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# Machine learning assisted adaptive index modulation for mmWave communications

Liu, Haochen, Lu, Siyao, Yang, Lieliang and El-Hajjar, Mohammed (2020) Machine learning assisted adaptive index modulation for mmWave communications. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. (In Press)

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## Abstract

In this paper, we propose an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing system supported by the compressed sensing assisted index modulation, termed as (OFDM-CSIM), applied to millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications. In the OFDM-CSIM mmWave system, information is conveyed not only by the classic constellation symbols but also by the on/off status of subcarriers, where the size of constellation symbols and the number of active subcarriers can be beneficially configured for maximizing the system's throughput.
We conceive a machine learning (ML) assisted adaptive OFDM-CSIM mmWave system, which simultaneously benefits from the OFDM with index modulation (IM), compressed sensing (CS) and the hybrid beamforming techniques.
Specifically, a ML-assisted link adaptation scheme is designed based on the $k$-nearest neighbors (k-NN) algorithm with the objective to maximize the system's throughput. Our studies show that the proposed ML-assisted link adaptation is capable of providing higher throughput than the conventional threshold-based link adaptation when different antenna structures are considered.
Furthermore, the achievable data rates of four types of antenna arrays, including uniform linear array (ULA), uniform rectangular planar array (URPA), uniform circle planar array (UCPA) and uniform cylindrical array (UCYA), are investigated and compared over mmWave channels. The simulation results show that the UCYA achieves the highest data rate among these antenna arrays.

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Accepted/In Press date: 19 August 2020

## Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 443637
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/443637
ISSN: 2644-125X
PURE UUID: 414caaa7-6f0f-4f70-83d9-6e972c7c0b13
ORCID for Haochen Liu: orcid.org/0000-0001-9794-5278
ORCID for Lieliang Yang: orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-9327
ORCID for Mohammed El-Hajjar: orcid.org/0000-0002-7987-1401

## Catalogue record

Date deposited: 07 Sep 2020 16:30

## Contributors

Author: Haochen Liu
Author: Siyao Lu
Author: Lieliang Yang
Author: Mohammed El-Hajjar