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In this work, we analyze the downlink performance of a cell-free massive multiple-input-multiple-output system with finite capacity fronthaul links between the centralized baseband units and the access point (APs). Conditioned on the user…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-02-23 Priyabrata Parida , Harpreet S. Dhillon

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) cell-free massive multi-user (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems combine the large bandwidths available at mmWave frequencies with the improved coverage of cell-free systems. However, to combat the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-21 Jannik Brun , Victoria Palhares , Gian Marti , Christoph Studer

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

For the multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlink channel, the users feedback their channel state information (CSI) to help the base station (BS) schedule users and improve the system sum rate. However, this incurs a large…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-03-22 Jin-Hao Li , Hsuan-Jung Su , Yu-Lun Tsai

In this paper, an analytical framework for evaluating the performance of scalable cell-free massive MIMO (SCF-mMIMO) systems in which all user equipments (UEs) and access points (APs) employ finite resolution digital-to-analog converters…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-16 Xiangjun Ma , Xianfu Lei , P. Takis Mathiopoulos , Kai Yu , Xiaohu Tang

This paper investigates the joint power allocation and user association problem in multi-cell Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) downlink (DL) systems. The target is to minimize the total transmit power consumption when each user…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-08 Trinh Van Chien , Emil Björnson , Erik G. Larsson

This study addresses the challenge of access point (AP) and user equipment (UE) association in cell-free massive MIMO networks. It introduces a deep learning algorithm leveraging Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory cells and a hybrid…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-07 Giovanni Di Gennaro , Amedeo Buonanno , Gianmarco Romano , Stefano Buzzi , Francesco A. N. Palmieri

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

This paper proposes two approaches for overcoming access points' phase misalignment effects in the downlink of cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) systems. The first approach is based on the differential space-time block coding technique,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Marx M. M. Freitas , Stefano Buzzi , Giovanni Interdonato

This paper considers cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output systems where the multiple-antenna access points (APs) assist the single-antenna user equipments (UEs) by wireless power transfer. The UEs utilize the energy harvested in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-28 Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Emil Björnson

User-centric (UC) based cell-free (CF) structures can provide the benefits of coverage enhancement for millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems, which is regarded as the key technology of the reliable and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-10 Yingrong Zhong , Yashuai Cao , Tiejun Lv

Integrating cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) into satellite-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks offers an effective solution for enhancing connectivity. In this setup, UAVs serve as access points (APs) of a terrestrial CF-mMIMO network…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-25 Thong-Nhat Tran , Giovanni Interdonato

Cell-free massive multiple-input-multiple-output is considered a promising technology for the next generation of wireless communication networks. The main idea is to distribute a large number of access points (APs) in a geographical region…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-28 Andreas Angelou , Pourya Behmandpoor , Marc Moonen

We consider a dynamic time division duplex (DTDD) enabled cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) system, where each half-duplex (HD) access point (AP) is scheduled to operate in the uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) mode…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-24 Anubhab Chowdhury , Ribhu Chopra , Chandra R. Murthy

We consider a two-way half-duplex decode-and-forward (DF) relaying system with multiple pairs of single-antenna users assisted by a cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) architecture with multiple-antenna access…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Anastasios K. Papazafeiropoulos , Pandelis Kourtessis , Symeon Chatzinotas , John M. Senior

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted cell-free (CF) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) networks can significantly enhance system performance. However, the extensive deployment of RIS elements imposes considerable channel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-30 Hongqin Ke , Jindan Xu , Wei Xu , Chau Yuen , Zhaohua Lu

In this paper, we investigate the impact of channel aging on the uplink performance of a cell-free~(CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) system with a minimum mean squared error (MMSE) receiver. To this end, we present a new…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-22 Ribhu Chopra , Chandra R. Murthy , Anastasios K. Papazafeiropoulos

Cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems are emerging as promising alternatives to cellular networks, especially in ultra-dense environments. However, further capacity enhancement requires the deployment of more…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-20 Enyu Shi , Jiayi Zhang , Jiancheng An , Guangyang Zhang , Ziheng Liu , Chau Yuen , Bo Ai

This paper considers wireless uplink information and downlink power transfer in cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output systems. The single-antenna user equipments (UEs) utilize the energy harvested in the downlink to transmit…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-13 Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Emil Björnson

Cell-free massive-multiple-input-multiple-output (CFmMIMO) is a key enabler for sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication networks, where distributed access points (APs) jointly serve user equipments (UEs). In commonly adopted channel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-02 Andreas Angelou , Marc Moonen