References & Further Reading

References

  1. E. Parrinello, A. Unsal, and P. Elia, Fundamental Limits of Coded Caching with Multiple Antennas, Shared Caches and Uncoded Prefetching, 2020

    Foundational paper on shared-cache and multi-antenna coded caching. Comprehensive analysis of the multi-server setting.

  2. E. Lampiris, P. Elia, and G. Caire, Cache-Aided Cooperation with No CSIT, 2017

    Used here with effective $L = SL$ for multi-server cooperation.

  3. M. A. Maddah-Ali and U. Niesen, Fundamental Limits of Caching, 2014

    MAN baseline. Multi-server scheme extends MAN placement to multi-transmitter delivery.

  4. E. Lampiris, A. Bhattacharjee, and G. Caire, Fog Massive MIMO with Caching, 2023

    Caire group's flagship paper on CF-mMIMO + caching. Extension of multi-server coded caching to the practical fog-mMIMO architecture.

  5. A. Sengupta, R. Tandon, and O. Simeone, Cloud and Cache-Aided Wireless Networks: Fundamental Latency Tradeoffs, 2017

    NDT framework used for the cooperative C-RAN analysis. Background for multi-transmitter coded caching analysis.

  6. H. Q. Ngo, A. Ashikhmin, H. Yang, E. G. Larsson, and T. L. Marzetta, Cell-Free Massive MIMO versus Small Cells, 2017

    Foundational CF-mMIMO paper. Context for §9.4 fog-mMIMO connection.

  7. Q. Yu, M. A. Maddah-Ali, and A. S. Avestimehr, The Exact Rate-Memory Tradeoff for Caching with Uncoded Prefetching, 2018

    Uncoded-placement optimality; extended here to multi-server (Exercise 9.11).

  8. A. El Gamal and Y.-H. Kim, Network Information Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2011

    MIMO BC capacity and cut-set bounds. Essential for converse arguments.

  9. R. Irmer, H. Droste, P. Marsch, and M. Grieger, Coordinated Multipoint: Concepts, Performance, and Field Trial Results, 2011

    Early CoMP practical reference. Background for §9.3 engineering notes on cooperation deployment.

  10. L. Sanguinetti, H. Q. Ngo, et al., Cell-Free Massive MIMO: Uniformly Great Service for Everyone, 2020

    Modern CF-mMIMO treatment. Connects with caching extensions in §9.4.

  11. E. Lampiris and G. Caire, Adding Transmitters Dramatically Boosts Coded-Caching Gains for Finite File Sizes, 2019

    Shows the benefit of multi-transmitter cooperation for finite subpacketization. Caire group.

  12. F. Zhang, T. Wang, and O. Simeone, Cache-Aided Multi-Antenna Fog-RAN with Imperfect CSIT, 2020

    Multi-transmitter fog-RAN with imperfect CSIT (combining Ch 7 and Ch 9 concepts).

Further Reading

Resources for deeper study of multi-server coded caching.

  • Parrinello-Unsal-Elia journal

    E. Parrinello, A. Unsal, P. Elia, 'Fundamental Limits of Coded Caching with Multiple Antennas, Shared Caches and Uncoded Prefetching,' IEEE TIT 2020

    The definitive treatment of shared-cache and multi-antenna coded caching. Comprehensive converse and achievability.

  • Fog mMIMO + caching

    E. Lampiris, A. Bhattacharjee, G. Caire, 'Fog Massive MIMO with Caching,' IEEE TWC 2023

    CommIT's practical 6G vision; extends Chapter 9 to realistic deployments.

  • CoMP practical overview

    R. Irmer et al., 'Coordinated Multipoint: Concepts, Performance, and Field Trial Results,' IEEE ComMag 2011

    Background on the practical challenges of server cooperation. Pre-caching context.

  • Cell-free mMIMO fundamentals

    E. Björnson, L. Sanguinetti, et al., 'Scalable Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems,' IEEE TCOM 2020

    Mathematical and systems-engineering of CF-mMIMO. Context for §9.4's fog-mMIMO connection.