Pre-Optimized Irregular Arrays versus Moveable Antennas in Multi-User MIMO Systems

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Main Authors: Irshad, Amna, Kosasih, Alva, Petrov, Vitaly, Björnson, Emil
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Published: 2025
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author Irshad, Amna
Kosasih, Alva
Petrov, Vitaly
Björnson, Emil
author_facet Irshad, Amna
Kosasih, Alva
Petrov, Vitaly
Björnson, Emil
contents Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems exploit the spatial diversity achieved with an array of many antennas to perform spatial multiplexing of many users. Similar performance can be achieved using fewer antennas if movable antenna (MA) elements are used instead. MA-enabled arrays can dynamically change the antenna locations, mechanically or electrically, to achieve maximum spatial diversity for the current propagation conditions. However, optimizing the antenna locations for each channel realization is computationally excessive, requires channel knowledge for all conceivable locations, and requires rapid antenna movements, thus making real-time implementation cumbersome. To overcome these challenges, we propose a pre-optimized irregular array (PIA) concept, where the antenna locations at the base station are optimized a priori for a given coverage area. The objective is to maximize the average sum rate and we take a particle swarm optimization approach to solve it. Simulation results show that PIA achieves performance comparable to MA-enabled arrays while outperforming traditional uniform arrays. Hence, PIA offers a fixed yet efficient array deployment approach without the complexities associated with MA-enabled arrays.
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spellingShingle Pre-Optimized Irregular Arrays versus Moveable Antennas in Multi-User MIMO Systems
Irshad, Amna
Kosasih, Alva
Petrov, Vitaly
Björnson, Emil
Signal Processing
Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems exploit the spatial diversity achieved with an array of many antennas to perform spatial multiplexing of many users. Similar performance can be achieved using fewer antennas if movable antenna (MA) elements are used instead. MA-enabled arrays can dynamically change the antenna locations, mechanically or electrically, to achieve maximum spatial diversity for the current propagation conditions. However, optimizing the antenna locations for each channel realization is computationally excessive, requires channel knowledge for all conceivable locations, and requires rapid antenna movements, thus making real-time implementation cumbersome. To overcome these challenges, we propose a pre-optimized irregular array (PIA) concept, where the antenna locations at the base station are optimized a priori for a given coverage area. The objective is to maximize the average sum rate and we take a particle swarm optimization approach to solve it. Simulation results show that PIA achieves performance comparable to MA-enabled arrays while outperforming traditional uniform arrays. Hence, PIA offers a fixed yet efficient array deployment approach without the complexities associated with MA-enabled arrays.
title Pre-Optimized Irregular Arrays versus Moveable Antennas in Multi-User MIMO Systems
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03994