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View article: An Overview of Intelligent Meta-surfaces for 6G and Beyond: Opportunities, Trends, and Challenges
An Overview of Intelligent Meta-surfaces for 6G and Beyond: Opportunities, Trends, and Challenges Open
With the impending arrival of the sixth generation (6G) of wireless communication technology, the telecommunications landscape is poised for another revolutionary transformation. At the forefront of this evolution are intelligent meta-surf…
View article: Ambient IoT: A missing link in 3GPP IoT Devices Landscape
Ambient IoT: A missing link in 3GPP IoT Devices Landscape Open
Ambient internet of things (IoT) is the network of devices which harvest energy from ambient sources for powering their communication. After decades of research on operation of these devices, Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has…
View article: Artificial Intelligence for 6G Networks: Technology Advancement and Standardization
Artificial Intelligence for 6G Networks: Technology Advancement and Standardization Open
With the deployment of 5G networks, standards organizations have started\nworking on the design phase for sixth-generation (6G) networks. 6G networks\nwill be immensely complex, requiring more deployment time, cost and management\nefforts.…
View article: Guest Editorial: 6G: The Paradigm for Future Wireless Communications
Guest Editorial: 6G: The Paradigm for Future Wireless Communications Open
While 5G research is maturing toward a global standard, the focus has now shifted toward the development of beyond 5G solutions. Wireless data traffic is estimated to reach 4394 EB by 2030 (Source: International Telecommunication Union), a…
View article: Smart Link Adaptation and Scheduling for IIoT
Smart Link Adaptation and Scheduling for IIoT Open
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View article: Optimizing joint probabilistic caching and channel access for clustered D2D networks
Optimizing joint probabilistic caching and channel access for clustered D2D networks Open
Caching at mobile devices and leveraging device-to-device (D2D) communication are two promising approaches to support massive content delivery over wireless networks. Analysis of such D2D caching networks based on a physical interference m…
View article: A Comparative Analysis of Wi-Fi Offloading and Cooperation in Small-Cell Network
A Comparative Analysis of Wi-Fi Offloading and Cooperation in Small-Cell Network Open
Small cells deliver cost-effective capacity and coverage enhancement in a cellular network. In this work, we present the interplay of two technologies, namely Wi-Fi offloading and small-cell cooperation that help in achieving this goal. Bo…
View article: ML-Assisted UE Positioning: Performance Analysis and 5G Architecture Enhancements
ML-Assisted UE Positioning: Performance Analysis and 5G Architecture Enhancements Open
Artificial intelligence and data-driven networks will be integral part of 6G systems. In this article, we comprehensively discuss implementation challenges and need for architectural changes in 5G radio access networks for integrating mach…
View article: Performance Analysis and Optimization of Cache-Assisted CoMP for Clustered D2D Networks
Performance Analysis and Optimization of Cache-Assisted CoMP for Clustered D2D Networks Open
Caching at mobile devices and leveraging cooperative device-to-device (D2D) communications are two promising approaches to support massive content delivery over wireless networks while mitigating the effects of interference. To show the im…
View article: Advanced Dynamic Spectrum 5G Mobile Networks Employing Licensed Shared Access
Advanced Dynamic Spectrum 5G Mobile Networks Employing Licensed Shared Access Open
Spectrum sharing has been recognized as a key component for 5G and beyond wireless networks. Recent trials have revealed the business value of spectrum sharing via the licensed shared access model, wherein both the incumbent and the licens…
View article: Throughput Analysis for Virtual MIMO WSNs over Measured MIMO Channels
Throughput Analysis for Virtual MIMO WSNs over Measured MIMO Channels Open
A recently conducted indoor-to-outdoor measurement campaign for investigating the propagation characteristics of an $8 \times 8$ virtual multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) based wireless sensor network (WSN) is presented in this paper. …
View article: Deep Learning Assisted CSI Estimation for Joint URLLC and eMBB Resource Allocation
Deep Learning Assisted CSI Estimation for Joint URLLC and eMBB Resource Allocation Open
Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a key for the fifth generation (5G) and beyond wireless communication systems owing to higher spectrum efficiency, spatial gains, and energy efficiency. Reaping the benefits of MIMO transmission can…
View article: RF Fingerprinting and Deep Learning Assisted UE Positioning in 5G
RF Fingerprinting and Deep Learning Assisted UE Positioning in 5G Open
In this work, we investigate user equipment (UE) positioning assisted by deep learning (DL) in 5G and beyond networks. As compared to state of the art positioning algorithms used in today's networks, radio signal fingerprinting and machine…
View article: Optimized Caching and Spectrum Partitioning for D2D enabled Cellular Systems with Clustered Devices
Optimized Caching and Spectrum Partitioning for D2D enabled Cellular Systems with Clustered Devices Open
Caching at mobile devices and leveraging device- to-device (D2D) communication are two promising approaches to support massive content delivery over wireless networks. The analysis of cache-enabled wireless networks is usually carried out …
View article: IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Complex Network Analysis and Engineering in 5G and Beyond Toward 6G
IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Complex Network Analysis and Engineering in 5G and Beyond Toward 6G Open
Modern telecommunication networks represent a large-scale construction and deployment effort, with renovations occurring almost continuously over the course of decades. The resulting networks consist of numerous dimensions, each following …
View article: Caching to the Sky: Performance Analysis of Cache-Assisted CoMP for Cellular-Connected UAVs
Caching to the Sky: Performance Analysis of Cache-Assisted CoMP for Cellular-Connected UAVs Open
Providing connectivity to aerial users, such as cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or flying taxis, is a key challenge for tomorrow's cellular systems. In this paper, the use of coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission a…
View article: Mutation profiling of anaplastic ependymoma grade III by Ion Proton next generation DNA sequencing
Mutation profiling of anaplastic ependymoma grade III by Ion Proton next generation DNA sequencing Open
Background: Ependymomas are glial tumors derived from differentiated ependymal cells. In contrast to other types of brain tumors, histological grading is not a good prognostic marker for these tumors. In order to determine genomic changes …
View article: Cooperative Transmission and Probabilistic Caching for Clustered D2D Networks
Cooperative Transmission and Probabilistic Caching for Clustered D2D Networks Open
In this paper, we aim at maximizing the cache offloading gain for a clustered \ac{D2D} caching network by exploiting probabilistic caching and cooperative transmission among the cluster devices. Devices with surplus memory probabilisticall…
View article: Agent-Based Modelling Approach for Distributed Decision Support in an IoT Network
Agent-Based Modelling Approach for Distributed Decision Support in an IoT Network Open
An increasing number of emerging applications, e.g., internet of things, vehicular communications, augmented reality, and the growing complexity due to the interoperability requirements of these systems, lead to the need to change the tool…
View article: Cooperative Transmission and Probabilistic Caching for Clustered D2D Networks
Cooperative Transmission and Probabilistic Caching for Clustered D2D Networks Open
In this paper, we aim at maximizing the cache off loading gain for a clustered device-to-device (D2D) caching network by exploiting probabilistic caching and cooperative transmission among the cluster devices. Devices with surplus memory p…
View article: Joint User Association and BS Switching Scheme for Green Heterogeneous Cellular Network
Joint User Association and BS Switching Scheme for Green Heterogeneous Cellular Network Open
A dense deployment of on-grid small cell base stations (SBSs) in a heterogeneous cellular network (HCN) results in large power consumption which can be reduced by utilizing harvested energy from scavenge sources. Recently, a new layout for…
View article: Performance of Massive MIMO Self-Backhauling for Ultra-Dense Small Cell Deployments
Performance of Massive MIMO Self-Backhauling for Ultra-Dense Small Cell Deployments Open
A key aspect of the fifth-generation wireless communication network will be the integration of different services and technologies to provide seamless connectivity. In this paper, we consider using massive multiple-input multiple-output (m…
View article: Throughput Analysis for Virtual MIMO WSNs Over Measured MIMO Channels
Throughput Analysis for Virtual MIMO WSNs Over Measured MIMO Channels Open
A recently conducted indoor-to-outdoor measurement campaign for investigating the propagation characteristics of an 8×8 virtual multiple-input-multiple-output-based wireless sensor network is presented in this paper. The campaign is conduc…
View article: Fair Dynamic Spectrum Management in Licensed Shared Access Systems
Fair Dynamic Spectrum Management in Licensed Shared Access Systems Open
Licensed Shared Access (LSA) is a spectrum sharing mechanism where bandwidth is shared between a primary network, called incumbent, and a secondary mobile network. In this work, we address dynamic spectrum management mechanisms for LSA sys…
View article: Optimizing Joint Probabilistic Caching and Communication for Clustered D2D Networks
Optimizing Joint Probabilistic Caching and Communication for Clustered D2D Networks Open
Caching at mobile devices and leveraging device-to-device (D2D) communication are two promising approaches to support massive content delivery over wireless networks. The analysis of such D2D caching networks based on a physical interferen…
View article: Compact Full-Duplex Amplify-and-Forward Relay Design for 5G Applications
Compact Full-Duplex Amplify-and-Forward Relay Design for 5G Applications Open
This paper presents a compact circuit design for implementing full-duplex relays serving network architectures envisioned for 5G applications. The proposed design prevents the transmit signal from interfering with the received signal throu…
View article: On Minimizing Energy Consumption for D2D Clustered Caching Networks
On Minimizing Energy Consumption for D2D Clustered Caching Networks Open
We formulate and solve the energy minimization problem for a clustered device-to-device (D2D) network with cache-enabled mobile devices. Devices are distributed according to a Poisson cluster process (PCP) and are assumed to have a surplus…
View article: Spectrum Matching in Licensed Spectrum Sharing
Spectrum Matching in Licensed Spectrum Sharing Open
Spectrum sharing is one of the promising solutions to meet the spectrum demand in 5G networks that results from the emerging services like machine to machine and vehicle to infrastructure communication. The idea is to allow a set of entiti…