Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd
Abstract:This letter studies CSI denoising for MIMO--OFDM with variable NR resource block (RB) allocations. ReFLEX is a length-generalizable Transformer whose frequency attention uses a relative-frequency position bias (RFPB) generated from subcarrier offsets. A single checkpoint handles unseen RB lengths and can be applied to sparse DM-RS observations in the tested RB5/RB10 PUSCH setup without retraining. In a 3GPP~TR~38.901 UMa NLOS channel, ReFLEX achieves about $-9.6$~dB NMSE on unseen RB lengths. In NR PUSCH/UL-SCH simulations, ReFLEX denoising followed by time-frequency interpolation reduces the 10\% BLER threshold by about 2--3~dB.
Abstract:This paper proposes a channel estimation method for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems based on Canonical Polyadic (CP) decomposition applied to a mode-factorized tensor representation of the channel. The proposed approach reshapes the original low-order channel tensor into a higher-order tensor by factorizing its modes into multiple virtual modes, thereby introducing additional dimensions. By exploiting the sparse structure of MIMO channels and the plane-wave propagation model in the far-field regime, the proposed mode tensorization enhances the separability of individual propagation paths. It is shown that increasing the number of tensor modes improves component separation and provides inherent denoising effects. Building on these properties, a mode-tensorized CP decomposition (MTCPD) algorithm is developed. In addition, a metric for analyzing the virtual factors obtained from MTCPD is proposed, enabling estimation of the canonical rank and selection of the most informative components contributing to overall system performance. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed method improves channel estimation accuracy compared to conventional tensor-based approaches, particularly under low signal-to-noise ratio conditions.
Abstract:Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) is a planar array that can control reflection and thus can implement the concept of partially controllable propagation environment. RIS received a lot of attention from industry and academia, but the majority of the researchers who study RIS-assisted systems use simple Rician model. Though it is suitable for theoretical analysis, stochastic Non Line-of-Sight (NLoS) component in Rician model does not account for the geometry of deployment. Furthermore, Rician model is not eligible to evaluate 3GPP standardization proposals. In this article we adapt the popular Quasi Deterministic Radio channel Generator (QuaDRiGa) for RIS-assisted systems and compare it against Rician model. The comparison shows that geometry-inconsistent NLoS Rician modeling results in higher estimated achievable rate. Our method, in contrast, inherits the advantages of QuaDRiGa: spatial consistency of Large Scale Fading, User Equipment mobility support as well as consistency between Large Scale and Small Scale Fading. Moreover, QuaDRiGa comes with calibrated scenario parameters that ensure 3GPP compatibility. Finally, the proposed method can be applied to any model or software originally designed for conventional MIMO, so every researcher can use it to build a simulation platform for RIS-assisted systems.