Energy-efficient wireless communications for advanced networks with low-resolution digital-to-analog converters

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• transforming symbols into digital samples, wherein the symbols are transformed from bits, and wherein the digital samples are transmission and reception chains;
• based on a cost function associated with processing the digital samples, mapping the digital samples to output values;
• and
• outputting the output values as a continuous time signal over antennas associated with network equipment, wherein a first quantity of a first number of the digital samples is larger than a second quantity of a second number of the output values, and wherein the outputting comprises facilitating a usage of radios at the network equipment without a corresponding increase in power consumption despite the first quantity being larger than the second quantity.