Spatial Channel State Information Prediction With Generative AI: Toward Holographic Communication and Digital Radio Twin

As the deployment of 5G technology matures, the anticipation for 6G is growing, which promises to deliver faster and more reliable wireless connections via cutting-edge radio technologies. A pivot to these radio technologies is the effective management of large-scale antenna arrays, which aims to construct valid spatial streams to maximize system throughput. Traditional management methods predominantly rely on user feedback to adapt to dynamic wireless channels. However, a more promising approach lies in the prediction of spatial channel state information (spatial-CSI), which is a channel characterization that consists of all robust line-of-sight (LoS) and non-line-of-sight (NLoS) paths between the transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx), with three-dimensional (3D) trajectory, attenuation, phase shift, delay, and polarization of each path. Recent advances in hardware and neural networks make it possible to predict such spatial-CSI using precise environmental information, and further explores the possibility of holographic communication, which implies complete control over every aspect of the radio waves. This paper presents a preliminary exploration of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately model the environment particularly for radio simulations and identify valid paths within it for real-time spatial-CSI prediction. Our validation project demonstrates promising results, highlighting the potential of this approach in driving forward the evolution of 6G wireless communication technologies.