A Single-RF Architecture for Multiuser Massive MIMO Via Reflecting Surfaces

Bereyhi A, Jamali V, Müller R, Tulino AM, Fischer G, Schober R (2020)


Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Book Volume: 2020-May

Pages Range: 8688-8692

Conference Proceedings Title: ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings

Event location: Barcelona ES

ISBN: 9781509066315

DOI: 10.1109/ICASSP40776.2020.9052989

Abstract

In this work, we propose a new single-RF MIMO architecture which enjoys high scalability and energy-efficiency. The transmitter in this proposal consists of a single RF illuminator radiating towards a reflecting surface. Each element on the reflecting surface re-transmits its received signal after applying a phase-shift, such that a desired beamforming pattern is obtained. For this architecture, the problem of beamforming is interpreted as linear regression and a solution is derived via the method of least-squares. Using this formulation, a fast iterative algorithm for tuning of the reflecting surface is developed. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed architecture is fully compatible with current designs of reflecting surfaces.

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APA:

Bereyhi, A., Jamali, V., Müller, R., Tulino, A.M., Fischer, G., & Schober, R. (2020). A Single-RF Architecture for Multiuser Massive MIMO Via Reflecting Surfaces. In ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings (pp. 8688-8692). Barcelona, ES: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Bereyhi, Ali, et al. "A Single-RF Architecture for Multiuser Massive MIMO Via Reflecting Surfaces." Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2020, Barcelona Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. 8688-8692.

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