of the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-05 Masaaki Ito , Issei Kanno , Takeo Ohseki , Kosuke Yamazaki , Yoji Kishi , Thomas Choi , Andreas F. Molisch

The rapid proliferation of devices and increasing data traffic in cellular networks necessitate advanced solutions to meet these escalating demands. Massive MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technology offers a promising approach,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-09 Adel Heidari , Agrim Gupta , Ish Kumar Jain , Dinesh Bharadia

In this paper, we investigate the spatial-wideband effects in cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) systems in mmWave bands. The utilization of mmWave frequencies brings challenges such as signal attenuation and the need for denser networks…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-07 Seyoung Ahn , Soohyeong Kim , Yongseok Kwon , Joohan Park , Jiseung Youn , Sunghyun Cho

The increasing demand for wireless data transfer has been the driving force behind the widespread adoption of Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology in 5G. The next-generation MIMO technology is now being developed to…

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

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

Many emerging technologies, such as ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (UM-MIMO), terahertz (THz) communications are under active discussion as promising technologies to support the extremely high access rate and superior network…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-27 Wankai Tang , Ming Zheng Chen , Jun Yan Dai , Yong Zeng , Xinsheng Zhao , Shi Jin , Qiang Cheng , Tie Jun Cui

The impressive growth of wireless data networks has recently led to increased attention to the issue of electromagnetic pollution. Specific absorption rates and incident power densities have become popular indicators for measuring…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Sergi Liesegang , Stefano Buzzi

In-band full-duplex (FD) operation is practically more suited for short-range communications such as WiFi and small-cell networks, due to its current practical limitations on the self-interference cancellation. In addition, cell-free…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-01-22 Hieu V. Nguyen , Van-Dinh Nguyen , Octavia A. Dobre , Shree Krishna Sharma , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten , Oh-Soon Shin

Network densification, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands have recently emerged as some of the physical layer enablers for the future generations of wireless communication networks (5G and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-21 Guillem Femenias , Felip Riera-Palou

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CFmMIMO) is a paradigm that can improve users' spectral efficiency (SE) far beyond traditional cellular networks. Increased spatial diversity in CFmMIMO is achieved by spreading the antennas…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-01 Vida Ranjbar , Robbert Beerten , Marc Moonen , Sofie Pollin

Cell-Free (CF) Massive MIMO (mMIMO) is a technology which can potentially augment not only the deployment of 5G, but also the deployment of beyond 5G (B5G) wireless networks. However, the cost for rolling out such systems may be…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-02 Ioannis Chiotis , Aris L. Moustakas

We present an overview of ongoing research endeavors focused on in-band full-duplex (IBFD) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems and their applications. In response to the unprecedented demands for mobile traffic in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Mohammadali Mohammadi , Zahra Mobini , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou

The recently commercialized fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication networks achieved many improvements, including air interface enhancement, spectrum expansion, and network intensification by several key technologies, such as massive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-01 Hengtao He , Xianghao Yu , Jun Zhang , S. H. Song , Khaled B. Letaief

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

We study support for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications through a cell-free massive MIMO architecture. Under the general assumption that the propagation channel between the mobile stations, either UAVs or ground users, and the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-12 Carmen D'Andrea , Adrian Garcia-Rodriguez , Giovanni Geraci , Lorenzo Galati Giordano , Stefano Buzzi

Cell-free Massive MIMO (mMIMO) is envisaged to be a next-generation technology beyond 5G with its high spectral efficiency and superior spatial diversity as compared to that of conventional MIMO technology. The main principle is that many…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-03-09 Zakir Hussain Shaik , Emil Björnson , Erik G. Larsson

The physical layer foundations of cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) have been well-established. As a next step, researchers are investigating practical and energy-efficient network implementations. This paper focuses on multiple sets of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-14 Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Lianet Méndez-Monsanto , Nicola Bastianello , Emma Fitzgerald , Gilles Callebaut

The design of cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) systems requires accurate, measurement-based channel models. This paper provides the first results from the by far most extensive outdoor measurement campaign for CF-mMIMO channels in an urban…

In the millimeter wave (30-300 GHz) and Terahertz (0.1-10 THz) frequency bands, high spreading loss and molecular absorption often limit the signal transmission distance and coverage range. In this paper, four directions to tackle the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-14 Ian F. Akyildiz , Chong Han , Shuai Nie