828 research outputs found

    Factor Graph Processing for Dual-Blind Deconvolution at ISAC Receiver

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    Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems have gained significant interest because of their ability to jointly and efficiently access, utilize, and manage the scarce electromagnetic spectrum. The co-existence approach toward ISAC focuses on the receiver processing of overlaid radar and communications signals coming from independent transmitters. A specific ISAC coexistence problem is dual-blind deconvolution (DBD), wherein the transmit signals and channels of both radar and communications are unknown to the receiver. Prior DBD works ignore the evolution of the signal model over time. In this work, we consider a dynamic DBD scenario using a linear state space model (LSSM) such that, apart from the transmit signals and channels of both systems, the LSSM parameters are also unknown. We employ a factor graph representation to model these unknown variables. We avoid the conventional matrix inversion approach to estimate the unknown variables by using an efficient expectation-maximization algorithm, where each iteration employs a Gaussian message passing over the factor graph structure. Numerical experiments demonstrate the accurate estimation of radar and communications channels, including in the presence of noise.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figure

    Beam scanning by liquid-crystal biasing in a modified SIW structure

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    A fixed-frequency beam-scanning 1D antenna based on Liquid Crystals (LCs) is designed for application in 2D scanning with lateral alignment. The 2D array environment imposes full decoupling of adjacent 1D antennas, which often conflicts with the LC requirement of DC biasing: the proposed design accommodates both. The LC medium is placed inside a Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) modified to work as a Groove Gap Waveguide, with radiating slots etched on the upper broad wall, that radiates as a Leaky-Wave Antenna (LWA). This allows effective application of the DC bias voltage needed for tuning the LCs. At the same time, the RF field remains laterally confined, enabling the possibility to lay several antennas in parallel and achieve 2D beam scanning. The design is validated by simulation employing the actual properties of a commercial LC medium

    Sensing User's Activity, Channel, and Location with Near-Field Extra-Large-Scale MIMO

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    This paper proposes a grant-free massive access scheme based on the millimeter wave (mmWave) extra-large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) to support massive Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices with low latency, high data rate, and high localization accuracy in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) networks. The XL-MIMO consists of multiple antenna subarrays that are widely spaced over the service area to ensure line-of-sight (LoS) transmissions. First, we establish the XL-MIMO-based massive access model considering the near-field spatial non-stationary (SNS) property. Then, by exploiting the block sparsity of subarrays and the SNS property, we propose a structured block orthogonal matching pursuit algorithm for efficient active user detection (AUD) and channel estimation (CE). Furthermore, different sensing matrices are applied in different pilot subcarriers for exploiting the diversity gains. Additionally, a multi-subarray collaborative localization algorithm is designed for localization. In particular, the angle of arrival (AoA) and time difference of arrival (TDoA) of the LoS links between active users and related subarrays are extracted from the estimated XL-MIMO channels, and then the coordinates of active users are acquired by jointly utilizing the AoAs and TDoAs. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithms outperform existing algorithms in terms of AUD and CE performance and can achieve centimeter-level localization accuracy.Comment: Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Communications, Major revision. Codes will be open to all on https://gaozhen16.github.io/ soo

    A survey on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces: wireless communication perspective

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    Using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) to improve the coverage and the data rate of future wireless networks is a viable option. These surfaces are constituted of a significant number of passive and nearly passive components that interact with incident signals in a smart way, such as by reflecting them, to increase the wireless system's performance as a result of which the notion of a smart radio environment comes to fruition. In this survey, a study review of RIS-assisted wireless communication is supplied starting with the principles of RIS which include the hardware architecture, the control mechanisms, and the discussions of previously held views about the channel model and pathloss; then the performance analysis considering different performance parameters, analytical approaches and metrics are presented to describe the RIS-assisted wireless network performance improvements. Despite its enormous promise, RIS confronts new hurdles in integrating into wireless networks efficiently due to its passive nature. Consequently, the channel estimation for, both full and nearly passive RIS and the RIS deployments are compared under various wireless communication models and for single and multi-users. Lastly, the challenges and potential future study areas for the RIS aided wireless communication systems are proposed

    Line-of-Sight Detection for 5G Wireless Channels

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    With the rapid deployment of 5G wireless networks across the globe, precise positioning has become essential for many vertical industries reliant on 5G. The predominantly non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation instigated by the obstacles in the surrounding environment, especially in metro city areas, has made it particularly difficult to achieve high estimation accuracy for positioning algorithms that necessitate direct line-of-sight (LOS) transmission. In this scenario, correctly identifying the line-of-sight condition has become extremely crucial in precise positioning algorithms based on 5G. Even though numerous scientific studies have been conducted on LOS identification in the existing literature, most of these research works are based on either ultra-wideband or Wi-Fi networks. Therefore, this thesis focuses on this hitherto less investigated area of line-of-sight detection for 5G wireless channels. This thesis examines the feasibility of LOS detection using three widely used channel models, the Tapped Delay Line (TDL), the Clustered Delay Line (CDL), and the Winner II channel models. The 5G-based simulation environment was constructed with standard parameters based on 3GPP specifications using MATLAB computational platform for the research. LOS and NLOS channels were defined to transmit random signal samples for each channel model where the received signal was subjected to Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN), imitating the authentic propagation environment. Variable channel conditions were simulated by randomly alternating the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the received signal. The research mainly focuses on machine learning (ML) based LOS classification. Additionally, the threshold-based hypothesis was also deployed for the same scenarios as a benchmark. The main objectives of the thesis were to find the statistical features or the combination of statistical features of the channel impulse response (CIR) of the received signal, which provide the best results and to identify the most effective machine learning method for LOS/NLOS classification. Furthermore, the results were verified through actual measurement samples obtained during the NewSense project. The results indicate that the time-correlation feature of the channel impulse response used in isolation would be effective in LOS identification for 5G wireless channels. Additional derived features of the CIR do not significantly increase the classification accuracy. Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) were found to be more appropriate than Sounding Reference Signals (SRS) for LOS/NLOS classification. The study reinforced the significance of selecting the most suitable machine learning algorithm and kernel function as relevant for the task of obtaining the best results. The medium Gaussian support vector machines ML algorithm provided the overall highest precision in LOS classification for simulated data with up to 98% accuracy for the Winner II channel model with PRS. The machine learning algorithms proved to be considerably more effective than conventional threshold-based detection for both simulated and real measurement data. Additionally, the Winner II model with the richest features presented the best results compared with CDL and TDL channel models

    Towards addressing training data scarcity challenge in emerging radio access networks: a survey and framework

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    The future of cellular networks is contingent on artificial intelligence (AI) based automation, particularly for radio access network (RAN) operation, optimization, and troubleshooting. To achieve such zero-touch automation, a myriad of AI-based solutions are being proposed in literature to leverage AI for modeling and optimizing network behavior to achieve the zero-touch automation goal. However, to work reliably, AI based automation, requires a deluge of training data. Consequently, the success of the proposed AI solutions is limited by a fundamental challenge faced by cellular network research community: scarcity of the training data. In this paper, we present an extensive review of classic and emerging techniques to address this challenge. We first identify the common data types in RAN and their known use-cases. We then present a taxonomized survey of techniques used in literature to address training data scarcity for various data types. This is followed by a framework to address the training data scarcity. The proposed framework builds on available information and combination of techniques including interpolation, domain-knowledge based, generative adversarial neural networks, transfer learning, autoencoders, fewshot learning, simulators and testbeds. Potential new techniques to enrich scarce data in cellular networks are also proposed, such as by matrix completion theory, and domain knowledge-based techniques leveraging different types of network geometries and network parameters. In addition, an overview of state-of-the art simulators and testbeds is also presented to make readers aware of current and emerging platforms to access real data in order to overcome the data scarcity challenge. The extensive survey of training data scarcity addressing techniques combined with proposed framework to select a suitable technique for given type of data, can assist researchers and network operators in choosing the appropriate methods to overcome the data scarcity challenge in leveraging AI to radio access network automation

    Time-Domain Channel Estimation for Extremely Large MIMO THz Communications with Beam Squint

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    In this paper, we study the problem of extremely large (XL) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel estimation in the Terahertz (THz) frequency band, considering the presence of propagation delays across the entire array apertures, which leads to frequency selectivity, a problem known as beam squint. Multi-carrier transmission schemes which are usually deployed to address this problem, suffer from high peak-to-average power ratio, which is specifically dominant in THz communications where low transmit power is realized. Diverging from the usual approach, we devise a novel channel estimation problem formulation in the time domain for single-carrier (SC) modulation, which favors transmissions in THz, and incorporate the beam-squint effect in a sparse vector recovery problem that is solved via sparse optimization tools. In particular, the beam squint and the sparse MIMO channel are jointly tracked by using an alternating minimization approach that decomposes the two estimation problems. The presented performance evaluation results validate that the proposed SC technique exhibits superior performance than the conventional one as well as than state-of-the-art multi-carrier approaches
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