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Wireless powered backscatter communications is an attractive technology for next-generation low-powered sensor networks such as the Internet of Things. However, backscattering suffers from collisions due to multiple simultaneous…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-07-12 Constantinos Psomas , Ioannis Krikidis

We study a novel communication mechanism, ambient backscatter, that utilizes radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted from an ambient source as both energy supply and information carrier to enable communications between low-power devices.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-12-26 Jing Qian , Feifei Gao , Gongpu Wang , Shi Jin , Hongbo Zhu

The heterogenous wireless services and exponentially growing traffic call for novel spectrum- and energy-efficient wireless communication technologies. In this paper, a new technique, called symbiotic radio (SR), is proposed to exploit the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-06 Ying-Chang Liang , Qianqian Zhang , Erik G. Larsson , Geoffrey Ye Li

As a new communication paradigm, semantic communication has received widespread attention in communication fields. However, since the decoding of semantic signals relies on contextual knowledge, misalignment between the starting position of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-19 Xiaoyi Liu , Haotai Liang , Chen Dong , Xiaodong Xu

Multipath-based simultaneous localization and mapping (MP-SLAM) is a promising approach for future 6G networks to jointly estimate the positions of transmitters and receivers together with the propagation environment. In cooperative…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-28 Alexander Venus , Erik Leitinger , Klaus Witrisal

Achieving precise time synchronization in wireless systems is essential for both industrial applications and 5G, where sub-microsecond accuracy is required. However, since the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market is negligible…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Michael Gundall , Hans D. Schotten

Spectral efficiency for asynchronous code division multiple access (CDMA) with random spreading is calculated in the large system limit allowing for arbitrary chip waveforms and frequency-flat fading. Signal to interference and noise ratios…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2010-07-13 Laura Cottatellucci , Ralf R. Mueller , Merouane Debbah

In this paper, we examine the error performance of backscatter communication in the presence of ambient interference, where the backscatter device acts as a relay. Specifically, the performance comparison of amplify-and-forward (AF) and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-06-17 Xiaolun Jia , Xiangyun Zhou

Cohesive Distributed Satellite Systems (CDSS) is a key enabling technology for the future of remote sensing and communication missions. However, they have to meet strict synchronization requirements before their use is generalized. When…

We demonstrate a distributed and a centralized 4G/5G compliant approach to minimize signaling and latency related to user mobility in cellular networks. This is crucial due to the densification of networks and the additional signaling…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-05 Merim Dzaferagic , Nicola Marchetti , Irene Macaluso

To satisfy the requirement of the fifth generation (5G) mobile communications that offers an ultra high data rate of 100Mbps to 1Gbps anytime and anywhere, the coordinated multipoint (CoMP) technique is proposed to mitigate inter-cell…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-02-05 Jiaqi Chen , Xiaohu Ge , Yi Zhong , Yonghui Li

Bulk synchronous parallel (BSP) is the de-facto paradigm for distributed DNN training in today's production clusters. However, due to the global synchronization nature, its performance can be significantly influenced by network bottlenecks…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-01-14 Weiyan Wang , Cengguang Zhang , Liu Yang , Kai Chen , Kun Tan

Spatial data are central to applications such as environmental monitoring and urban planning, but are often distributed across devices where privacy and communication constraints limit direct sharing. Federated modeling offers a practical…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-10-03 Jianwei Shi , Sameh Abdulah , Ying Sun , Marc G. Genton

To reap the promised gain achieved by distributed reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)-enhanced communications in a wireless network, timing synchronization among these metasurfaces is an essential prerequisite in practice. This paper…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-14 Yaqiong Zhao , Wei Xu , Xiaohu You , Ning Wang , Huan Sun

Next-generation wireless networks are projected to empower a broad range of Internet-of-things (IoT) applications and services with extreme data rates, posing new challenges in delivering large-scale connectivity at a low cost to current…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-05 Thai-Hoc Vu , Daniel Benevides da Costa , Bao Vo Nguyen Quoc , Sunghwan Kim

Initial access in millimeter-wave (mmW) wireless is critical toward successful realization of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks and beyond. Limited bandwidth in existing standards and use of phase-shifters in analog/hybrid…

We consider energy-efficient time synchronization in a wireless sensor network where a head node (i.e., a gateway between wired and wireless networks and a center of data fusion) is equipped with a powerful processor and supplied power from…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-10 Kyeong Soo Kim , Sanghyuk Lee , Eng Gee Lim

With the explosion of data traffic triggered by 5G/6G and Generative artificial intelligence, coherent optical communication is moving towards higher baud rates and more complex modulation formats. This leads to a significant increase in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Yukun Zhang , Xiaoxue Gong , Weigang Hou , Xu Zhang , Lei Guo

Symbiotic radio (SR) backscatter systems are possible techniques for the future low-power wireless communications for Internet of Things devices. In this paper, we propose a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) SR backscatter system, where…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-07-15 Tuo Wu , Miao Jiang , Qi Zhang , Quanzhong Li , Jiayin Qin

Channel state information (CSI) is essential for adaptive beamforming and maintaining robust links in wireless communication systems. However, acquiring CSI incurs significant overhead, consuming up to 25% of spectrum resources in 5G…