A tutorial on near-field XL-MIMO communications towards 6G

H Lu, Y Zeng, C You, Y Han, J Zhang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is a promising technology for
the sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication networks. By significantly boosting the …

User association in 5G networks: A survey and an outlook

D Liu, L Wang, Y Chen, M Elkashlan… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fifth generation (5G) mobile networks are envisioned to support the deluge of data traffic
with reduced energy consumption and improved quality of service (QoS) provision. To this …

6G and beyond: The future of wireless communications systems

IF Akyildiz, A Kak, S Nie - IEEE access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
6G and beyond will fulfill the requirements of a fully connected world and provide ubiquitous
wireless connectivity for all. Transformative solutions are expected to drive the surge for …

Cell-free massive MIMO versus small cells

HQ Ngo, A Ashikhmin, H Yang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A Cell-Free Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) system comprises a very large
number of distributed access points (APs), which simultaneously serve a much smaller …

Cell-free massive MIMO: Uniformly great service for everyone

HQ Ngo, A Ashikhmin, H Yang… - 2015 IEEE 16th …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider the downlink of Cell-Free Massive MIMO systems, where a very large number
of distributed access points (APs) simultaneously serve a much smaller number of users …

Antenna array enabled space/air/ground communications and networking for 6G

Z Xiao, Z Han, A Nallanathan, OA Dobre… - IEEE Journal on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Antenna arrays have a long history of more than 100 years and have evolved closely with
the development of electronic and information technologies, playing an indispensable role …

CoMP in the sky: UAV placement and movement optimization for multi-user communications

L Liu, S Zhang, R Zhang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Driven by the recent advancement in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, this paper
proposes a new wireless network architecture of coordinate multipoint (CoMP) in the sky to …

Survey of large-scale MIMO systems

K Zheng, L Zhao, J Mei, B Shao… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The escalating teletraffic growth imposed by the proliferation of smartphones and tablet
computers outstrips the capacity increase of wireless communications networks …

Non-orthogonal multiple access in large-scale heterogeneous networks

Y Liu, Z Qin, M Elkashlan… - IEEE Journal on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the potential benefits of applying non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA)
technique in K-tier hybrid heterogeneous networks (HetNets) is explored. A promising new …

Low-latency networking: Where latency lurks and how to tame it

X Jiang, H Shokri-Ghadikolaei, G Fodor… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While the current generation of mobile and fixed communication networks has been
standardized for mobile broadband services, the next generation is driven by the vision of …