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This paper introduces a robust resource allocation framework for the downlink of cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (CF-mMIMO) networks to address the effects caused by imperfect channel state information (CSI). In particular, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-11 S. Mashdour , A. R. Flores , S. Salehi , R. C. de Lamare , Anke Schmeink

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a key technology for improving the spectral and energy efficiency in 5G-and-beyond wireless networks. For a tractable analysis, most of the previous works on Massive MIMO have been focused on…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Trinh Van Chien , Hien Quoc Ngo , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten , Merouane Debbah

Cell-free Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) refers to a distributed Massive MIMO system where all the access points (APs) cooperate to coherently serve all the user equipments (UEs), suppress inter-cell interference and mitigate…

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

We propose reflection pattern modulation-aided reconfigurable intelligent surface (RPM-RIS)-assisted cell-free massive multiple-input-multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) schemes for green uplink transmission. In our RPM-RIS-assisted CF-mMIMO system,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-13 Zeping Sui , Hien Quoc Ngo , Trinh Van Chien , Michail Matthaiou , Lajos Hanzo

Cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) is expected to provide reliable wireless services for a large number of user equipments (UEs) using access points (APs) distributed across a wide area. When the UEs are battery-powered, uplink energy…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-10 Thomas Choi , Masaaki Ito , Issei Kanno , Takeo Oseki , Kosuke Yamazaki , Andreas F. Molisch

Cell-free Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) ensures ubiquitous communication at high spectral efficiency (SE) thanks to increased macro-diversity as compared cellular communications. However, system scalability and performance…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-09-09 Giovanni Interdonato , Marcus Karlsson , Emil Björnson , Erik G. Larsson

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

We consider the downlink of a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with \textcolor{red}{single}-antenna access points (APs) and single-antenna users. An iterative robust minimum mean-square error (RMMSE) precoder…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-21 V. M. T. Palhares , A. Flores , R. C. de Lamare

This paper proposes a multi-level cooperative architecture to balance the spectral efficiency and scalability of cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. In the proposed architecture, spatial expansion units (SEUs)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-17 Jiamin Li , Xiaoyu Sun , Pengcheng Zhu , Dongming Wang , Xiaohu You

The cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system is considered a cutting-edge technology in next-generation mobile communication due to its ability to provide high-performance coverage seamlessly and uniformly. This…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-31 Jiakang Zheng , Jiayi Zhang , Hongyang Du , Dusit Niyato , Dong In Kim , Bo Ai

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

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF mMIMO) systems are characterized by having many more access points (APs) than user equipments (UEs). A key challenge is to determine which APs should serve which UEs. Previous work has…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-09 Shuaifei Chen , Jiayi Zhang , Emil Björnson , Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Bo Ai

Cell-free massive MIMO is a variant of multiuser MIMO and massive MIMO, in which the total number of antennas $LM$ is distributed among the $L$ remote radio units (RUs) in the system, enabling macrodiversity and joint processing. Due to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-09 Fabian Göttsch , Noboru Osawa , Takeo Ohseki , Kosuke Yamazaki , Giuseppe Caire

Cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems offer high spectral efficiency (SE) through multiple distributed access points (APs). However, the large number of antennas increases power consumption. We propose…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Yiyang Zhu , Jiayi Zhang , Enyu Shi , Ziheng Liu , Chau Yuen , Bo Ai

Cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) are two promising technologies for realizing future beyond-fifth generation (B5G) networks. In this paper, we consider a practical…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Enyu Shi , Jiayi Zhang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Bo Ai

We study support for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications through a cell-free massive MIMO architecture, wherein a large number of access points (APs) is deployed in place of large co-located massive MIMO arrays. We consider also a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-13 Carmen D'Andrea , Adrian Garcia-Rodriguez , Giovanni Geraci , Lorenzo Galati Giordano , Stefano Buzzi

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), with a large number of distributed access points (APs) that jointly serve the user equipments (UEs), is a promising network architecture for future wireless communications. To reduce…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-12 Jiayi Zhang , Yinghua Wei , Emil Björnson , Yu Han , Xu Li

We study joint unicast and multigroup multicast transmission in single-cell massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems, under maximum ratio transmission. For the unicast transmission, the objective is to maximize the weighted sum…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-03 Meysam Sadeghi , Emil Björnson , Erik G. Larsson , Chau Yuen , Thomas L. Marzetta

We derive a fast and optimal algorithm for solving practical weighted max-min SINR problems in cell-free massive MIMO networks. For the first time, the optimization problem jointly covers long-term power control and distributed beamforming…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-01 Lorenzo Miretti , Renato Luis Garrido Cavalcante , Slawomir Stanczak

With the explosive growth of data traffic and the ubiquitous connectivity of wireless devices, the energy demands of wireless networks have inevitably escalated. Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a promising solution…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Hongyi Luo , Wenyu Song , Daniel K. C. So , Zahra Mobini , Zhiguo Ding