Near-field communications: A comprehensive survey

Y Liu, C Ouyang, Z Wang, J Xu, X Mu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Multiple-antenna technologies are evolving towards large-scale aperture sizes, extremely
high frequencies, and innovative antenna types. This evolution is giving rise to the …

The Road to Next-Generation Multiple Access: A 50-Year Tutorial Review

Y Liu, C Ouyang, Z Ding, R Schober - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.00189, 2024 - arxiv.org
The evolution of wireless communications has been significantly influenced by remarkable
advancements in multiple access (MA) technologies over the past five decades, shaping the …

Physical layer security in near-field communications

Z Zhang, Y Liu, Z Wang, X Mu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A near-field secure transmission framework is proposed. Employing the hybrid beamforming
architecture, a multi-antenna base station (BS) transmits confidential information to a multi …

Modeling and analysis of near-field ISAC

B Zhao, C Ouyang, Y Liu, X Zhang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the technical trends for the next-generation wireless network significantly extend the near-
field region, a performance reevaluation of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) …

Near-field integrated sensing, positioning, and communication: A downlink and uplink framework

H Li, Z Wang, X Mu, P Zhiwen… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A near-field integrated sensing, positioning, and communication (ISPAC) framework is
proposed, where a base station (BS) simultaneously serves multiple communication users …

RIS-aided near-field MIMO communications: Codebook and beam training design

S Lv, Y Liu, X Xu, A Nallanathan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Downlink reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multi-input-multi-output (MIMO)
systems are considered with far-field, near-field, and hybrid-far-near-field channels …

Next Generation Advanced Transceiver Technologies for 6G

C You, Y Cai, Y Liu, M Di Renzo, TM Duman… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
To accommodate new applications such as extended reality, fully autonomous vehicular
networks and the metaverse, next generation wireless networks are going to be subject to …

Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer in near-field communications

Z Zhang, Y Liu, Z Wang, X Mu… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A near-field simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) network is
investigated, where the hybrid beamforming architecture is employed at the base station …

Sum-rate maximization for fluid antenna enabled multiuser communications

Z Cheng, N Li, J Zhu, X She… - IEEE Communications …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel multiuser communication system with fluid antennas (FAs) is proposed, where the
antenna position optimization is exploited to enhance the downlink sum-rate. The joint …

Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Surfaces for Ubiquitous Next Generation Multiple Access in 6G and Beyond

X Mu, J Xu, Z Wang, N Al-Dhahir - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ultimate goal of next generation multiple access (NGMA) is to support massive terminals
and facilitate multiple functionalities over the limited radio resources of wireless networks in …