no code implementations • 18 Apr 2024 • Mahmoud Zaher, Emil Björnson, Marina Petrova
Co-channel interference poses a challenge in any wireless communication network where the time-frequency resources are reused over different geographical areas.
no code implementations • 1 Apr 2024 • Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson
We introduce a new algorithm designed to optimize the configuration of the BD-RIS to maximize wideband capacity.
no code implementations • 12 Feb 2024 • Parisa Ramezani, Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson
Source localization is the process of estimating the location of signal sources based on the signals received at different antennas of an antenna array.
no code implementations • 31 Jan 2024 • Alva Kosasih, Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson
Accurate channel estimation is critical to fully exploit the beamforming gains when communicating with extremely large aperture arrays.
no code implementations • 23 Jan 2024 • Nikolaos Kolomvakis, Alva Kosasih, Emil Björnson
In this paper, we study the distortion created by nonlinear amplifiers in both ELAAs and active RIS.
no code implementations • 9 Dec 2023 • Parisa Ramezani, Yasaman Khorsandmanesh, Emil Björnson
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a newly-emerged technology that might fundamentally change how wireless networks are operated.
no code implementations • 4 Dec 2023 • Amna Irshad, Alva Kosasih, Emil Björnson, Luca Sanguinetti
We optimize the rank and condition number by identifying the optimal antenna spacing in dual-polarized planar antenna arrays with imperfect isolation.
no code implementations • 1 Dec 2023 • Parisa Ramezani, Maksym A. Girnyk, Emil Björnson
While reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided user-specific beamforming has been vastly investigated, the aspect of utilizing RISs for assisting cell-specific transmission has been largely unattended.
no code implementations • 27 Nov 2023 • Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson
However, when the BS is equipped with an extremely large aperture array, the Fraunhofer distance is huge, causing the UEs to be located in the radiative near-field region.
no code implementations • 12 Nov 2023 • Parisa Ramezani, Maksym A. Girnyk, Emil Björnson
A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) consists of a large number of low-cost elements that can control the propagation environment seen from a transmitter by intelligently applying phase shifts to impinging signals before reflection.
no code implementations • 6 Nov 2023 • Morteza Tavana, Meysam Masoudi, Emil Björnson
We prove the convergence of the proposed algorithm to the optimal value for the noiseless scenario.
no code implementations • 2 Nov 2023 • Doğa Gürgünoğlu, Emil Björnson, Gábor Fodor
In this paper, we study a new kind of pilot contamination appearing in multi-operator reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) assisted networks, where multiple operators provide services to their respective served users.
no code implementations • 21 Aug 2023 • Mehdi Haghshenas, Parisa Ramezani, Maurizio Magarini, Emil Björnson
This paper proposes a parametric maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) framework for jointly estimating the direct channel between the user and the base station (BS) and the line-of-sight channel between the user and the RIS, in both far-field and near-field scenarios.
no code implementations • 21 Jul 2023 • Morteza Tavana, Meysam Masoudi, Emil Björnson
We propose a sequential phase-alignment algorithm that maximizes the received power based on only power measurements.
no code implementations • 5 Jul 2023 • Parisa Ramezani, Alva Kosasih, Amna Irshad, Emil Björnson
This article presents the foundational properties of communication in the radiative near-field region and then exemplifies how these properties enable two unprecedented spatial multiplexing schemes: depth-domain multiplexing of multiple users and angular multiplexing of data streams to a single user.
no code implementations • 21 Jun 2023 • Alva Kosasih, Emil Björnson
Furthermore, it is sufficient to characterize the BD for a broadside transmitter, as the beam pattern with a non-broadside transmitter can be approximated by that of a smaller/projected array with a broadside transmitter.
no code implementations • 10 Jun 2023 • Doğa Gürgünoğlu, Emil Björnson, Gábor Fodor
In this paper, we study the impact of pilot contamination in a system where two operators serve their respective users with the assistance of two wide-band reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), each belonging to a single operator.
no code implementations • 12 May 2023 • Mahmoud Zaher, Emil Björnson, Marina Petrova
The existence of unknown interference is a prevalent problem in wireless communication networks.
no code implementations • 5 Apr 2023 • Emil Björnson, Yonina C. Eldar, Erik G. Larsson, Angel Lozano, H. Vincent Poor
In 1998, mobile phones were still in the process of becoming compact and affordable devices that could be widely utilized in both developed and developing countries.
no code implementations • 4 Apr 2023 • Mehdi Haghshenas, Parisa Ramezani, Maurizio Magarini, Emil Björnson
Reaping the benefits of RIS, however, relies on the accuracy of the channel estimation, which is a challenging task due to the large number of RIS elements.
no code implementations • 29 Mar 2023 • Mehdi Haghshenas, Parisa Ramezani, Emil Björnson
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a newly-emerged technology that, with its unique features, is considered to be a game changer for future wireless networks.
1 code implementation • 15 Jan 2023 • Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Meysam Masoudi, Emil Björnson, Cicek Cavdar
In this paper, we explore the performance and power consumption of cell-free massive MIMO technology in comparison with traditional small-cell systems, in the virtualized O-RAN architecture.
no code implementations • 6 Sep 2022 • Mahmoud Zaher, Emil Björnson, Marina Petrova
The algorithms provide a systematic procedure for initial access and update of the serving APs and assigned pilot sequence to each UE.
no code implementations • 5 Sep 2022 • Yasaman Khorsandmanesh, Emil Björnson, Joakim Jaldén
We also propose a heuristic low-complexity approach to quantized precoding.
1 code implementation • 29 Aug 2022 • Shuaifei Chen, Jiayi Zhang, Emil Björnson, Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Bo Ai
In this paper, we propose a sparse distributed processing design for CF mMIMO, where the AP-UE association and long-term signal processing coefficients are jointly optimized.
no code implementations • 8 Aug 2022 • Özlem Tugfe Demir, Emil Björnson
This paper considers the impact of general hardware impairments in a multiple-antenna base station and user equipments on the uplink performance.
no code implementations • 23 May 2022 • Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson, Luca Sanguinetti
A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can be used to improve the channel gain between a base station (BS) and user equipment (UE), but only if its $N$ reflecting elements are configured properly.
no code implementations • 18 Feb 2022 • Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Meysam Masoudi, Emil Björnson, Cicek Cavdar
This paper proposes a new cell-free architecture that can be implemented on top of a virtualized cloud radio access network (V-CRAN).
no code implementations • 17 Feb 2022 • Yasaman Khorsandmanesh, Emil Björnson, Joakim Jaldèn
Base stations in 5G and beyond use advanced antenna systems (AASs), where multiple passive antenna elements and radio units are integrated into a single box.
1 code implementation • 7 Sep 2021 • Mahmoud Zaher, Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson, Marina Petrova
Further, we develop a clustered DNN model where the LSF parameters of a small number of APs, forming a cluster within a relatively large network, are used to jointly approximate the power coefficients of the cluster.
no code implementations • 6 Sep 2021 • Amin Ghazanfari, Trinh Van Chien, Emil Björnson, Erik G. Larsson
The second one is a deep-learning-based approach that uses a neural network to identify a mapping between the available information and the effective channel gain.
no code implementations • 21 Jun 2021 • Andrea de Jesus Torres, Luca Sanguinetti, Emil Björnson
The model is used to show that electromagnetic interference has a non-negligible impact on communication performance, especially when the size of the RIS grows large.
1 code implementation • 7 Jun 2021 • Emil Björnson
The IEEE Signal Processing Society is proud to announce the eighth edition of the Signal Processing Cup: an exciting challenge to control a wireless propagation environment using an intelligent reflecting surface.
2 code implementations • 1 Feb 2021 • Emil Björnson, Henk Wymeersch, Bho Matthiesen, Petar Popovski, Luca Sanguinetti, Elisabeth de Carvalho
We will provide the formulas and derivations that are required to understand and analyze RIS-aided systems using signal processing, and exemplify how they can be utilized for improved communication, localization, and sensing.
no code implementations • 27 Nov 2020 • Andrea de Jesus Torres, Luca Sanguinetti, Emil Björnson
This paper studies the uplink spectral efficiency (SE) achieved by two single-antenna user equipments (UEs) communicating with a Large Intelligent Surface (LIS), defined as a planar array consisting of $N$ antennas that each has area $A$.
no code implementations • 29 Sep 2020 • Özgecan Özdogan, Emil Björnson
Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs), consisting of reconfigurable metamaterials, have recently attracted attention as a promising cost-effective technology that can bring new features to wireless communications.
no code implementations • 18 Jun 2020 • Shuaifei Chen, Jiayi Zhang, Emil Björnson, Jing Zhang, Bo Ai
However, there are still many unsolved practical issues in cell-free massive MIMO systems, whereof scalable massive access implementation is one of the most vital.
no code implementations • 4 May 2020 • Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson
The Bussgang decomposition is a popular tool for analyzing the performance of systems that involve such non-linear components.
1 code implementation • 19 Feb 2020 • Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson
The single-antenna user equipments (UEs) utilize the energy harvested in the downlink to transmit uplink pilot and information signals to the multiple-antenna access points (APs).
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1 code implementation • 12 Feb 2020 • Emil Björnson, Luca Sanguinetti
In this paper, we use a deterministic propagation model for a planar array of arbitrary size, to demonstrate that the mentioned SNR behaviors, and associated power scaling laws, only apply in the far-field.
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no code implementations • 10 Jan 2020 • Emil Björnson, Pontus Giselsson
Deep learning has proved itself to be a powerful tool to develop data-driven signal processing algorithms for challenging engineering problems.
no code implementations • 18 Dec 2019 • Peter Händel, Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson, Daniel Rönnow
We consider backward crosstalk in 2 x 2 transmitters, which is caused by crosstalk from the outputs of the transmitter to the inputs or by the combination of output crosstalk and impedance mismatch.
1 code implementation • 17 Nov 2019 • Özlem Tugfe Demir, Emil Björnson
First, Bussgang decomposition-based effective channels and distortion characteristics are analytically derived and the spectral efficiency (SE) achieved by several receivers are explored for third-order non-linearities.
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no code implementations • 10 Oct 2019 • Zheng Chen, Nikolaos Pappas, Emil Björnson, Erik G. Larsson
We formulate an optimization problem that aims at minimizing the average age of information (AoI) of the EH node subject to the queue stability condition of the grid-connected node.
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1 code implementation • 8 Aug 2019 • Emil Björnson, Luca Sanguinetti
The main challenge is to achieve the benefits of cell-free operation in a practically feasible way, with computational complexity and fronthaul requirements that are scalable to large networks with many users.
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1 code implementation • 10 Jun 2019 • Emil Björnson, Özgecan Özdogan, Erik G. Larsson
The rate and energy efficiency of wireless channels can be improved by deploying software-controlled metasurfaces to reflect signals from the source to the destination, especially when the direct path is weak.
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1 code implementation • 25 Mar 2019 • Emil Björnson, Luca Sanguinetti
Cell-free Massive MIMO is considered as a promising technology for satisfying the increasing number of users and high rate expectations in beyond-5G networks.
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1 code implementation • 11 Jan 2019 • Trinh Van Chien, Thuong Nguyen Canh, Emil Björnson, Erik G. Larsson
We first consider the sum spectral efficiency (SE) optimization problem for systems with a dynamically varying number of active users.
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1 code implementation • 4 Dec 2018 • Emil Björnson, Erik G. Larsson
Is this roughly as energy-efficient future systems (5G and beyond) can become, or are we still far from the physical limits?
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1 code implementation • 5 Nov 2018 • Emil Björnson, Luca Sanguinetti, Jakob Hoydis
To determine when this approximation is accurate, basic properties of distortion correlation are first uncovered.
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1 code implementation • 21 Jul 2018 • Trinh Van Chien, Christopher Mollén, Emil Björnson
The numerical results show that both data power control and LSFD improves the sum SE performance over single-layer decoding multi-cell Massive MIMO systems.
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1 code implementation • 29 Mar 2018 • Emil Björnson, Liesbet Van der Perre, Stefano Buzzi, Erik G. Larsson
The use of base stations (BSs) and access points (APs) with a large number of antennas, called Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output), is a key technology for increasing the capacity of 5G networks and beyond.
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1 code implementation • 1 May 2017 • Emil Björnson, Jakob Hoydis, Luca Sanguinetti
The capacity of cellular networks can be improved by the unprecedented array gain and spatial multiplexing offered by Massive MIMO.
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1 code implementation • 14 Apr 2016 • Emil Björnson, Elisabeth de Carvalho, Jesper H. Sørensen, Erik G. Larsson, Petar Popovski
The Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology has great potential to manage the rapid growth of wireless data traffic.
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2 code implementations • 1 Apr 2014 • Emil Björnson, Mats Bengtsson, Björn Ottersten
A high signal power is achieved by transmitting the same data signal from all antennas, but with different amplitudes and phases, such that the signal components add coherently at the user.
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1 code implementation • 24 Mar 2014 • Emil Björnson, Luca Sanguinetti, Jakob Hoydis, Mérouane Debbah
Numerical and analytical results show that the maximal EE is achieved by a massive MIMO setup wherein hundreds of antennas are deployed to serve a relatively large number of users using ZF processing.
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1 code implementation • 11 Nov 2013 • Emil Björnson, Michail Matthaiou, Mérouane Debbah
Such approximations make sense in low-rate systems, but can lead to very misleading results when analyzing future high-rate systems.
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1 code implementation • 9 Jul 2013 • Emil Björnson, Jakob Hoydis, Marios Kountouris, Mérouane Debbah
The use of large-scale antenna arrays can bring substantial improvements in energy and/or spectral efficiency to wireless systems due to the greatly improved spatial resolution and array gain.
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1 code implementation • 18 Sep 2012 • Emil Björnson, Per Zetterberg, Mats Bengtsson, Björn Ottersten
The capacity of ideal MIMO channels has a high-SNR slope that equals the minimum of the number of transmit and receive antennas.
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1 code implementation • 11 Jul 2012 • Emil Björnson, Marios Kountouris, Mats Bengtsson, Björn Ottersten
Analytic results are derived to show how user selection, spatial correlation, heterogeneous user conditions, and imperfect channel acquisition (quantization or estimation errors) affect the performance when sending the maximal number of streams or one stream per scheduled user---the two extremes in data stream allocation.
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