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Auteurs principaux: Qian, Jun, Murch, Ross, Letaief, Khaled B.
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Publié: 2026
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.28318
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author Qian, Jun
Murch, Ross
Letaief, Khaled B.
author_facet Qian, Jun
Murch, Ross
Letaief, Khaled B.
contents This paper proposes a novel fluid antenna system (FAS)-enabled architecture to improve energy efficiency (EE) without sacrificing capacity. Specifically, we integrate FAS into cell-free massive MIMO systems to counteract low-resolution ADCs. We establish a comprehensive uplink transmission model and derive analytical expressions for SE and EE. These expressions explicitly capture the quantization error under slow fluid antenna multiple access and quantify the benefits of low-resolution ADCs on EE. Furthermore, we formulate a joint optimization problem to maximize EE performance. To solve this, we develop an efficient alternating optimization framework. This framework leverages the Dinkelbach algorithm-based fractional programming for power control, alongside novel accelerated projected gradient ascent (APGA) algorithms to optimize both continuous FAS positions and discrete ADC bit allocations. Numerical results reveal that low-resolution ADCs aggressively compress signals to save hardware power, which inevitably degrades SE but maintains EE. However, FASs can recover this SE loss thanks to their spatial flexibility and significantly boost EE by improving the received signal prior to destructive quantization. Furthermore, optimized power control can prevent quantization-induced multi-user interference, while efficient bit allocation can reduce exponential hardware power. Ultimately, our proposed FAS-enabled system, coupled with efficient power control and bit allocation, effectively improves system performance and outperforms traditional fixed-position antennas. It establishes a highly robust and energy-efficient paradigm for 6G networks.
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spellingShingle Fluid Antenna System Meets Low-Resolution ADCs in Energy-Efficient Cell-Free Massive MIMO
Qian, Jun
Murch, Ross
Letaief, Khaled B.
Information Theory
This paper proposes a novel fluid antenna system (FAS)-enabled architecture to improve energy efficiency (EE) without sacrificing capacity. Specifically, we integrate FAS into cell-free massive MIMO systems to counteract low-resolution ADCs. We establish a comprehensive uplink transmission model and derive analytical expressions for SE and EE. These expressions explicitly capture the quantization error under slow fluid antenna multiple access and quantify the benefits of low-resolution ADCs on EE. Furthermore, we formulate a joint optimization problem to maximize EE performance. To solve this, we develop an efficient alternating optimization framework. This framework leverages the Dinkelbach algorithm-based fractional programming for power control, alongside novel accelerated projected gradient ascent (APGA) algorithms to optimize both continuous FAS positions and discrete ADC bit allocations. Numerical results reveal that low-resolution ADCs aggressively compress signals to save hardware power, which inevitably degrades SE but maintains EE. However, FASs can recover this SE loss thanks to their spatial flexibility and significantly boost EE by improving the received signal prior to destructive quantization. Furthermore, optimized power control can prevent quantization-induced multi-user interference, while efficient bit allocation can reduce exponential hardware power. Ultimately, our proposed FAS-enabled system, coupled with efficient power control and bit allocation, effectively improves system performance and outperforms traditional fixed-position antennas. It establishes a highly robust and energy-efficient paradigm for 6G networks.
title Fluid Antenna System Meets Low-Resolution ADCs in Energy-Efficient Cell-Free Massive MIMO
topic Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.28318