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A graph neural network (GNN) based access point (AP) selection algorithm for cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems is proposed. Two graphs, a homogeneous graph which includes only AP nodes representing the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-28 Vismika Ranasinghe , Nandana Rajatheva , Matti Latva-aho

This paper considers the problem of beam alignment in a cell-free massive MIMO deployment with multiple access points (APs) and multiple user equipments (UEs) simultaneously operating in the same millimeter wave frequency band. Assuming the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-04-26 Stefano Buzzi , Carmen D'Andrea , Maria Fresia , Xiaofeng Wu

False data injection attacks (FDIA) are a main category of cyber-attacks threatening the security of power systems. Contrary to the detection of these attacks, less attention has been paid to identifying the attacked units of the grid. To…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-28 Osman Boyaci , Mohammad Rasoul Narimani , Katherine Davis , Muhammad Ismail , Thomas J Overbye , Erchin Serpedin

Many real-world situations allow for the acquisition of additional relevant information when making an assessment with limited or uncertain data. However, traditional ML approaches either require all features to be acquired beforehand or…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-02-12 Yang Li , Junier B. Oliva

In this letter, we propose a joint active device detection and channel estimation framework based on factor graphs for asynchronous uplink grant-free massive multiple-antenna systems. We then develop the message-scheduling GAMP (MSGAMP)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-10 R. B. Di Renna , R. C. de Lamare

Grant-Free (GF) access has been recognized as a promising candidate for Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications (URLLC). However, even with GF access, URLLC still may not effectively gain high reliability and millimeter-level latency,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Zixiao Zhao , Qinghe Du , George K. Karagiannidis

The factor graph (FG) based iterative detection is considered an effective and practical method for multiple-input and multiple-out (MIMO), particularly massive MIMO (m-MIMO) systems. However, the convergence analysis for the FG-based…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-06 Huan Li , Jingxuan Huang , Zesong Fei

As a means to support the access of massive machine-type communication devices, grant-free access and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) have received great deal of attention in recent years. In the grant-free transmission, each device…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-30 Wonjun Kim , Youngjun Ahn , Byonghyo Shim

The Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology has great potential to manage the rapid growth of wireless data traffic. Massive MIMO achieves tremendous spectral efficiency by spatial multiplexing of many tens of user…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-14 Emil Björnson , Elisabeth de Carvalho , Jesper H. Sørensen , Erik G. Larsson , Petar Popovski

Next-generation wireless networks are poised to benefit significantly from the integration of three key technologies (KTs): Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA), cell-free architectures, and federated learning. Each of these technologies…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-14 S. Ali Mousavi , Mehdi Monemi , Reza Mohseni , Matti Latva-aho

Grant-free massive access is an important technique for supporting massive machine-type communications (mMTC) for Internet-of-Things (IoT). Two important features in grant-free massive access are low-complexity devices and short-packet data…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-09-23 Gang Chen , Ying Cui , Hei Victor Cheng , Feng Yang , Lianghui Ding

This letter studies the problem of jointly detecting active user equipments (UEs) and estimating their location in the near field, wherein the base station (BS) is unaware of the number of active (or inactive) UEs and their positions. The…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-10 Georgios Mylonopoulos , Behrooz Makki , Stefano Buzzi , Gábor Fodor

This paper considers a random access system where each sender can be in two modes of operation, active or not active, and where the set of active users is available to a common receiver only. Active transmitters encode data into independent…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Paolo Minero , Massimo Franceschetti , David N. C. Tse

We study a delay-constrained grant-free random access system with a multi-antenna base station. The users randomly generate data packets with expiration deadlines, which are then transmitted from data queues on a first-in first-out basis.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Jianan Bai , Zheng Chen , Erik. G. Larsson

Smart grids are exposed to passive eavesdropping, where attackers listen silently to communication links. Although no data is actively altered, such reconnaissance can reveal grid topology, consumption patterns, and operational behavior,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Bochra Al Agha , Razane Tajeddine

The fluid antenna system (FAS) refers to a family of reconfigurable antenna technologies that provide substantial spatial gains within a compact, predefined small space, thereby offering extensive degrees of freedom in the physical layer…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-18 Zhentian Zhang , Jian Dang , David Morales-Jimenez , Hao Jiang , Zaichen Zhang , Christos Masouros , Chan-Byoung Chae

This paper investigates the problem of activity detection and channel estimation in cooperative multi-cell massive access systems with temporally correlated activity, where all access points (APs) are connected to a central unit via…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-20 Weifeng Zhu , Meixia Tao , Xiaojun Yuan , Fan Xu , Yunfeng Guan

Cell-free massive MIMO (CF-mMIMO) networks have recently emerged as a promising solution to tackle the challenges arising from next-generation massive machine-type communications. In this paper, a fully grant-free deep learning (DL)-based…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-06 Muhammad Usman Khan , Enrico Testi , Marco Chiani , Enrico Paolini

This paper introduces an access point-user (AP-UE) association strategy combined with pilot power allocation to mitigate multiuser interference and enhance spectral efficiency (SE) in clustered cell-free massive MIMO (CCF-mMIMO) networks.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-08 S. Mohammadzadeh , S. Mashdour , R. C. de Lamare , K. Cumanan , C. Li

As a key component of low-altitude economic networks, aerial base stations (AeBSs) provide flexible and reliable wireless coverage to support 6G ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC) services. However, limited spectrum…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Xudong Wang , Lei Feng , Jiacheng Wang , Hongyang Du , Changyuan Zhao , Wenjing Li , Zehui Xiong , Dusit Niyato , Ping Zhang