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In this paper, we investigate multi-user modular extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) communication systems, where modular extremely large-scale uniform linear array (XL-ULA) is deployed at the base station (BS) to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-24 Xinrui Li , Zhenjun Dong , Yong Zeng , Shi Jin , Rui Zhang

In pursuit of enhanced quality of service and higher transmission rates, communication within the mid-band spectrum, such as bands in the 6-15 GHz range, combined with extra large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO), is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-21 Jiachen Tian , Yu Han , Xiao Li , Shi Jin , Chao-Kai Wen

In the evolving landscape of sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems are incorporating an unprecedented number of antenna elements, advancing towards Extremely large-scale…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-30 Yuan Gao , Xinyu Guo , Han Li , Jianbo Du , Shugong Xu

One of the most important technologies in the fifth generation (5G) and the sixth generation (6G) is massive multiple input multiple outputs (MIMO) or extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO). With the evolving high-frequency technologies in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Xiangyu Cui , Ki-Hong Park , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is a key enabling technology for sixth-generation (6G) communication systems. Nevertheless, the increase in array aperture and signal bandwidth brings new challenges to wideband…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-23 Qingxia Feng , Yin Fang , Meng Hua , Cheng Zhang , Chunguo Li , Yongming Huang , Luxi Yang

Extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO) is a promising technique for future 6G communications. The sharp increase in the number of antennas causes electromagnetic propagation to change from far-field to near-field. Due to the near-field…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-25 Yu Lu , Zijian Zhang , Linglong Dai

Mid-band extra-large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO), emerging as a critical enabler for future communication systems, is expected to deliver significantly higher throughput by leveraging the extended bandwidth and enlarged…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Jiachen Tian , Yu Han , Xiao Li , Shi Jin , Chao-Kai Wen

Extremely large-scale array (XL-array) is envisioned to achieve super-high spectral efficiency in future wireless networks. Different from the existing works that mostly focus on the near-field communications, we consider in this paper a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-31 Yunpu Zhang , Changsheng You , Li Chen , Beixiong Zheng

In the sixth-generation (6G), the extremely large-scale multiple-input-multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is considered a promising enabling technology. With the further expansion of array element number and frequency bands, near-field effects will…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Haiyang Miao , Jianhua Zhang , Pan Tang , Lei Tian , Weirang Zuo , Qi Wei , Guangyi Liu

Accurate channel model and channel estimation are essential to empower extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO) in 6G networks with ultra-high spectral efficiency. With the sharp increase in the antenna array aperture of the XL-MIMO scenario,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-25 Yu Lu , Linglong Dai

Near-field propagation in extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO) enlarges the beam training (BT) search space by introducing an additional range dimension, which makes conventional codebook-based beam sweeping prohibitively expensive under…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-13 Xinyang Li , Songjie Yang , Xiang Ling , Jianhui Song , Yibo Wang , Hua Chen

Wideband extremely large-scale multiple-input-multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is a promising technique to achieve Tbps data rates in future 6G systems through beamforming and spatial multiplexing. Due to the extensive bandwidth and the huge…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-11 Mingyao Cui , Linglong Dai , Zhaocheng Wang , Shidong Zhou , Ning Ge

Modern MIMO communication systems are almost exclusively designed under the assumption of locally plane wavefronts over antenna arrays. This is known as the far-field approximation and is soundly justified at sub-6-GHz frequencies at most…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Giacomo Bacci , Luca Sanguinetti , Emil Björnson

Extremely large-scale massive MIMO (XL-MIMO) has been reviewed as a promising technology for future wireless communications. The deployment of XL-MIMO, especially at high-frequency bands, leads to users being located in the near-field…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-29 Xiangyu Zhang , Zening Wang , Haiyang Zhang , Luxi Yang

This work establishes a framework of near-field communication under different array geometries of extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO). We first formulate the near-field spatial non-stationary channel model which…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Kangda Zhi , Yi Song , Tianyu Yang , Tuo Wu , Tengjiao Wang , Songyan Xue , Fangzhou Wu , Giuseppe Caire

In near-field extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) systems, spherical wavefront propagation expands the traditional beam codebook into the joint angular-distance domain, rendering conventional beam training…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-18 Mengyuan Li , Qianfan Lu , Jiachen Tian , Hongjun Hu , Yu Han , Xiao Li , Chao-kai Wen , Shi Jin

The mid-band frequency range, combined with extra large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO), is emerging as a key enabler for future communication systems. Thanks to the advent of new spectrum resources and degrees of freedom…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-06 Jiachen Tian , Yu Han , Zhengtao Jin , Xi Yang , Jie Yang , Wankai Tang , Xiao Li , Wenjin Wang , Shi Jin

Extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is capable of supporting extremely high system capacities with large numbers of users. In this work, we build a framework for the analysis and low-complexity design of XL-MIMO…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-13 Kangda Zhi , Cunhua Pan , Hong Ren , Kok Keong Chai , Cheng-Xiang Wang , Robert Schober , Xiaohu You

Extremely large-scale multiple-input-multiple-output (XL-MIMO) with hybrid precoding is a promising technique to meet the high data rate requirements for future 6G communications. To realize efficient hybrid precoding, it is essential to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-20 Mingyao Cui , Linglong Dai

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) and extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO) are regarded as promising innovations for the forthcoming generation of wireless communication systems. Their significant advantages in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-04 Zhilong Liu , Jiayi Zhang , Ziheng Liu , Hongyang Du , Zhe Wang , Dusit Niyato , Mohsen Guizani , Bo Ai