Downlink beamforming for energy-efficient heterogeneous networks with massive MIMO and small cells

LD Nguyen, HD Tuan, TQ Duong… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A heterogeneous network (HetNet) of a macrocell base station equipped with a large-scale
massive multi-in multi-out (MIMO) antenna array overlaying a number of small cell base …

QoE-aware beamforming design for massive MIMO heterogeneous networks

H Abarghouyi, SM Razavizadeh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the main goals of the future wireless networks is improving the users' quality of
experience (QoE). In this paper, we consider the problem of the QoE-based resource …

Energy-efficient resource allocation in single-RF load-modulated massive MIMO HetNets

M Ataeeshojai, RC Elliott, WA Krzymień… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the dramatic increase in wireless data traffic and the associated increase in energy
consumption, designing energy-efficient wireless networks with improved spectral efficiency …

HetNets and massive MIMO: Modeling, potential gains, and performance analysis

M Kountouris, N Pappas - 2013 IEEE-APS Topical Conference …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider a heterogeneous cellular network (HetNet) where a macrocell tier with a large
antenna array base station (BS) is overlaid with a dense tier of small cells (SCs). We …

Deploying dense networks for maximal energy efficiency: Small cells meet massive MIMO

E Björnson, L Sanguinetti… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
What would a cellular network designed for maximal energy efficiency look like? To answer
this fundamental question, tools from stochastic geometry are used in this paper to model …

Outage constrained robust hybrid coordinated beamforming for massive MIMO enabled heterogeneous cellular networks

G Xu, CH Lin, W Ma, S Chen, CY Chi - IEEE Access, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Heterogeneous network (HetNet), employing massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO),
has been recognized as a promising technique to enhance network capacity, and to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Energy efficiency techniques in ultra-dense wireless heterogeneous networks: An overview and outlook

O Alamu, A Gbenga-Ilori, M Adelabu, A Imoize… - … Science and Technology …, 2020 - Elsevier
In wireless heterogeneous networks (HetNets), the spatial densification through small cells
and the application of massive MIMO antenna arrays are key enablers for high data …

Massive MIMO in K-tier heterogeneous cellular networks: Coverage and rate

A He, L Wang, Y Chen, M Elkashlan… - 2015 IEEE Global …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper exploits the potential of massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) in K-tier
heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs), to enhance the data rate for 5G. In such a network …

Location-aware pilot assignment for massive MIMO systems in heterogeneous networks

P Zhao, Z Wang, C Qian, L Dai… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the heterogeneous cellular network (HetNet) where the macrocell base
stations (MBSs) are equipped with very large antenna arrays. Since such a combined …

Hybrid beamforming for millimeter-wave heterogeneous networks

M Hefnawi - Electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) employing massive multiple-input multiple-output
(MIMO) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) technologies have emerged as a promising solution …