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This paper deals with joint source and relay beamforming (BF) design for an amplify-and-forward (AF) multi-antenna multirelay network. Considering that the channel state information (CSI) from relays to destination is imperfect, we aim to…

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Extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is a key enabling technology for sixth-generation (6G) communication systems. Nevertheless, the increase in array aperture and signal bandwidth brings new challenges to wideband…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-23 Qingxia Feng , Yin Fang , Meng Hua , Cheng Zhang , Chunguo Li , Yongming Huang , Luxi Yang

In massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, hybrid analog-digital (AD) beamforming can be used to attain a high directional gain without requiring a dedicated radio frequency (RF) chain for each antenna element, which…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-15 S. Shi , Y. Cai , Q. Hu , B. Champagne , L. Hanzo

We consider the optimization of beyond diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surface (BD-RIS)-aided multi-user (MU) cell-free (CF)-massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems, where the propagation environment design achieved…

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To address the complexities of spatial non-stationary (SnS) effects and spherical wave propagation in near-field channel estimation (CE) for extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) systems, this paper proposes an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-01 Shuhang Yang , Puguang An , Peng Yang , Xianbin Cao , Dapeng Oliver Wu , Tony Q. S. Quek

We present the first investigation into the transmission of multi-stream information from a base station equipped with reconfigurable holographic surfaces (RHS) to multiple users with the aid of multi-antenna arrays. Building upon this, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-23 W. Zhu , H. D. Tuan , E. Dutkiewicz , H. V. Poor , L. Hanzo

In millimeter-wave (mmWave) dual-function radar-communication (DFRC) systems, hybrid beamforming (HBF) is recognized as a promising technique utilizing a limited number of radio frequency chains. In this work, in the presence of extended…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-07 Ziyang Cheng , Linlong Wu , Bowen Wang , Bhavani Shankar M. R. , Björn Ottersten

Hybrid analog and digital beamforming transceivers are instrumental in addressing the challenge of expensive hardware and high training overheads in the next generation millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-04 Ahmet M. Elbir , Kumar Vijay Mishra , M. R. Bhavani Shankar , Björn Ottersten

This paper introduces an innovative quantum-inspired method for beamforming (BF) optimization in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) arrays. The method leverages the simulated bifurcation (SB) algorithm to address the complex…

This study considers a point-to-point wireless link, in which both the transmitter and receiver are equipped with multiple antennas. In addition, two reconfigurable metasurfaces are deployed, one in the immediate vicinity of the transmit…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-05 Robert Kuku Fotock , Alessio Zappone , Agbotiname Lucky Imoize , Marco Di Renzo

In this paper, we investigate an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) assisted multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) full-duplex (FD) system. We jointly optimize the active beamforming matrices at the access point (AP) and uplink…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-07 Yanzhen Liu , Qiyu Hu , Yunlong Cai , Guanding Yu , Geoffrey Ye Li

The dual-functional radar and communication (DFRC) technique constitutes a promising next-generation wireless solution, due to its benefits in terms of power consumption, physical hardware, and spectrum exploitation. In this paper, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-03 Fuwang Dong , Wei Wang , Xin Li , Fan Liu , Sheng Chen , Lajos Hanzo

In the recent past, there have been several efforts in accelerating computationally heavy beamforming algorithms such as minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) beamforming to achieve real-time performance comparable to the popular…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-22 Sairoop Bodepudi , A N Madhavanunni , Mahesh Raveendranatha Panicker

With the evolution of mobile communication systems toward large-scale arrays, high-frequency operation, and reconfigurable antenna architectures, fluid antenna systems (FAS) operating in the near-field (NF) regime provide new degrees of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Peng Zhang , Jian Dang , Miaowen Wen , Ziyang Liu , Chen Zhao , Huaifeng Shi , Chengsheng Pan , Zaichen Zhang

Hybrid beamforming is a promising technology to improve the energy efficiency of massive MIMO systems. In particular, subarray hybrid beamforming can further decrease power consumption by reducing the number of phase-shifters. However,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-11 Hamed Hojatian , Jérémy Nadal , Jean-François Frigon , François Leduc-Primeau

One of the most important technologies in the fifth generation (5G) and the sixth generation (6G) is massive multiple input multiple outputs (MIMO) or extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO). With the evolving high-frequency technologies in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Xiangyu Cui , Ki-Hong Park , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Analog/digital hybrid beamforming architectures with large-scale antenna arrays have been widely considered in millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems because they can address the tradeoff between performance and hardware efficiency…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-05 Hongyu Li , Ming Li , Qian Liu

To mitigate the issue of limited base station coverage caused by severe high-frequency electromagnetic wave attenuation, Extremely Large Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (XL-RIS) has garnered significant attention due to its high beam…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-18 Yida Zhang , Qiuyan Liu , Qiang Wang , Hongtao Luo , Yuqi Xia

Existing beamforming-based full-duplex solutions for multi-antenna wireless systems often rely on explicit estimation of the self-interference channel. The pilot overhead of such estimation, however, can be prohibitively high in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-23 Samuel Li , Ian P. Roberts

Contemporary Virtual Reality (VR) setups commonly consist of a Head-Mounted Display (HMD) tethered to a content-generating server. "Cutting the wire" in such setups and going truly wireless will require a wireless network capable of…

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