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To enable user diversity and multiplexing gains, a fully digital precoding multiple input multiple output (MIMO) architecture is typically applied. However, a large number of radio frequency (RF) chains make the system unrealistic to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-02 Tongyang Xu , Christos Masouros , Izzat Darwazeh

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…

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In the conventional multiuser MIMO systems, user selection and scheduling has previously been used as an effective way to increase the sum rate performance of the system. However, the recent concepts of the massive MIMO systems (at…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-29 Waqas Ahmad , Geamel Alyami , Ivica Kostanic

Near-field (NF) line-of-sight (LoS) MIMO systems enable efficient channel state information (CSI) acquisition and precoding by exploiting known antenna geometries at both the base station (BS) and user equipment (UE). This paper introduces…

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We discuss how the kernel convolution approach can be used to accurately approximate the spatial covariance model on a sphere using spherical distances between points. A detailed derivation of the required formulas is provided. The proposed…

Computation · Statistics 2017-01-13 Alexander Gribov , Konstantin Krivoruchko

Hybrid precoding is an indispensable technique to harness the full potential of a multi-user massive multiple-input, multiple-output (MU-MMIMO) system. In this paper, we propose a new hybrid precoding approach that combines digital and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Azadeh Pourkabirian , Kai Li , Photios A. Stavrou , Wei Ni

The spherical nature of the wavefronts exhibited in the near-field of antenna arrays enables advanced beamforming capabilities, such as beampointing and beamnulling. In this paper, we exploit these properties to design a near-field beam…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-16 Laurence Defraigne , Gilles Monnoyer , Jérôme Louveaux , Luc Vandendorpe

Constant envelope (CE) precoding is an appealing transmission technique, which enables highly efficient power amplification, and is realizable with a single radio frequency (RF) chain at the multi-antenna transmitter. In this paper, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-09-09 Shuowen Zhang , Rui Zhang , Teng Joon Lim

Covert communication in wireless networks ensures that transmissions remain undetectable to adversaries, making it a potential enabler for privacy and security in sensitive applications. However, to meet the high performance and…

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Cooperative positioning with multiple low earth orbit (LEO) satellites is promising in providing location-based services and enhancing satellite-terrestrial communication. However, positioning accuracy is greatly affected by inter-beam…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Hongtao Xv , Yaohua Sun , Yafei Zhao , Mugen Peng , Shijie Zhang

This letter investigates the robust beamforming design for a near-field secure integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system with multiple communication users (CUs) and targets, as well as multiple eavesdroppers. Taking into account…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-18 Ziqiang CHen , Feng Wang , Guojun Han , Xin Wang , Vincent K. N. Lau

Large-scale MIMO systems can yield a substantial improvement in spectral efficiency for future communication systems. Due to the finer spatial resolution achieved by a huge number of antennas at the base stations, these systems have shown…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-10-15 Abla Kammoun , Axel Müller , Emil Björnson , Mérouane Debbah

Extremely large-scale antenna arrays, tremendously high frequencies, and new types of antennas are three clear trends in multi-antenna technology for supporting the sixth-generation (6G) networks. To properly account for the new…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-09 Yuanwei Liu , Zhaolin Wang , Jiaqi Xu , Chongjun Ouyang , Xidong Mu , Robert Schober

Existing fixed-length feedback communication schemes are either specialized to particular channels (Schalkwijk--Kailath, Horstein), or apply to general channels but either have high coding complexity (block feedback schemes) or are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-09-08 Cheuk Ting Li , Abbas El Gamal

Satellite-based communications are expected to be a substantial future market in 6G networks. As satellite constellations grow denser and transmission resources remain limited, frequency reuse plays an increasingly important role in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-30 Alea Schröder , Steffen Gracla , Carsten Bockelmann , Dirk Wübben , Armin Dekorsy

Multiple-antenna technologies are advancing toward the development of extremely large aperture arrays and the utilization of extremely high frequencies, driving the progress of next-generation multiple access (NGMA). This evolution is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-12 Chongjun Ouyang , Zhaolin Wang , Yan Chen , Xidong Mu , Peiying Zhu

Radiative near-field (RNF) beamforming is vulnerable to blockages that disrupt Fresnel zones. This letter proposes an obstruction-unaware wavefront shaping strategy inspired by catastrophe optics. By superimposing a calibrated quartic…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-05 Yifeng Qin , Jing Chen , Zhi Hao Jiang

The unconventionally large aperture of extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) arrays, in conjunction with the wider bandwidths in the upper-6 GHz (U6G) frequency bands, will very likely lead to non-negligible beam…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-12 Zhizheng Lu , Yu Han , Xiaojie Li , Shi Jin , Michail Matthaiou

Massive deployment of low data rate Internet of things and ehealth devices prompts us to develop more practical precoding and user selection techniques that comply with these requirements. Moreover, it is known that when the data is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-05-30 Majid Bavand , Steven D. Blostein

Near-field communication comes to be an indispensable part of the future sixth generation (6G) communications at the arrival of the forth-coming deployment of extremely large-scale multiple-input-multiple-output (XL-MIMO) systems. Due to…

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