The state of the art in beyond 5G distributed massive multiple-input multiple-output communication system solutions

E Meyer; D Kruglov; M Krivic; M Tanveer; R Argaez-Ramirez; Y Zhang; A Briseno Ojeda; K Smirnova; K Alekseev; M Safari Mugisho; B Cimbili; N Farid; Y Dang; M Shahid; M Ensan; J Banar; H Bao; M Matters-Kammerer; U Gustavsson; F Demuynck; T Zwick; M Acar; C Fager; M van der Heijden; M Ivashina; D Caratelli; M Hasselblad; C Ulusoy; A B Smolders; K Eriksson; M Johannson; R Maaskant; R Quay; D Floriot; M Bao; L A Bronckers; J Fridén; M C van Beurden; B P de Hon; C Kolitsidas; D Blanco; F M J Willems; T Eriksson; A Filippi; F Ponzini; U Johannsen

doi:10.12688/openreseurope.14501.1

The state of the art in beyond 5G distributed massive multiple-input multiple-output communication system solutions

Open Res Eur. 2022 Sep 2:2:106. doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.14501.1. eCollection 2022.

Authors

E Meyer¹, D Kruglov², M Krivic³, M Tanveer¹, R Argaez-Ramirez², Y Zhang², A Briseno Ojeda⁴, K Smirnova⁴, K Alekseev¹, M Safari Mugisho⁵, B Cimbili⁵, N Farid¹, Y Dang¹, M Shahid¹, M Ensan¹, J Banar², H Bao², M Matters-Kammerer¹, U Gustavsson⁶, F Demuynck³, T Zwick⁴, M Acar⁷, C Fager², M van der Heijden⁷, M Ivashina², D Caratelli⁸, M Hasselblad⁹, C Ulusoy⁴, A B Smolders¹, K Eriksson⁶, M Johannson⁶, R Maaskant², R Quay⁵, D Floriot¹⁰, M Bao⁶, L A Bronckers¹, J Fridén⁶, M C van Beurden¹, B P de Hon¹, C Kolitsidas⁶, D Blanco⁶, F M J Willems¹, T Eriksson², A Filippi⁷, F Ponzini¹¹, U Johannsen¹

Affiliations

¹ Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
² Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmersplatsen 4, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
³ Keysight Technologies, Kortrijksesteenweg 1093B, 9051 Gent, Belgium.
⁴ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 6131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
⁵ Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics, IAF, Tullastraße 72, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.
⁶ Ericsson AB, Lindholmspiren 11, 417 56 Göteborg, Sweden.
⁷ NXP Semiconductors, High Tech Campus 60, 5656 AG Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
⁸ The Antenna Company, High Tech Campus 29, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
⁹ Gapwaves, Nellickevagen 22, 412 63 Gothenburg, Sweden.
¹⁰ United Monolithic Semiconductors SAS, Bâtiment Charmille, Mosaic parc de Courtaboeuf, 10 avenue du Québec, 91140, Villebon-sur-Yvette, France.
¹¹ Ericsson Telecomunicazioni SpA, Via Anagnina 203, 00118 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Beyond fifth generation (5G) communication systems aim towards data rates in the tera bits per second range, with improved and flexible coverage options, introducing many new technological challenges in the fields of network architecture, signal pro- cessing, and radio frequency front-ends. One option is to move towards cell-free, or distributed massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) network architectures and highly integrated front-end solutions. This paper presents an outlook on be- yond 5G distributed massive MIMO communication systems, the signal processing, characterisation and simulation challenges, and an overview of the state of the art in millimetre wave antennas and electronics.

Keywords: Antennas-in-Package; MIMO; Millimetre-wave communication; System-in-Package; beyond-5G.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 860023.