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The position-fluid antenna (PFA) architecture has become one of the appealing technologies to support ubiquitous connectivity demand in next-generation wireless systems. Specifically, allowing the antenna to adjust its physical position to…
In this paper, we propose a novel antenna architecture called movable antenna (MA) to improve the performance of wireless communication systems. Different from conventional fixed-position antennas (FPAs) that undergo random wireless channel…
Recent advancements in movable antennas (MAs) technology create new opportunities for 6G and beyond wireless systems. MAs are promising for radio frequency wireless energy transfer because they can dynamically adjust antenna positions,…
In future wireless networks, we anticipate that a large number of devices will connect to mobile networks through moving relays installed on vehicles, in particular in public transport vehicles. To provide high-speed moving relays with…
Vehicle communication is one of the most important use cases in the fifth generation of wireless networks (5G). The growing demand for quality of service (QoS) characterized by performance metrics, such as spectrum efficiency, peak data…
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) provide an interface between the electromagnetic world of wireless propagation environments and the digital world of information science. Simple yet sufficiently accurate path loss models for RISs…
This article analyzes the achievable sum-rate of multiuser uplink segmented waveguide-enabled pinching-antenna systems (SWANs). To unveil system-design insights, an upper bound on the achievable sum-rate is derived, based on which the…
A segmented waveguide-enabled pinching-antenna system (SWAN)-based tri-hybrid beamforming architecture is proposed for uplink multi-user MIMO communications, which jointly optimizes digital, analog, and pinching beamforming. Both…
Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is considered to be a promising technology for future wireless systems due to its ability to provide communication and sensing services using shared hardware and spectrum resources. Moreover, the…
Fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are of great potential to serve as aerial access points (APs) owing to better aerodynamic performance and longer flight endurance. However, the inherent hovering feature of fixed-wing UAVs may…
Pinching-antenna systems (PASS) have recently attracted considerable attention owing to their capability of flexibly reconfiguring large-scale wireless channels. Motivated by this potential, we investigate the issue of joint localization…
The aim of this letter is to explore the capability of pinching-antenna systems to construct line-of-sight (LoS) links in the presence of LoS blockages. Specifically, pinching antennas are pre-installed at preconfigured positions along…
Reconfigurable antennas (RAs) utilize the electromagnetic (EM) domain to provide dynamic control over antenna radiation patterns, which offers an effective way to enhance power efficiency in wireless links. Unlike conventional arrays with…
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) constitute the enabler for programmable propagation of electromagnetic signals, and are lately being considered as a candidate physical-layer technology for the demanding connectivity, reliability,…
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are artificial planar structures able to offer a unique way of manipulating propagated wireless signals. Commonly composed of a number of reconfigurable passive cell components and basic electronic…
Movable antenna (MA) technology, which can reconfigure wireless channels by flexibly moving antenna positions in a specified region, has great potential for improving communication performance. In this paper, we consider a new setup of…
Recent advances in the fabrication and experimentation of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) have motivated the concept of the smart radio environment, according to which the propagation of information-bearing waveforms in the…
Conventional-antenna-based multi-cell interference management can lead to excessive power consumption. For example, in order to serve those users which are close to the cell edge, base stations often must transmit at very high power levels…
The future 6G of wireless communication networks will have to meet multiple requirements in increasingly demanding levels, either individually or in combinations in small groups. This trend has spurred recent research activities on…
Pinching-antenna systems have recently gained significant attention as a novel reconfigurable-antenna technology due to its exceptional capability of mitigating signal-propagation path loss. In this letter, we investigate the secrecy…