LoS Blockage in Pinching-Antenna Systems: Curse or Blessing?

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Abstract

This letter investigates the impact of line-of-sight (LoS) blockage on pinching-antenna systems. Analytical results are developed for both single-user and multi-user cases to reveal that the presence of LoS blockage is beneficial for increasing the performance gain of pinching antennas over conventional antennas. This letter also reveals that LoS blockage is particularly useful in multi-user cases, where co-channel interference can be effectively suppressed by LoS blockage.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2798-2802
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Wireless Communications Letters
Volume14
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • Pinching antennas
  • large-scale path loss
  • line-of-sight blockage
  • multiple-input multiple-input systems

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