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cs.NI2026

The Price of Meaning: Quantifying Semantic Communication Overheads in Practice

Xinyi Lin, Peizheng Li, Adnan Aijaz

The paper presents an analytical framework to quantify the spectral and energy overheads of semantic communication, identifying conditions under which semantic compression yields n…

#semantic communication#overhead analysis#spectral efficiency#energy efficiency
eess.SP2026

Evolutionary AP Switch ON/OFF Techniques for Energy-efficient Cell-free Massive MIMO Networks

Jan García-Morales, Alejandro de la Fuente, David Gualda +3

The paper proposes two evolutionary algorithms—a constrained genetic algorithm and a Pareto-driven genetic algorithm—to select active access points in cell‑free massive MIMO networ…

#cell-free massive mimo#access point selection#energy efficiency#genetic algorithm
eess.SP2026

Modular-CAPA-Based Communication Systems: Joint Activation and Beamforming Design

Mengyu Qian, Xidong Mu, Li You +1

The paper studies a modular continuous aperture array (CAPA) system where only selected sub‑apertures are activated, and proposes joint activation and beamforming designs to maximi…

#modular capa#sub-capa activation#beamforming#spectral efficiency
cs.IT2026

Switched-Feed Pinching-Antenna Systems for Wideband Terahertz Communications

Wei Jiang, Hans D. Schotten

The paper introduces a Switched-Feed Pinching-Antenna System (SF-PASS) for wideband terahertz communications, modeling waveguide losses, atmospheric effects, and noise, and shows i…

#terahertz communications#reconfigurable antennas#waveguide propagation#spectral efficiency
cs.IT2026

Pinching-Antenna-Assisted Terahertz Communications: Modeling and Benchmarking

Wei Jiang, Hans D. Schotten

The paper presents an analytical model for terahertz pinching antenna systems (PASS) that accounts for waveguide losses, evanescent coupling, and terahertz-specific free‑space effe…

#terahertz communications#pinching antenna#dielectric waveguides#modeling
cs.IT2026

Superimposed Transmission for Cooperative Cellular and Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems

Wei Jiang, Hans D. Schotten

The paper introduces a superimposed transmission method for cooperative cellular and cell‑free massive MIMO systems, where near users receive an extra data symbol that is decoded u…

#massive mimo#cell-free networks#superimposed transmission#cooperative cellular