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.
A Single-RF Architecture for Multiuser Massive MIMO Via Reflecting Surfaces / Bereyhi, A.; Jamali, V.; Muller, R. R.; Tulino, A. M.; Fischer, G.; Schober, R.. - 2020-:(2020), pp. 8688-8692. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2020 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2020 tenutosi a esp nel 2020) [10.1109/ICASSP40776.2020.9052989].
A Single-RF Architecture for Multiuser Massive MIMO Via Reflecting Surfaces
Tulino A. M.;
2020
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
