Deep Learning Based Channel Estimation and Beamforming in Movable Antenna Systems
Abstract
Movable antenna (MA) has emerged as a promising technology for future wireless systems. Compared with traditional fixed-position antennas, MA improves system performance by antenna movement to optimize channel conditions. For multiuser wideband MA systems, this paper proposes deep learning-based framework integrating channel estimation (CE), antenna position optimization, and beamforming, with a clear workflow and enhanced efficiency. Specifically, to obtain accurate channel state information (CSI), we design a two-stage CE mechanism: first reconstructing the channel matrix from limited measurements via compressive sensing, then introducing a Swin-Transformer-based denoising network to refine CE accuracy for subsequent optimization. Building on this, we address the joint optimization challenge by proposing a Transformer-based network that intelligently maps CSI sequences of candidate positions to optimal MA positions while combining a model-driven weighted minimum mean square error (WMMSE) beamforming approach to achieve better performance. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed methods achieve superior performance compared with existing counterparts under various conditions. The codes about this work are available athttps://github.com/ZiweiWan/Code-4-DL-MA-CE-BF.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Wireless Signal Modulation Classification
Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques
Publication details
- Journal / source
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 18743–18748
- Publication date
- 30 March 2026