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Field Trial of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface with Statistics-Based Optimization for 5G Commercial Networks IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Yifei Yuan, Qiming Chen, Lefei Xu, Jining Liu, Zhi Ding, Dayang Liu, Qixing Wang
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Cross Far- and Near-Field Wireless Communications in Terahertz Ultra-Large Antenna Array Systems IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Chong Han, Yuhang Chen, Longfei Yan, Zhi Chen, Linglong Dai
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Enabling AI-Generated Content Services in Wireless Edge Networks IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Hongyang Du, Zonghang Li, Dusit Niyato, Jiawen Kang, Zehui Xiong, Xuemin Sherman Shen, Dong In Kim
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Dynamic Sub-THZ Radio Channel Emulation: Principle, Challenges, and Experimental Validation IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Fengchun Zhang, Mikkel Filt Bengtson, Pekka Kyösti, Jukka Kyröläinen, Wei Fan
Sub-terahertz (Sub-THz) technology, as one of the key candidates for the six generation (6G) systems, has attracted increasing attention from academia and industry, due to its promise to unleash vast amounts of new frequency spectrum. Sub-THz system designs pose unique and more challenging circumstances compared to traditional communication systems. These challenges arise from the demanding propagation
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Properties of Sub-THz Propagation Channels and Their Impact on System Behavior: Channel Measurements and Transmission Experiments IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Andreas F. Molisch, Jorge Gomez-Ponce, Naveed Abbasi, Wonsuk Choi, Gary Xu, Charlie Jianzhong Zhang
Sub-THz communication systems are anticipated to play a major part in 6G. To develop those systems further, it is important to both analyze the possible coverage, and investigate the propagation channel properties that impact the design of equalizers, guard intervals, and other measures for combatting dispersion. This article describes the key effects based on extensive measurements with both a channel
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On the Mutuality Between Localization and Channel Modeling in Sub-THz IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Eray Güven, Cürieş Karabulut-Kurt
The use of sub-Terahertz (sub-THz) band is gaining considerable attention in 6G networks. In this study, we introduce hardware and propagation integrated 3D Propagation Model to describe sub-THz channels and discuss its advantages over both deterministic and stochastic 6G channel models. The unexplored mutuality of localization and communication is presented and its potential in integrated sensing
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Still Waters Run Deep: Extend THz Coverage with Non-Intelligent Reflecting Surface IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Chong Han, Yuanbo Li, Yiqin Wang, Ziming Yu
Large reflection and diffraction losses in the Terahertz (THz) band give rise to degraded coverage abilities in non-line-of-sight (NLoS) areas. To overcome this, a non-intelligent reflecting surface (NIRS) can be used, which is essentially a rough surface made by metal materials. NIRS is not only able to enhance received power in large NLoS areas through rich reflections and scattering, but also costless
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Wavefront Hopping: An Enabler for Reliable and Secure Near Field Terahertz Communications in 6G and Beyond IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Vitaly Petrov, Hichem Guerboukha, Daniel M. Mittleman, Arjun Singh
One of the principal differences between 5G-grade mobile millimeter wave (mmWave) and 6G (and beyond) terahertz (THz) band communications is the fact that the latter will often operate in the near field. This is because next-generation THz wireless solutions will have to keep the current physical size of the antenna systems or even increase them at the infrastructure side to combat spreading losses
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Integrated Sensing and Communication: A Network Level Perspective IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Yue Cui, Haichuan Ding, Lian Zhao, Jianping An
Given the wide coverage of communication networks and tremendous number of mobile devices, it has been proposed to integrate wireless sensing capabilities into mobile communication networks so that the growing demands for ubiquitous sensing can be satisfied without extensively deploying dedicated sensing devices. In this article, we study integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) functionalities
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Satellite Communication Payload Based on Microwave Photonics: Benefits, Architecture, and Technologies IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 He Yuanzhi, Tan Qinggui, Wen Aijun, Song Lingyang, Liu Yun, Shan Dongjuan
Satellite communication is moving toward multi-band, large bandwidth communication and high data rate space networking, which requires more processing, switching, and high-speed transmission capability of satellite communication payload. The electronic bottleneck of traditional microwave systems in processing speed and transmission bandwidth makes it difficult to adapt to the future demands of satellite
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Terahertz Communications and Sensing for 6G and Beyond: How Far Are We? IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Josep M. Jornet, Nan Yang, Roger Nichols, Shuai Nie, Chongwen Huang, Ranjan K. Mallik
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ITU-R Study Group Issues for 2023-2027 of Likely Interest to Wireless Researchers IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 MICHAEL J. MARCUS, MONISHA GHOSH
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Enhancing Terahertz Communications Coverage with ISAC-Assisted Beam Management IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Lingxiang Li, Wenrong Chen, Zhi Chen, Tianyu Hu, Weidong Mei, Boyu Ning
Terahertz (THz) band has attracted increasingly attention from the academic and industry for communications, as it enables gigabit-level data rates for 6G. However, as compared to sub-6GHz signals, THz signals suffer from more severe coverage issue due to more significant propagation loss and vulnerability to line-of-sight (LoS) blockage, which hinders the applications of THz communications. In this
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Federated Learning Powered Semantic Communication for UAV Swarm Cooperation IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Jiaqi Xu, Haipeng Yao, Ru Zhang, Tianle Mai, Shan Huang, Song Guo
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Convergence of Communications, Control, and Machine Learning for Secure and Autonomous Vehicle Navigation IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Tengchan Zeng, Aidin Ferdowsi, Omid Semiari, Walid Saad, Choong Seon Hong
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Mobile Cell-Free Massive MIMO: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Jiakang Zheng, Jiayi Zhang, Hongyang Du, Dusit Niyato, Bo Ai, Merouane Debbah, Khaled B. Letaief
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Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Sensing: Applications and Design Issues IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Xiaodan Shao, Changsheng You, Rui Zhang
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Blockchain-Empowered Lifecycle Management for AI-Generated Content Products in Edge Networks IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Yinqiu Liu, Hongyang Du, Dusit Niyato, Jiawen Kang, Zehui Xiong, Chunyan Miao, Xuemin Sherman Shen, Abbas Jamalipour
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An Overview on Over-the-Air Federated Edge Learning IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Xiaowen Cao, Zhonghao Lyu, Guangxu Zhu, Jie Xu, Lexi Xu, Shuguang Cui
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Task-Oriented Metaverse Design in the 6G Era IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Zhen Meng, Changyang She, Guodong Zhao, Muhammad A. Imran, Mischa Dohler, Yonghui Li, Branka Vucetic
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A Comparison of Neural Networks for Wireless Channel Prediction IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Oscar Stenhammar, Gabor Fodor, Carlo Fischione
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RIS-Based IMT-2030 Testbed for MmWave Multi- Stream Ultra-Massive MIMO Communications IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Shuhao Zeng, Boya Di, Hongliang Zhang, Jiahao Gao, Shaohua Yue, Xinyuan Hu, Rui Fu, Jiaqi Zhou, Xu Liu, Haobo Zhang, Yuhan Wang, Shaohui Sun, Haichao Qin, Xin Su, Mengjun Wang, Lingyang Song
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The Interplay of AI and Digital Twin: Bridging the Gap between Data-Driven and Model-Driven Approaches IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Lina Bariah, Merouane Debbah
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Multi-Tier Deep Reinforcement Learning for Non-Terrestrial Networks IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Yang Cao, Shao-Yu Lien, Ying-Chang Liang, Dusit Niyato
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WiGNN: WiFi-Based Cross-Domain Gesture Recognition Inspired by Dynamic Topology Structure IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Yinan Chen, Xiaoxia Huang
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Active-IRS-Aided Wireless Communication: Fundamentals, Designs and Open Issues IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Zhenyu Kang, Changsheng You, Rui Zhang
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Wireless Perception of High-Speed Railway Communication: Challenges, Framework, and Future Directions IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Fengye Hu, Zhuang Ling, Tanda Liu, Hailong Li, Bo Ai
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Semantic-Aware Vision-Assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication: Architecture and Resource Allocation IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Yang Lu, Weihao Mao, Hongyang Du, Octavia A. Dobre, Dusit Niyato, Zhiguo Ding
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HAPS for 6G Networks: Potential Use Cases, Open Challenges, and Possible Solutions IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Omid Abbasi, Animesh Yadav, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Ngoc-Dung Dao, Gamini Senarath, Peiying Zhu
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Electromagnetic Information Theory: Fundamentals, Modeling, Applications, and Open Problems IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Jieao Zhu, Zhongzhichao Wan, Linglong Dai, Merouane Debbah, H. Vincent Poor
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From 5G to 6G: Technologies, Architecture, AI, and Security [Book reviews] IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Rupendra Nath Mitra, Bo Rong
Commercial deployments of 5G networks gained momen-tum following the release of 3GPP specifications for 5G and subsequent advances in new wireless radio hardware that enable the 5G. Remarkable advancements, such as the integration of non-terrestrial satellite networks with terrestrial 5G networks, were standardized successfully during this period. This is the time research communities and standardization
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Guest Editorial: 6G Non-terrestrial Networks IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 I-Kang Fu, Olof Liberg, Symeon Chatzinotas, Tony Q.S. Quek, Pei Xiao
5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology has successfully triggered the convergence across satellite and mobile cellular ecosystems. Compared with proprietary technologies, the open standard 5G NTN technology can enable satellite communications in more affordable devices and mainstream consumer markets thanks to economics of scale. The recent examples by smart phone direct access to satellite already
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Ubiquitous 6G Service Through Non-Terrestrial Networks IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Jeroen Wigard, Enric Juan, Jedrzej Stanczak, Mads Lauridsen, Alessio Marcone, Sandra Hoppe, Arman Ahmadzadeh, Ahmad Masri, Dinh-Hieu Tran
Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) are expected to be part of 6G from the start of its use, with the main objective to provide ubiquitous global coverage, including indoor coverage. As NTN are being first introduced in a late phase of 5G, it is natural to use an evolution of 5G to 6G rather than a disruptive approach. In this article we describe the current state of NTN in 5G based on 3GPP Release-17 and
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Toward Integration of 6G-NTN to Terrestrial Mobile Networks: Research and Standardization Aspects IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Mehdi Harounabadi, Thomas Heyn
Immersive connectivity is one of the most important requirements of emerging use cases in the upcoming 6G technology. Providing network connection anywhere, anytime, employing only terrestrial mobile network infrastructure is a challenging task. Non-terrestrial platforms, such as different spaceborne and airborne entities, are suitable candidates to be integrated into the conventional terrestrial networks
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Distributed Approach to Satellite Direct-to-Cell Connectivity in 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Diego Tuzi, Estephania Flores Aguilar, Thomas Delamotte, Gunes Karabulut-Kurt, Andreas Knopp
Satellite direct-to-cell (D2C) connectivity considers the communication between satellites and low-cost handheld devices on Earth. It represents one of the most challenging aspects of the integration between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks. Low Earth orbit (LEO), sub-6GHz bands, and large aperture satellite antennas are the key to enable D2C connectivity. The industry is tackling the problem
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Feasibility and Opportunities of Terrestrial Network and Non-Terrestrial Network Spectrum Sharing IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Hao-Wei Lee, Abdelkader Medles, Chun-Chia Chen, Hung-Yu Wei
Wireless networks in 6G require enhanced coverage and system capacity to support the rapid growth of IoT devices and bandwidth-consuming multimedia. Combining the Non-terrestrial network (NTN)'s extreme coverage and terrestrial network (TN)'s high spectral efficiency, NTN-TN integrated network is a promising solution for the 6G wireless network. NTN-TN spectrum sharing is crucial for enhancing 6G NTN-TN
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NTN-Based 6G Localization: Vision, Role of LEOs, and Open Problems IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Harish K. Dureppagari, Chiranjib Saha, Harpreet S. Dhillon, R. Michael Buehrer
Since the introduction of 5G Release 18, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) based positioning has garnered significant interest due to its numerous applications, including emergency services, lawful intercept, and charging and tariff services. This release considers single low-earth-orbit (LEO) positioning explicitly for location verification purposes, which requires a fairly coarse location estimate
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HAPS in the Non-Terrestrial Network Nexus: Prospective Architectures and Performance Insights IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Zhengying Lou, Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
High altitude platform stations (HAPS) have recently emerged as a new key stratospheric player in non-terrestrial networks (NTN) alongside satellites and low-altitude platforms. In this article, we present the main communication links between HAPS and other NTN platforms, their advantages, and their challenges. Then prospective network architectures in which HAPS plays an indispensable role in future
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Computer Vision-Based Joint Space Sensing and Communication Systems: Non-Source, Autonomy, and Low Latency IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Han Yu, Zizheng Hua, Xiaqing Miao, Shuai Wang, Gaofeng Pan, Jianping An, Tommy Svensson, John Thompson, Halim Yanikomeroglu
The new space race is intensifying as thousands of satellites are poised for deployment into outer space each year. Companies are deploying low-earth orbit satellites at an unprecedented rate to create mega-constellations. Because outer space is becoming increasingly crowded and hazardous, establishing safe, efficient, and rapid inter-satellite communications is now a major challenge, essential for
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MaCro: Mega-Constellations Routing Systems with Multi-Edge Cross-Domain Features IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Jiaxin Zhang, Kaiwei Wang, Rui Li, Zhaoyang Chang, Xing Zhang, Wenbo Wang
With satellite networks evolving toward gigantic, hybrid, and heterogeneous, non-terrestrial networks (NTN) have become one of the key research topics in 6th Generation (6G) networks. Routing, as the basic technology in NTN, has faced severe challenges. With the continuous increase of satellite constellation, for example, the huge control signaling overhead, frequent link disruption, and multi-mode
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Toward the Development of 6G System Level Simulators: Addressing the Computational Complexity Challenge IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Marvin Manalastas, Muhammad Umar bin Farooq, Syed Muhammad Asad Zaidi, Ali Imran
The advancement and standardization of the cellular network system require thorough investigation, analysis, and experimentation of novel protocols, architectures, and functionalities. In this regard, computer-aided tools or simulators allow the execution of these requirements with the much-needed controllability, reproducibility, cost efficiency, and convenience. Simulators have been proven beneficial
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Harnessing Web3 on Carbon Offset Market for Sustainability: Framework and A Case Study IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Chenyu Zhou, Hongzhou Chen, Shiman Wang, Xinyao Sun, Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, Wei Cai
Blockchain, pivotal in shaping the metaverse and Web3, often draws criticism for high energy consumption and carbon emission. The rise of sustainability-focused blockchains, especially when intersecting with innovative wireless technologies, revises this predicament. To understand blockchain's role in sustainability, we propose a three-layers structure encapsulating four green utilities: recording
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Evolution of Sharing in 6 GHz IEEE Wirel. Commun. (IF 12.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Monisha Ghosh
It has been more than three years since the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued the Report and Order (R&O) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) for the 6 GHz (5.925-7.125 GHz) band on April 24, 2020, permitting unlicensed use on a shared basis [1]. Since then, many countries have followed the U.S. lead in allowing unlicensed use over the entire 1.2 GHz band, while others