A cooperative localization-aided tracking algorithm for THz wireless systems

In this paper, a novel cooperation-aided localization and tracking approach, suitable for terahertz (THz) wireless systems is presented. It combines an angle of arrival (AoA) tracking algorithm with the two-way time of arrival method, in order to accurately track the user equipment (UE) position and reduce the deafness caused by the estimation errors of the tracking algorithms. This algorithm can be used by one base station (BS) to estimate the UE position, or by multiple BSs, that cooperate with each other to increase the accuracy of the estimations, as well as the probability of successful estimations and guarantee low-estimation overhead. The efficiency of the algorithm is evaluated in terms of deafness and probability of successful AoA estimation and is compared with the corresponding performance of the fast channel tracking algorithm.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, IEEE WCNC 2019 (accepted paper

Relay-Based Blockage and Antenna Misalignment Mitigation in THz Wireless Communications

The proliferation of wireless devices in recent years has caused a spectrum shortage, which led the scientific community to explore the potential of using terahertz (THz) communications. However, THz systems suffer from severe path attenuation, blockage, and antenna misalignment. In this paper, we present a relay-based blockage and antenna misalignment mitigation approach. In more detail, two relay selection policies are employed, namely best and random relay selection. The system performance under both policies is evaluated and compared in terms of average throughput and the probability that throughput of a link is below the quality of service (QoS) threshold, using Monte Carlo simulations. It was observed that the effect of both blockage and misalignment can be mitigated using relays. Moreover, the gain of using relaying to mitigate blockage is much more significant.Comment: 4 page, 4 figures, 6G summi