The paper introduces DRIFT, a lightweight framework for joint channel estimation and prediction in low Earth orbit non-terrestrial networks, aiming to reduce pilot overhead by using data-driven processing after the initial slot. DRIFT refines data-aided channel estimates and forecasts future channel responses with low computational cost, offering two variants based on convolutional and LSTM layers. Simulations show up to 12% spectral efficiency gain over conventional pilot-based systems, with under 200k multiply-accumulate operations suitable for on-board satellite implementation.
By Bruno De Filippo, Carla Amatetti, Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli
arXiv:2602. 11834v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: While machine learning (ML)-based receiver algorithms have received a great deal of attention in the recent literature, they often suffer from poor scaling with increasing spatial multiplexing order and lack of explainability and generalization.
By Mikko Honkala, Dani Korpi, Elias Raninen, Janne M. J. Huttunen
The paper introduces a JEPA-inspired latent field prediction model for reconstructing MIMO‑OFDM channels from sparse pilots. It maps observed CSI into latent time‑frequency tokens, predicts masked or future latent states using historical multi‑band context, and fuses these predictions with current noisy pilots to recover the full channel. Ray‑tracing experiments demonstrate that this approach reduces normalized mean square error compared to pilot‑only and direct reconstruction baselines.
By Yuzhi Yang, Brahim Mefgouda, Hang Zou, Lina Bariah, Anis Bara, Yuhuan Lu, Hao Zhang, Merouane Debbah
arXiv:2601. 17108v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: This paper proposes a hybrid Mamba-attention neural architecture to achieve improved channel estimation for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms, particularly for configurations with a large number of subcarriers.
By Dianxin Luan, Chengsi Liang, Jie Huang, Zheng Lin, Kaitao Meng, John Thompson, Cheng-Xiang Wang
The paper introduces a hybrid estimator for pilot‑limited MIMO channel estimation that frames the problem as low‑rank tensor completion from sparse pilot data. It compares Canonical Polyadic (CP) and Tucker decompositions, showing CP excels for specular channels while Tucker offers stability under extreme pilot scarcity. A lightweight 3D U‑Net is added to capture residual components, and the combined Tensor–NN approach achieves significant NMSE improvements over conventional methods across various pilot densities and channel models.
By Alexandre Barbosa de Lima
arXiv:2609.14735v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Deep Learning (DL)-based channel estimation has shown high accuracy and low latency in terrestrial 5G NR, but Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Non-Terrestrial N...
By Miguel Camelo Botero, Nina Slamnik-Krije\v{s}torac, Johann Marquez-Barja
arXiv:2608. 14676v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In 5G/6G wireless systems, accurate and timely channel estimation is critical to ensure reliable communication under complex, fast-changing radio conditions.
By Javad Zolfaghari-Bengar, Rakibul Rony, Elisa Gomez-de-Lope, Alejandro Villena-Rodriguez, Abhinav Mahadevan, Nicolas Kourtellis
arXiv:2605.00020v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: The success of large foundation models is catalyzing a new paradigm for AI-native 6G network design: wireless foundation models for physical-...
By Kejia Bian, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, Zhiyong Chen, Leyan Chen
arXiv:2607. 08717v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Narrowband interference (NBI) severely degrades orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems by corrupting subcarriers and rendering classical soft demodulation ineffective.
By Emmanouil Kavvousanos, Francky Catthoor, Vassilis Paliouras
arXiv:2609.22139v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Automatic modulation classification (AMC) of received radio signals is prudent for further signal processing tasks such as communication monitoring,...
By Qamar Ijaz, Nayyer Aafaq
arXiv:2611.06271v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Iterative neural channel estimators can improve recovery under pilot contamination, but repeated network evaluations increase inference cost. This pape...
By Fredrik Nguyen, Qiwen Wang
arXiv:2601. 00549v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The deployment of large-scale neural networks within the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture is pivotal for enabling native edge intelligence.
By Zhiheng Guo, Zhaoyang Liu, Zihan Cen, Chenyuan Feng, Xinghua Sun, Xiang Chen, Tony Q. S. Quek, Xijun Wang