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In this work, we explore UAV-assisted reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology to enhance downlink communications in wireless networks. By integrating RIS on both UAVs and ground infrastructure, we aim to boost network coverage,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-19 Abuzar B. M. Adam , Elhadj Moustapha Diallo , Mohammed A. M. Elhassan

With wireless devices increasingly forming a unified smart network for seamless, user-friendly operations, random access (RA) medium access control (MAC) design is considered a key solution for handling unpredictable data traffic from…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Myeung Suk Oh , Zhiyao Zhang , FNU Hairi , Alvaro Velasquez , Jia Liu

Cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a promising approach for next-generation wireless networks, enabling scalable deployments of multiple small access points (APs) to enhance coverage and service for multiple…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-11 Georgios Mylonopoulos , Giovanni Interdonato , Stefano Buzzi , Pei Liu

Reliable uplink connectivity remains a persistent challenge for IoT devices, particularly those at the cell edge, due to their limited transmit power and single-antenna configurations. This paper introduces a novel framework aimed at…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Yimeng Li , Yulin Shao

According to FCC's ruling for white-space spectrum access, white-space devices are required to query a database to determine the spectrum availability. In this paper, we study the database-assisted distributed white-space access point (AP)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-01-15 Xu Chen , Jianwei Huang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a key paradigm for next-generation wireless systems, which allows wireless resources to be used for data transmission and target sensing simultaneously. In this paper, multi-user…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-19 Ling He , Vaibhav Kumar , Roberto Bomfin , Yingyang Chen , Miaowen Wen , Marwa Chafii

This paper considers Cell-Free Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems with the assistance of an RIS for enhancing the system performance. Distributed maximum-ratio combining (MRC) is considered at the access points (APs). We…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-17 Trinh Van Chien , Hien Quoc Ngo , Symeon Chatzinotas , Marco Di Renzo , Björn Ottersten

In this paper, we consider a distributed joint sensing and communication (DJSC) system in which multiple radar sensors are deployed. Each sensor is equipped with a sensing function and a communication function, and thus it is a JSC node.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-11-09 Trung Thanh Nguyen , Khaled Elbassioni , Nguyen Cong Luong , Dusit Niyato , Dong In Kim

In this paper, we present a comparative study of half-duplex (HD) access points (APs) with dynamic time-division duplex (DTDD) and full-duplex (FD) APs in cell-free (CF) systems. Although both DTDD and FD CF systems support concurrent…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-01 Anubhab Chowdhury , Chandra R. Murthy

In this letter, we investigate a coordinated multiple point (CoMP)-aided integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system that supports multiple users and targets. Multiple base stations (BSs) employ a coordinated power allocation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Jianpeng Zou , Zhanfeng Zhong , Jintao Wang , Zheng Shi , Guanghua Yang , Shaodan Ma

This paper proposes a new architecture for multi-agent systems to cover an unknowingly distributed fast, safely, and decentralizedly. The inter-agent communication is organized by a directed graph with fixed topology, and we model agent…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-11 Hossein Rastgoftar

While Soft Actor-Critic (SAC) is highly effective in continuous control, its discrete counterpart (DSAC) performs poorly on challenging discrete-action domains such as Atari. Consequently, starting from DSAC, we revisit the design of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Reza Asad , Reza Babanezhad , Sharan Vaswani

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

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been recognized as one of the key technologies capable of simultaneously improving communication and sensing services in future wireless networks. Moreover, the introduction of recently…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Nemanja Stefan Perović , Keshav Singh , Chih-Peng Li , Mark F. Flanagan

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 studies a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system where its access points (APs) and users are equipped with multiple antennas. Two transmission protocols are considered. In the first transmission protocol,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-27 Trang C. Mai , Hien Quoc Ngo , Trung Q. Duong

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks strive to deliver both high-precision target localization and high-throughput data services across the entire coverage area. In this work, we examine the fundamental trade-off between…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-24 Kaitao Meng , Kawon Han , Christos Masouros , Lajos Hanzo

Cell-free (CF) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) combines CF architecture with ISAC. CF employs distributed access points, eliminates cell boundaries, and enhances coverage, spectral efficiency, and reliability. ISAC unifies radar…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-12 Diluka Galappaththige , Mohammadali Mohammadi , Gayan Aruma Baduge , Chintha Tellambura

Inspired by recent industrial efforts toward high altitude flying wireless access points powered by renewable energy, an online resource allocation problem for a mobile access point (AP) travelling at high altitude is formulated. The AP…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-10-16 Elif Tugce Ceran , Tugce Erkilic , Elif Uysal-Biyikoglu , Tolga Girici , Kemal Leblebicioglu

We consider a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with multiple antennas on the users and access points (APs). In previous works, the downlink spectral efficiency (SE) has been evaluated using the hardening bound…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-01 Eren Berk Kama , Junbeom Kim , Emil Björnson