no code implementations • 25 Nov 2024 • Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Ly V. Nguyen, Nir Shlezinger, Yonina C. Eldar, A. Lee Swindlehurst, Markku Juntti
We first derive closed-form expressions for the gradients of the communications sum rate and sensing beampattern error with respect to the analog and digital precoders.
no code implementations • 16 Nov 2024 • Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Hieu V. Nguyen, Hien Quoc Ngo, A. Lee Swindlehurst, Markku Juntti
Furthermore, we devise a power allocation strategy based on successive convex approximation to maximize the communications rate while guaranteeing the CRLB constraints and transmit power budget.
no code implementations • 11 Nov 2024 • Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Tianyu Fang, Hien Quoc Ngo, Markku Juntti
In this work, we consider a cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) integarted sensing and communications (ISAC) system with maximum-ratio transmission schemes combined with multistatic radar-type sensing.
no code implementations • 26 Sep 2024 • Mengyuan Ma, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Italo Atzeni, A. Lee Swindlehurst, Markku Juntti
Low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) have emerged as an efficient solution for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems to reap high data rates with reasonable power consumption and hardware complexity.
no code implementations • 26 Sep 2024 • Mengyuan Ma, Tianyu Fang, Nir Shlezinger, A. L. Swindlehurst, Markku Juntti, Nhan Nguyen
Joint communications and sensing (JCAS) is expected to be a crucial technology for future wireless systems.
no code implementations • 5 Jul 2024 • Mengyuan Ma, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Italo Atzeni, Markku Juntti
Furthermore, the results show that the proposed hybrid receiver design with oversampling can achieve significantly higher energy efficiency compared to the digital one.
no code implementations • 4 Jul 2024 • Mengyuan Ma, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Italo Atzeni, Markku Juntti
Numerical results for a $64 \times 64$ MIMO system demonstrate that the proposed design offers $6\%$ improvement in both SE and EE with $40\%$ fewer active ADC bits compared with the uniform bit allocation.
no code implementations • 12 Jun 2024 • Enrique T. R. Pinto, Markku Juntti
Uplink sensing is still a relatively unexplored scenario in integrated sensing and communication which can be used to improve positioning and sensing estimates.
no code implementations • 12 Jun 2024 • Enrique T. R. Pinto, Markku Juntti
The high directionality and intense Doppler effects of millimeter wave (mmWave) and sub-terahertz (subTHz) channels demand accurate localization of the users and a new paradigm of channel estimation.
no code implementations • 10 May 2024 • Xavier A. Flores Cabezas, Isabella W. G. da Silva, Markku Juntti
The employment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) aligned with multistatic sensing in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems can provide remarkable performance gains in sensing, by taking advantage of the cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) architecture.
no code implementations • 26 Apr 2024 • Rafaela Schroeder, Jiguang He, Hamza Djelouat, Markku Juntti
We investigate the channel estimation (CE) problem for hybrid RIS assisted systems and focus on the near-field (NF) regime.
no code implementations • 23 Oct 2023 • Hamza Djelouat, Mikko J. Sillanpää, Markku Juntti
This paper provides a solution for the activity detection and channel estimation problem in grant-free access with correlated device activity patterns.
no code implementations • 16 Oct 2023 • Hamza Djelouat, Mikko J. Sillanpää, Markus Leinonen, Markku Juntti
To solve the JUICE problem, we first leverage the concept of strong priors and propose a hierarchical-sparsity-inducing spike-and-slab prior to model the structured sparse activity pattern.
1 code implementation • 23 Sep 2023 • Isabella W. G. da Silva, Diana P. M. Osorio, Markku Juntti
A multi-static sensing-centric integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) network can take advantage of the cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output infrastructure to achieve remarkable diversity gains and reduced power consumption.
no code implementations • 10 Sep 2023 • Xavier Alejandro Flores Cabezas, Diana Pamela Moya Osorio, Markku Juntti
This paper proposes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based distributed sensing framework that uses orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms to detect the position of a ground target, and UAVs operate in half-duplex mode.
no code implementations • 19 Jul 2023 • Wei Jiang, Qiuheng Zhou, Jiguang He, Mohammad Asif Habibi, Sergiy Melnyk, Mohammed El Absi, Bin Han, Marco Di Renzo, Hans Dieter Schotten, Fa-Long Luo, Tarek S. El-Bawab, Markku Juntti, Merouane Debbah, Victor C. M. Leung
Different from earlier surveys, this paper presents a comprehensive treatment and technology survey on THz communications and sensing in terms of advantages, applications, propagation characterization, channel modeling, measurement campaigns, antennas, transceiver devices, beamforming, networking, the integration of communications and sensing, and experimental testbeds.
no code implementations • 30 Jun 2023 • Mengyuan Ma, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Italo Atzeni, Markku Juntti
In particular, we demonstrate that oversampling can effectively improve the sum rate by mitigating the impact of the quantization distortion, especially at high SNR and with very low ADC resolution.
no code implementations • 26 Jun 2023 • Prashanth Krishnananthalingam, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Markku Juntti
The conventional branch-and-bound (BnB) method can achieve optimal solution but at the cost of exponential complexity and long run time.
no code implementations • 3 Mar 2023 • Nir Shlezinger, Mengyuan Ma, Ortal Lavi, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Yonina C. Eldar, Markku Juntti
We discuss the architectural constraints and characterize the core challenges associated with hybrid beamforming optimization.
no code implementations • 21 Feb 2023 • Xavier A. Flores Cabezas, Diana P. Moya Osorio, Markku Juntti
The area of interest, where the target is located, is sectioned into a grid of cells, where the radar cross-section (RCS) of every cell is jointly estimated by the UAVs, and a central node acts as a fusion center by receiving all the estimations and performing information-level fusion.
no code implementations • 13 Feb 2023 • Isabella W. G. da Silva, Diana P. M. Osorio, Markku Juntti
Besides the challenges associated with the conciliation of the conflicting requirements to perform wireless communication and radar sensing in a real-time cooperation, privacy issues represent a cause of concern as the co-design can let the network prone to active attacks.
no code implementations • 6 Feb 2023 • Van-Dinh Nguyen, Thang X. Vu, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Dinh C. Nguyen, Markku Juntti, Nguyen Cong Luong, Dinh Thai Hoang, Diep N. Nguyen, Symeon Chatzinotas
To enable an intelligent, programmable and multi-vendor radio access network (RAN) for 6G networks, considerable efforts have been made in standardization and development of open RAN (O-RAN).
no code implementations • 30 Nov 2022 • Hamza Djelouat, Markus Leinonen, Markku Juntti
This paper considers joint user identification and channel estimation (JUICE) in grant-free access with a \emph{clustered} user activity pattern.
no code implementations • 13 Oct 2022 • Mengyuan Ma, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Markku Juntti
Simulations show that the proposed SW-HBF schemes are efficient and can outperform PS-based HBF architectures in terms of both SE and energy efficiency in terahertz communication systems.
no code implementations • 27 Sep 2022 • Leatile Marata, Onel Luis Alcaraz López, Hamza Djelouat, Markus Leinonen, Hirley Alves, Markku Juntti
Cellular networks that are traditionally designed for human-type communication (HTC) have the potential to provide cost effective connectivity to machine-type communication (MTC).
no code implementations • 22 Jul 2022 • Akram Shafie, Nan Yang, Chong Han, Josep Miquel Jornet, Markku Juntti, Thomas Kurner
The unprecedented increase in wireless data traffic, predicted to occur within the next decade, is motivating academia and industries to look beyond contemporary wireless standards and conceptualize the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks.
no code implementations • 11 Apr 2022 • Ly V. Nguyen, Nhan T. Nguyen, Nghi H. Tran, Markku Juntti, A. Lee Swindlehurst, Duy H. N. Nguyen
Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a key technology for emerging next-generation wireless systems.
no code implementations • 13 Mar 2022 • Lucas Ribeiro, Markus Leinonen, Hanan Al-Tous, Olav Tirkkonen, Markku Juntti
Massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) technology is a way to increase the spectral efficiency of machine-type communications (MTC).
no code implementations • 13 Jan 2022 • Muhammad Farooq, Markku Juntti, Le-Nam Tran
We consider a multigroup multicast cell-free multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlink system with short-term power constraints.
no code implementations • 8 Dec 2021 • Hamza Djelouat, Leatile Marata, Markus Leinonen, Hirley Alves, Markku Juntti
This paper addresses the problem of joint user identification and channel estimation (JUICE) for grant-free access in massive machine-type communications (mMTC).
no code implementations • 12 Oct 2021 • Mengyuan Ma, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Markku Juntti
Switch-based hybrid beamforming (SW-HBF) architectures are promising for realizing massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications systems because of their low cost and low power consumption.
no code implementations • 16 Sep 2021 • Jiguang He, Fan Jiang, Kamran Keykhosravi, Joonas Kokkoniemi, Henk Wymeersch, Markku Juntti
Upcoming beyond fifth generation (5G) communications systems aim at further enhancing key performance indicators and fully supporting brand new use cases by embracing emerging techniques, e. g., reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), integrated communication, localization, and sensing, and mmWave/THz communications.
no code implementations • 15 Aug 2021 • Mengyuan Ma, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Markku Juntti
Hybrid beamforming is considered a key enabler to realize millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications due to its capability of considerably reducing the number of costly and power-hungry radio frequency chains in the transceiver.
1 code implementation • 27 Jul 2021 • Jiguang He, Henk Wymeersch, Marco Di Renzo, Markku Juntti
Inspired by the remarkable learning and prediction performance of deep neural networks (DNNs), we apply one special type of DNN framework, known as model-driven deep unfolding neural network, to reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided millimeter wave (mmWave) single-input multiple-output (SIMO) systems.
no code implementations • 15 Jul 2021 • Rafaela Schroeder, Jiguang He, Glauber Brante, Markku Juntti
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have been proposed as a key enabler to improve the coverage of the signals and mitigate the frequent blockages in millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications.
no code implementations • 21 Jun 2021 • Rafaela Schroeder, Jiguang He, Markku Juntti
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have been introduced as a remedy for mitigating frequent blockages in millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication networks.
no code implementations • 1 May 2021 • Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Quang-Doanh Vu, Kyungchun Lee, Markku Juntti
We propose a novel concept of hybrid relay-reflecting intelligent surface (HR-RIS), in which a single or few elements are deployed with power amplifiers (PAs) to serve as active relays, while the remaining elements only reflect the incident signals.
no code implementations • 1 May 2021 • Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Ly V. Nguyen, Thien Huynh-The, Duy H. N. Nguyen, A. Lee Swindlehurst, Markku Juntti
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology has recently emerged as a spectral- and cost-efficient approach for wireless communications systems.
no code implementations • 24 Apr 2021 • Lucas Ribeiro, Markus Leinonen, Hanan Al-Tous, Olav Tirkkonen, Markku Juntti
This work addresses the design of channel features from correlated fading channels to assist the pilot assignment in multi-sector mMTC systems under pilot reuse of orthogonal sequences.
no code implementations • 20 Apr 2021 • Akram Shafie, Nan Yang, Salman Durrani, Xiangyun Zhou, Chong Han, Markku Juntti
We conduct novel coverage probability analysis of downlink transmission in a three-dimensional (3D) terahertz (THz) communication (THzCom) system.
no code implementations • 17 Apr 2021 • Hamza Djelouat, Markus Leinonen, Markku Juntti
First, for the case without prior information, we formulate the JUICE as an iterative reweighted $\ell_{2, 1}$-norm minimization problem.
no code implementations • 14 Apr 2021 • Jiguang He, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Rafaela Schroeder, Visa Tapio, Joonas Kokkoniemi, Markku Juntti
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are considered as potential technologies for the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication system.
no code implementations • 5 Apr 2021 • Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Jiguang He, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Henk Wymeersch, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, Robert Schober, Symeon Chatzinotas, Markku Juntti
In this paper, we provide an overview of a hybrid relay-reflecting intelligent surface (HR-RIS) architecture, in which only a few elements are active and connected to power amplifiers and radio frequency chains.
no code implementations • 15 Mar 2021 • Hamza Djelouat, Markus Leinonen, Markku Juntti
Joint user identification and channel estimation (JUICE) is a main challenge in grant-free massive machine-type communications (mMTC).
no code implementations • 5 Mar 2021 • Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Quang-Doanh Vu, Kyungchun Lee, Markku Juntti
The simulation results show that a significant improvement in both the spectral efficiency (SE) and energy efficiency (EE) with respect to the conventional RIS-aided system can be attained by the proposed schemes, especially, by the dynamic HR-RIS.
no code implementations • 12 Jan 2021 • Yanzhen Liu, Qiyu Hu, Yunlong Cai, Markku Juntti
In this letter, we investigate an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided device-to-device (D2D) offloading system, where an IRS is employed to assist in computation offloading from a group of users with intensive tasks to another group of idle users.
no code implementations • 27 Oct 2020 • Jiguang He, Henk Wymeersch, Markku Juntti
Location information offered by external positioning systems, e. g., satellite navigation, can be used as prior information in the process of beam alignment and channel parameter estimation for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output networks.
no code implementations • 14 Oct 2020 • Rafaela Schroeder, Jiguang He, Markku Juntti
The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) plays an important role in maintaining the connectivity in millimeter wave (mmWave) MIMO systems when the direct channel between the transceivers is blocked.
no code implementations • 16 Jul 2020 • Jiguang He, Henk Wymeersch, Markku Juntti
A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can shape the radio propagation environment by virtue of changing the impinging electromagnetic waves towards any desired directions, thus, breaking the general Snell's reflection law.
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no code implementations • 9 Jul 2020 • Ijaz Ahmad, Shahriar Shahabuddin, Tanesh Kumar, Erkki Harjula, Marcus Meisel, Markku Juntti, Thilo Sauter, Mika Ylianttila
The Internet of Things (IoT), hailed as the enabler of the next industrial revolution, will require ubiquitous connectivity, context-aware and dynamic service mobility, and extreme security through the wireless network infrastructure.
no code implementations • 19 Dec 2019 • Henk Wymeersch, Jiguang He, Benoît Denis, Antonio Clemente, Markku Juntti
5G radio at millimeter wave (mmWave) and beyond 5G concepts at 0. 1-1 THz can exploit angle and delay measurements for localization, by the virtue of increased bandwidth and large antenna arrays but are limited in terms of blockage caused by obstacles.