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  1. Article ; Online: Characteristics of Channel Eigenvalues and Mutual Coupling Effects for Holographic Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces.

    Sun, Shu / Tao, Meixia

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 14

    Abstract: As a prospective key technology for the next-generation wireless communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have gained tremendous research interest in both the academia and industry in recent years. Only limited knowledge, however, has ... ...

    Abstract As a prospective key technology for the next-generation wireless communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have gained tremendous research interest in both the academia and industry in recent years. Only limited knowledge, however, has been obtained about the channel eigenvalue characteristics and spatial degrees of freedom (DoF) of systems containing RISs, especially when mutual coupling (MC) is present between the array elements. In this paper, we focus on the small-scale spatial correlation and eigenvalue properties excluding and including MC effects, for RISs with a quasi-continuous aperture (i.e., holographic RISs). Specifically, asymptotic behaviors of far-field and near-field eigenvalues of the spatial correlation matrix of holographic RISs without MC are first investigated, where the counter-intuitive observation of a lower DoF with more elements is explained by leveraging the power spectrum of the spatial correlation function. Second, a novel metric is proposed to quantify the inter-element correlation or coupling strength in RISs and ordinary antenna arrays. Furthermore, in-depth analysis is performed regarding the MC effects on array gain, effective spatial correlation, and eigenvalue architectures for a variety of element intervals when a holographic RIS works in the radiation and reception mode, respectively. The analysis and numerical results demonstrate that a considerable amount of the eigenvalues of the spatial correlation matrix correspond to evanescent waves that are promising for near-field communication and sensing. More importantly, holographic RISs can potentially reach an array gain conspicuously larger than conventional arrays by exploiting MC, and MC has discrepant impacts on the effective spatial correlation and eigenvalue structures at the transmitter and receiver.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s22145297
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  2. Book ; Online: Characteristics of Channel Eigenvalues and Mutual Coupling Effects for Holographic Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

    Sun, Shu / Tao, Meixia

    2023  

    Abstract: As a prospective key technology for the next-generation wireless communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have gained tremendous research interest in both the academia and industry in recent years. Only limited knowledge, however, has ... ...

    Abstract As a prospective key technology for the next-generation wireless communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have gained tremendous research interest in both the academia and industry in recent years. Only limited knowledge, however, has been obtained about the channel eigenvalue characteristics and spatial degrees of freedom (DoF) of systems containing RISs, especially when mutual coupling (MC) is present between the array elements. In this paper, we focus on the small-scale spatial correlation and eigenvalue properties excluding and including MC effects, for RISs with a quasi-continuous aperture (i.e., holographic RISs). Specifically, asymptotic behaviors of far-field and near-field eigenvalues of the spatial correlation matrix of holographic RISs without MC are first investigated, where the counter-intuitive observation of a lower DoF with more elements is explained by leveraging the power spectrum of the spatial correlation function. Second, a novel metric is proposed to quantify the inter-element correlation or coupling strength in RISs and ordinary antenna arrays. Furthermore, in-depth analysis is performed regarding the MC effects on array gain, effective spatial correlation, and eigenvalue architectures for a variety of element intervals when a holographic RIS works in the radiation and reception mode, respectively. The analysis and numerical results demonstrate that a considerable amount of the eigenvalues of the spatial correlation matrix correspond to evanescent waves that are promising for near-field communication and sensing. More importantly, holographic RISs can potentially reach an array gain conspicuously larger than conventional arrays by exploiting MC, and MC has discrepant impacts on the effective spatial correlation and eigenvalue structures at the transmitter and receiver.
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory ; Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
    Publishing date 2023-01-07
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Book ; Online: Deep Learning Based Superposition Coded Modulation for Hierarchical Semantic Communications over Broadcast Channels

    Bo, Yufei / Shao, Shuo / tao, Meixia

    2024  

    Abstract: We consider multi-user semantic communications over broadcast channels. While most existing works consider that each receiver requires either the same or independent semantic information, this paper explores the scenario where the semantic information ... ...

    Abstract We consider multi-user semantic communications over broadcast channels. While most existing works consider that each receiver requires either the same or independent semantic information, this paper explores the scenario where the semantic information desired by different receivers is different but correlated. In particular, we investigate semantic communications over Gaussian broadcast channels where the transmitter has a common observable source but the receivers wish to recover hierarchical semantic information in adaptation to their channel conditions. Inspired by the capacity achieving property of superposition codes, we propose a deep learning based superposition coded modulation (DeepSCM) scheme. Specifically, the hierarchical semantic information is first extracted and encoded into basic and enhanced feature vectors. A linear minimum mean square error (LMMSE) decorrelator is then developed to obtain a refinement from the enhanced features that is uncorrelated with the basic features. Finally, the basic features and their refinement are superposed for broadcasting after probabilistic modulation. Experiments are conducted for two-receiver image semantic broadcasting with coarse and fine classification as hierarchical semantic tasks. DeepSCM outperforms the benchmarking coded-modulation scheme without a superposition structure, especially with large channel disparity and high order modulation. It also approaches the performance upperbound as if there were only one receiver.
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory ; Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
    Subject code 003
    Publishing date 2024-01-03
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Book ; Online: IRS Aided Millimeter-Wave Sensing and Communication

    Li, Renwang / Shao, Xiaodan / Sun, Shu / Tao, Meixia / Zhang, Rui

    Beam Scanning, Beam Splitting, and Performance Analysis

    2024  

    Abstract: Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted growing interests for enabling the future 6G wireless networks, due to its capability of sharing spectrum and hardware resources between communication and sensing systems. However, existing works ... ...

    Abstract Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted growing interests for enabling the future 6G wireless networks, due to its capability of sharing spectrum and hardware resources between communication and sensing systems. However, existing works on ISAC usually need to modify the communication protocol to cater for the new sensing performance requirement, which may be difficult to implement in practice. In this paper, we study a new intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided millimeter-wave (mmWave) ISAC system by exploiting the distinct beam scanning operation in mmWave communications to achieve efficient sensing at the same time. First, we propose a two-phase ISAC protocol aided by a semi-passive IRS, consisting of beam scanning and data transmission. Specifically, in the beam scanning phase, the IRS finds the optimal beam for reflecting signals from the base station to a communication user via its passive elements. Meanwhile, the IRS directly estimates the angle of a nearby target based on echo signals from the target using its equipped active sensing element. Then, in the data transmission phase, the sensing accuracy is further improved by leveraging the data signals via possible IRS beam splitting. Next, we derive the achievable rate of the communication user as well as the Cram\'er-Rao bound and the approximate mean square error of the target angle estimation Finally, extensive simulation results are provided to verify our analysis as well as the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

    Comment: submitted to IEEE TWC
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory ; Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
    Subject code 535
    Publishing date 2024-01-27
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Book ; Online: Applicable Regions of Spherical and Plane Wave Models for Extremely Large-Scale Array Communications

    Li, Renwang / Sun, Shu / Tao, Meixia

    2023  

    Abstract: Extremely large-scale array (XL-array) communications can significantly improve the spectral efficiency and spatial resolution, and has great potential in next-generation mobile communication networks. A crucial problem in XL-array communications is to ... ...

    Abstract Extremely large-scale array (XL-array) communications can significantly improve the spectral efficiency and spatial resolution, and has great potential in next-generation mobile communication networks. A crucial problem in XL-array communications is to determine the boundary of applicable regions of the plane wave model (PWM) and spherical wave model (SWM). In this paper, we propose new PWM/SWM demarcations for XL-arrays from the viewpoint of channel gain and rank. Four sets of results are derived for four different array setups. First, an equi-power line is derived for a point-to-uniform linear array (ULA) scenario, where an inflection point is found at $\pm \frac{\pi}{6}$ central incident angles. Second, an equi-power surface is derived for a point-to-uniform planar array (UPA) scenario, and it is proved that $\cos^2(\phi) \cos^2(\varphi)=\frac{1}{2}$ is a dividing curve, where $\phi$ and $\varphi$ denote the elevation and azimuth angles, respectively. Third, an accurate and explicit expression of the equi-rank surface is obtained for a ULA-to-ULA scenario. Finally, an approximated expression of the equi-rank surface is obtained for a ULA-to-UPA scenario. With the obtained closed-form expressions, the equi-rank surface for any antenna structure and any angle can be well estimated. Furthermore, the effect of scatterers is also investigated, from which some insights are drawn.

    Comment: Accepted by China Communications
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory ; Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
    Publishing date 2023-01-15
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Book ; Online: Knowledge Distillation and Training Balance for Heterogeneous Decentralized Multi-Modal Learning over Wireless Networks

    Yin, Benshun / Chen, Zhiyong / Tao, Meixia

    2023  

    Abstract: Decentralized learning is widely employed for collaboratively training models using distributed data over wireless networks. Existing decentralized learning methods primarily focus on training single-modal networks. For the decentralized multi-modal ... ...

    Abstract Decentralized learning is widely employed for collaboratively training models using distributed data over wireless networks. Existing decentralized learning methods primarily focus on training single-modal networks. For the decentralized multi-modal learning (DMML), the modality heterogeneity and the non-independent and non-identically distributed (non-IID) data across devices make it difficult for the training model to capture the correlated features across different modalities. Moreover, modality competition can result in training imbalance among different modalities, which can significantly impact the performance of DMML. To improve the training performance in the presence of non-IID data and modality heterogeneity, we propose a novel DMML with knowledge distillation (DMML-KD) framework, which decomposes the extracted feature into the modality-common and the modality-specific components. In the proposed DMML-KD, a generator is applied to learn the global conditional distribution of the modality-common features, thereby guiding the modality-common features of different devices towards the same distribution. Meanwhile, we propose to decrease the number of local iterations for the modalities with fast training speed in DMML-KD to address the imbalanced training. We design a balance metric based on the parameter variation to evaluate the training speed of different modalities in DMML-KD. Using this metric, we optimize the number of local iterations for different modalities on each device under the constraint of remaining energy on devices. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed DMML-KD with training balance can effectively improve the training performance of DMML.

    Comment: submitted to IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory
    Subject code 004
    Publishing date 2023-11-11
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Book ; Online: Optimization of RIS Placement for Satellite-to-Ground Coverage Enhancement

    Liu, Xingchen / Xue, Liuxun / Sun, Shu / Tao, Meixia

    2023  

    Abstract: In satellite-to-ground communication, ensuring reliable and efficient connectivity poses significant challenges. The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) offers a promising solution due to its ability to manipulate wireless propagation environments ... ...

    Abstract In satellite-to-ground communication, ensuring reliable and efficient connectivity poses significant challenges. The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) offers a promising solution due to its ability to manipulate wireless propagation environments and thus enhance communication performance. In this paper, we propose a method for optimizing the placement of RISs on building facets to improve satellite-to-ground communication coverage. We model satellite-to-ground communication with RIS assistance, considering the actual positions of buildings and ground users. The theoretical lower bound on the coverage enhancement in satellite-to-ground communication through large-scale RIS deployment is derived. Then a novel optimization framework for RIS placement is formulated, and a parallel genetic algorithm is employed to solve the problem. Simulation results demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed RIS deployment strategy in enhancing satellite communication coverage probability for non-line-of-sight users. The proposed framework can be applied to various architectural distributions, such as rural areas, towns, and cities, by adjusting parameter settings.
    Keywords Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
    Subject code 629
    Publishing date 2023-11-06
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Book ; Online: A Fundamental Tradeoff Among Storage, Computation, and Communication for Distributed Computing over Star Network

    Yan, Qifa / Tang, Xiaohu / Tao, Meixia / Huang, Qin

    2023  

    Abstract: Coded distributed computing can alleviate the communication load by leveraging the redundant storage and computation resources with coding techniques in distributed computing. In this paper, we study a MapReduce-type distributed computing framework over ... ...

    Abstract Coded distributed computing can alleviate the communication load by leveraging the redundant storage and computation resources with coding techniques in distributed computing. In this paper, we study a MapReduce-type distributed computing framework over star topological network, where all the workers exchange information through a common access point. The optimal tradeoff among the normalized number of the stored files (storage load), computed intermediate values (computation load) and transmitted bits in the uplink and downlink (communication loads) are characterized. A coded computing scheme is proposed to achieve the Pareto-optimal tradeoff surface, in which the access point only needs to perform simple chain coding between the signals it receives, and information-theretical bound matching the surface is also provided.
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory
    Publishing date 2023-01-10
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Book ; Online: Beamforming Design for Integrated Sensing and Communication with Extended Target

    Wang, Yiqiu / Tao, Meixia / Sun, Shu

    2023  

    Abstract: This paper studies transmit beamforming design in an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where a base station sends symbols to perform downlink multi-user communication and sense an extended target simultaneously. We first model the ... ...

    Abstract This paper studies transmit beamforming design in an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where a base station sends symbols to perform downlink multi-user communication and sense an extended target simultaneously. We first model the extended target contour with truncated Fourier series. By considering echo signals as reflections from the valid elements on the target contour, a novel Cram\'er-Rao bound (CRB) on the direction estimation of extended target is derived. We then formulate the transmit beamforming design as an optimization problem by minimizing the CRB of radar sensing, and satisfying a minimum signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio requirement for each communication user, as well as a 3-dB beam coverage requirement tailored for the extended sensing target under a total transmit power constraint. In view of the non-convexity of the above problem, we employ semidefinite relaxation (SDR) technique for convex relaxation, followed by a rank-one extraction scheme for non-tight relaxation circumstances. Numerical results show that the proposed SDR beamforming scheme outperforms benchmark beampattern design methods with lower CRBs for the circumstances considered.

    Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, published to 8th Workshop on Integrated Sensing and Communications for Internet of Things in IEEE Global Communications Conference 2023
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory ; Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
    Subject code 003
    Publishing date 2023-12-17
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Book ; Online: Joint Coding-Modulation for Digital Semantic Communications via Variational Autoencoder

    Bo, Yufei / Duan, Yiheng / Shao, Shuo / Tao, Meixia

    2023  

    Abstract: Semantic communications have emerged as a new paradigm for improving communication efficiency by transmitting the semantic information of a source message that is most relevant to a desired task at the receiver. Most existing approaches typically utilize ...

    Abstract Semantic communications have emerged as a new paradigm for improving communication efficiency by transmitting the semantic information of a source message that is most relevant to a desired task at the receiver. Most existing approaches typically utilize neural networks (NNs) to design end-to-end semantic communication systems, where NN-based semantic encoders output continuously distributed signals to be sent directly to the channel in an analog fashion. In this work, we propose a joint coding-modulation (JCM) framework for digital semantic communications by using variational autoencoder (VAE). Our approach learns the transition probability from source data to discrete constellation symbols, thereby avoiding the non-differentiability problem of digital modulation. Meanwhile, by jointly designing the coding and modulation process together, we can match the obtained modulation strategy with the operating channel condition. We also derive a matching loss function with information-theoretic meaning for end-to-end training. Experiments on image semantic communication validate the superiority of our proposed JCM framework over the state-of-the-art quantization-based digital semantic coding-modulation methods across a wide range of channel conditions, transmission rates, and modulation orders. Furthermore, its performance gap to analog semantic communication reduces as the modulation order increases while enjoying the hardware implementation convenience.
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory ; Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
    Subject code 003
    Publishing date 2023-10-10
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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