Green One-Bit Quantized Precoding in Cell-Free Massive MIMO

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Main Authors: Gümüsbuğa, Salih, Topal, Ozan Alp, Demir, Özlem Tuğfe
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Published: 2025
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author Gümüsbuğa, Salih
Topal, Ozan Alp
Demir, Özlem Tuğfe
author_facet Gümüsbuğa, Salih
Topal, Ozan Alp
Demir, Özlem Tuğfe
contents Cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) is expected to be one of the key technologies in sixth-generation (6G) and beyond wireless communications, offering enhanced spectral efficiency for cell-edge user equipments by employing joint transmission and reception with a large number of antennas distributed throughout the region. However, high-resolution RF chains associated with these antennas significantly increase power consumption. To address this issue, the use of low-resolution analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters (ADCs/DACs) has emerged as a promising approach to balance power efficiency and performance in massive MIMO networks. In this work, we propose a novel quantized precoding algorithm tailored for cell-free massive MIMO systems, where the proposed method dynamically deactivates unnecessary antennas based on the structure of each symbol vector, thereby enhancing energy efficiency. Simulation results demonstrate that our algorithm outperforms existing methods such as squared-infinity norm Douglas-Rachford splitting (SQUID) and regularized zero forcing (RZF), achieving superior performance while effectively reducing power consumption.
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spellingShingle Green One-Bit Quantized Precoding in Cell-Free Massive MIMO
Gümüsbuğa, Salih
Topal, Ozan Alp
Demir, Özlem Tuğfe
Signal Processing
Information Theory
Cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) is expected to be one of the key technologies in sixth-generation (6G) and beyond wireless communications, offering enhanced spectral efficiency for cell-edge user equipments by employing joint transmission and reception with a large number of antennas distributed throughout the region. However, high-resolution RF chains associated with these antennas significantly increase power consumption. To address this issue, the use of low-resolution analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters (ADCs/DACs) has emerged as a promising approach to balance power efficiency and performance in massive MIMO networks. In this work, we propose a novel quantized precoding algorithm tailored for cell-free massive MIMO systems, where the proposed method dynamically deactivates unnecessary antennas based on the structure of each symbol vector, thereby enhancing energy efficiency. Simulation results demonstrate that our algorithm outperforms existing methods such as squared-infinity norm Douglas-Rachford splitting (SQUID) and regularized zero forcing (RZF), achieving superior performance while effectively reducing power consumption.
title Green One-Bit Quantized Precoding in Cell-Free Massive MIMO
topic Signal Processing
Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22400