2026/07/31 by Muhan Zhang, Chuqi Zhang, Qitong Xu +4
Computer Science · Engineering · Mathematics · #cs.IT #cs.SY #eess.SY #math.IT
This work has been accepted to the 2026 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC Workshops).6 pages,4 figures,conference paper
arxiv created 2026/07/31 · arxiv updated 2026/08/03
Batteryless overlays couple passive throughput to Wi-Fi sounding overhead and channel state information (CSI) aging. This paper investigates channel sounding for ultra-high reliability (UHR) operation in a Wi-Fi 8/IEEE 802.11bn-inspired downlink multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) system with a batteryless passive overlay. We optimize the post-sounding transmission interval to maximize the aggregate throughput of the active Wi-Fi and passive links, while jointly accounting for sounding overhead, CSI aging, modulation and coding scheme (MCS), passive attenuation, and passive data rate. A packet-level cross-layer model evaluates the cycle-average throughput, and a data-driven search identifies the optimal interval under different operating conditions. Simulations demonstrate that passive overlay reshapes the conventional sounding tradeoff: depending on the MCS and passive-link configuration, the additional passive throughput may or may not compensate for the associated Wi-Fi reliability loss, causing the optimal interval to shift. The results provide design guidance for reliable and low-power MU-MIMO WLANs.