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Fine-grained indoor localization has attracted attention recently because of the rapidly growing demand for indoor location-based services (ILBS). Specifically, massive (large-scale) multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) systems have…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-17 Chenglong Li , Sibren De Bast , Emmeric Tanghe , Sofie Pollin , Wout Joseph

Previous studies explained how the 2D positioning problem in indoor non line-of-sight environments can be addressed using ray tracing with noisy angle of arrival (AoA) measurements. In this work, we generalize these results on two aspects.…

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Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) plays a pivotal role in the sixth generation networks to enhance communication rate and localization accuracy. In this letter, we propose a positioning algorithm in a RIS-assisted environment, where…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-10 Sajjad Ghiasvand , Arash Nasri , Ali H. Abdollahi Bafghi , Masoumeh Nasiri-Kenari

We consider outdoor optical access points (OAPs), which, enabled by recent advances in metasurface technology, have attracted growing interest. While OAPs promise high data rates and strong physical-layer security, practical deployments…

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Movable antenna (MA)-enabled near-field (NF) communications offer significant potential for 6G, yet existing designs often neglect the practical constraints of hybrid beamforming (HBF) for extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO). Conversely,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Xiangqian Xu , Songjie Yang , Arumugam Nallanathan

In this paper, we investigate the hybrid beamforming design for a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where a multi-antenna base station (BS) with hybrid analog-digital transmit antenna…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-09 Yizhuo Wang , Shuowen Zhang

The paper discusses the increasing use of hybridized sensor information for GNSS-based localization and navigation, including the use of 3D map-aided GNSS positioning and terrestrial systems based on different geometric measurement…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-12 Paul Schwarzbach , Albrecht Michler , Oliver Michler

The accurate identification of wireless devices is critical for enabling automated network access monitoring and authenticated data communication in large-scale networks; e.g., IoT. RF fingerprinting has emerged as a solution for device…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-09 Nora Basha , Bechir Hamdaoui

Localization in 5G and 6G networks is essential for important use cases such as intelligent transportation, smart factories, and smart cities. Although deep learning has enabled improving localization accuracy, depending on the deployment…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Bac Trinh-Nguyen , Sara Berri , Sin G. Teo , Tram Truong-Huu , Arsenia Chorti

Cellular user positioning is a promising service provided by Fifth Generation New Radio (5G NR) networks. Besides, Machine Learning (ML) techniques are foreseen to become an integrated part of 5G NR systems improving radio performance and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-14 Andre Ráth , Dino Pjanić , Bo Bernhardsson , Fredrik Tufvesson

As massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) becomes popular, direction of arrival (DOA) measurement has been made a real renaissance due to the high-resolution achieved. Thus, there is no doubt about DOA estimation using massive MIMO.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Jiangzhou Wang , Baihua Shi , Feng Shu , Qi Zhang , Di Wu , Qijuan Jie , Zhihong Zhuang , Siling Feng , Yijin Zhang

A cooperative architecture is proposed for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks, incorporating coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission along with multi-static sensing. We investigate how the allocation of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-13 Kaitao Meng , Kawon Han , Christos Masouros , Lajos Hanzo

Localization is expected to play a significant role in future wireless networks as positioning and situational awareness, navigation and tracking, are integral parts of 6G usage scenarios. Nevertheless, in many cases localization requires…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-02 Giorgos Stratidakis , Sotiris Droulias , Angeliki Alexiou

Beamforming (BF) is essential for enhancing system capacity in fifth generation (5G) and beyond wireless networks, yet exhaustive beam training in ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems incurs substantial overhead. To…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-11 Yanliang Jin , Yunfan Li , Jiang Jun , Yuan Gao , Shengli Liu , Jianbo Du , Zhaohui Yang , Shugong Xu

Resource allocation and multiple access schemes are instrumental for the success of communication networks, which facilitate seamless wireless connectivity among a growing population of uncoordinated and non-synchronized users. In this…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-22 Sajad Daei , Saeed Razavikia , Marios Kountouris , Mikael Skoglund , Gabor Fodor , Carlo Fischione

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) represents a key paradigm for future wireless networks. However, existing approaches require waveform modifications, dedicated pilots, or overhead that complicates standards integration. We…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-09 Wentao Yu , Khaled B. Letaief , Lizhong Zheng

While Remote control over wireless connections is a key enabler for scalable control systems consisting of multiple actuator-sensor pairs, i.e., control systems, it entails two technical challenges. Due to the lack of wireless resources,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-03-03 Abanoub M. Girgis , Jihong Park , Chen-Feng Liu , Mehdi Bennis

While a vast number of location-based services appeared lately, indoor positioning solutions are developed to provide reliable position information in environments where traditionally used satellite-based positioning systems cannot provide…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-11-08 Peter Brida , Juraj Machaj , Jan Racko , Ondrej Krejcar

This paper presents an initial investigation into the combination of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) and massive communication, both of which are largely regarded as key scenarios in sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-17 Junyuan Gao , Weifeng Zhu , Shuowen Zhang , Yongpeng Wu , Jiannong Cao , Giuseppe Caire , Liang Liu

We propose an intuitive, simple and hardware friendly, yet surprisingly novel and efficient, received signal's angle of arrival (AoA) estimation scheme. Our intuitive, two-phases cross-correlation based scheme relies on a switched beam…

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