98 research outputs found
Hybrid Transceiver Optimization for Multi-Hop Communications
Multi-hop communication with the aid of large-scale antenna arrays will play
a vital role in future emergence communication systems. In this paper, we
investigate amplify-and-forward based and multiple-input multiple-output
assisted multi-hop communication, in which all nodes employ hybrid
transceivers. Moreover, channel errors are taken into account in our hybrid
transceiver design. Based on the matrix-monotonic optimization framework, the
optimal structures of the robust hybrid transceivers are derived. By utilizing
these optimal structures, the optimizations of analog transceivers and digital
transceivers can be separated without loss of optimality. This fact greatly
simplifies the joint optimization of analog and digital transceivers. Since the
optimization of analog transceivers under unit-modulus constraints is
non-convex, a projection type algorithm is proposed for analog transceiver
optimization to overcome this difficulty. Based on the derived analog
transceivers, the optimal digital transceivers can then be derived using
matrix-monotonic optimization. Numeral results obtained demonstrate the
performance advantages of the proposed hybrid transceiver designs over other
existing solutions.Comment: 32 pages, 6 figures. This manuscript has been submitted to IEEE
Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (special issue on Multiple
Antenna Technologies for Beyond 5G
Uplink Performance of Hardware-Impaired Cell-Free Massive MIMO with Multi-Antenna Users and Superimposed Pilots
Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) has recently been proposed to improve cell edge performance. However, most prior works consider perfect hardware impairments (HIs), which are difficult to be achieved in practical systems. This paper studies the impact of HI in an uplink cell-free mMIMO system with both multi-antenna access points (APs) and multi-antenna user terminals (UTs) under the Weichselberger channel model.Firstly, we study a two-layer decoding scheme with local minimum mean-squared error or maximum ratio combining at the AP side and with optimal large-scale fading decoding in the central processing unit. We derive novel closed-form SE expressions and prove that the effect of HI can be mitigated in the case of UTs with multiple antennas. However, the achievable SE is constrained by the pilot contamination and pilot overhead. To this end, the superimposed pilot (SP) transmission method is considered in this paper, where all the coherence intervals are used for both pilot and data symbols transmission. Finally, numerical results verify our derived expressions and reveal the relationship between HI and the number of antennas per UT for different pilot schemes. Note that the advantages of SP over regular pilots disappear when the hardware quality decreases with multi-antenna UTs
Ergodic Rate Analysis and IRS Configuration for Multi-IRS Dual-Hop DF Relaying Systems
Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has emerged as a promising and low-cost technology for improving wireless communications by collecting dispersed radio waves and redirecting them to the intended receivers. In this letter, we characterize the achievable rate when multiple IRSs are utilized in the manner of decode-and-forward (DF) relaying. Our performance analysis is based on the Nakagami-m fading model with perfect channel state information (CSI). Tight upper bound expressions for the ergodic rate are derived. Moreover, we compare the performance of the multi-IRS DF relaying system with that of the one with a single IRS and confirm the gain. We then optimize the IRS configuration considering the numbers of IRSs and IRS reflecting elements, which provides useful insights for practical design
Super-Directive Antenna Arrays: How Many Elements Do We Need?
Super-directive antenna arrays have faced challenges in achieving high
realized gains ever since their introduction in the academic literature. The
primary challenges are high impedance mismatches and resistive losses, which
become increasingly more dominant as the number of elements increases.
Consequently, a critical limitation arises in determining the maximum number of
elements that should be utilized to achieve super-directivity, particularly
within dense array configurations. This paper addresses precisely this issue
through an optimization study to design a super-directive antenna array with a
maximum number of elements. An iterative approach is employed to increase the
array of elements while sustaining a satisfactory realized gain using the
differential evolution (DE) algorithm. Thus, it is observed that
super-directivity can be obtained in an array with a maximum of five elements.
Our results indicate that the obtained unit array has a higher
realized gain than a uniform linear array with conventional excitation. For
these reasons, these results make the proposed architecture a strong candidate
for applications that require densely packed arrays, particularly in the
context of massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)
Uplink Performance of Cell-Free Extremely Large-Scale MIMO Systems
In this paper, we investigate the uplink performance of cell-free (CF)
extremely large-scale multiple-input-multipleoutput (XL-MIMO) systems, which is
a promising technique for future wireless communications. More specifically, we
consider the practical scenario with multiple base stations (BSs) and multiple
user equipments (UEs). To this end, we derive exact achievable spectral
efficiency (SE) expressions for any combining scheme. It is worth noting that
we derive the closed-form SE expressions for the CF XL-MIMO with maximum ratio
(MR) combining. Numerical results show that the SE performance of the CF
XL-MIMO can be hugely improved compared with the small-cell XL-MIMO. It is
interesting that a smaller antenna spacing leads to a higher correlation level
among patch antennas. Finally, we prove that increasing the number of UE
antennas may decrease the SE performance with MR combining
Instruments development for measuring student worksheet media based on scientific approaches
Student Worksheets a media in the form of sheets containing tasks and activities that students must carry out, which are useful in supporting the learning process, one of which is in the material on the Structure and Function of Plant Tissues so that students can be active in the learning process. An assessment instrument is needed for the Student Worksheets. For this reason, this study aimed to measure the instrument's validity and reliability for using Student Worksheets as a learning media. This study used Research and Development (RND) methodology with an instrument in the form of a Student Worksheets measurement questionnaire consisting of three constructs: product design, material feasibility, and language feasibility. This research was carried out by involving seven teachers from several schools. Data were obtained by distributing the questionnaire via a Google form from September to October 2022 by obtaining prior consent from the respondents. The data obtained were quantitative, then analyzed using SPSS version 29 in the form of Alpha Cronbach analysis. The results of the test show that the validity of the instrument data meets the valid and reliable criteria with each Cronbach Alpha value per construct, namely Product Design (0.795), Material Feasibility (0.712), and Language Feasibility (0.712). Therefore, this study shows that the developed instrument meets the use requirements in developing Student Worksheets media students. Thus, stakeholders and teachers can use this instrument to develop media, particularly Student Worksheets, whereas further researchers can use this instrument to measure media before the study
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