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        Towards Optimal Energy Efficiency in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems

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        Papazafeiropoulos, A.
        Ngo, H. Q.
        Kourtessis, P.
        Chatzinotas, S.
        Senior, J. M.
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        2299/24416
        Abstract
        Motivated by the ever-growing demand for green wireless communications and the advantages of cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems, we focus on the design of their downlink (DL) for optimal energy efficiency (EE). To address this fundamental topic, we assume that each access point (AP) is deployed with multiple antennas and serves multiple users on the same time-frequency resource while the APs are Poisson point process (PPP) distributed, which approaches realistically their opportunistic spatial randomness. Relied on tools from stochastic geometry, we derive a lower bound on the DL average achievable spectral efficiency (SE). Next, we consider a realistic power consumption model for CF mMIMO systems. These steps enable the formulation of a tractable optimization problem concerning the DL EE, which results in the analytical determination of the optimal pilot reuse factor, the AP density, and the number of AP antennas and users that maximize the EE. Hence, we provide useful design guidelines for CF mMIMO systems relating to fundamental system variables towards optimal EE. Among the results, we observe that an optimal pilot reuse factor and AP density exist, while larger values result in an increase of the interference, and subsequently, lower EE. Overall, it is shown that the CF mMIMO technology is a promising candidate for next-generation networks achieving simultaneously high SE and EE.
        Publication date
        2021-02-12
        Published in
        IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking
        Published version
        https://doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2021.3059206
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        http://hdl.handle.net/2299/24416
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