MIMO 2018 - Special Issue Massive MIMO Communication and Networking Systems

Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication systems have been an important research topic over the past years, with a promise of a huge breakthrough in link capacity and spectral efficiency. From its inception as BLAST (and V-BLAST), to space-time block and trellis coding, it has developed from a single user system to multiuser system, i.e. multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), and from multiple antennas on a terminal to multiple antennas on multiple terminals, deployed in various networks such as wireless and machine-type communication systems. With spectrum resources ever becoming so scarce due to conventional single-link transmission approaching its capacity limit, new technologies that can increase the capacity to meet the demand are drawing great attentions. As the number of antennas grows significantly larger than ever, known as large-scale or massive MIMO, the capacity as well as the transmission diversity can be improved effectively. Such a system is expected to be the driving technology in 5G and future systems for a breakthrough in Gigabits communication systems.
We cordially invite high quality original research articles as well as tutorial papers related to massive MIMO communication and networking systems, on the following interest areas, as well as relevant areas. Papers on fundamental studies, mathematical modelling, simulations and/or prototype measurement, testing and evaluation are all welcome.
Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
· Transmitter designs
· Receiver/equalizer designs
· Channel and propagation model
· Channel estimation and link feedback
· Adaptive modulation
· Beamforming techniques
· Interference cancellation
· Power allocation
· Coding designs
· Cross layer design and optimization
· Orthogonal and non-orthogonal access
· RF front ends
· Massive MIMO driven diversity and/or capacity boosting techniques
· Multi-user MIMO system design and transmission techniques
· Machine-type communications and internet of things
· Optical/visible light systems
· Security issues
· Standardization
· GPU implementation/acceleration
· Deployment testbed prototyping and field tests
Guest Editors
Dr. Yau Hee Kho
Dr. Refik Caglar Kizilirmak
Dr. Sicong Liu
Dr. William Liu
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Keywords
· Wireless communications
· Signal and image processing
· Signal and image processing
· Power line and visible light communications
· 5G technologies
· Trust computing