User association in 5G networks: A survey and an outlook

D Liu, L Wang, Y Chen, M Elkashlan… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fifth generation (5G) mobile networks are envisioned to support the deluge of data traffic
with reduced energy consumption and improved quality of service (QoS) provision. To this …

A survey of free space optical networks

IK Son, S Mao - Digital communications and networks, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Free Space Optical (FSO) networks, also known as optical wireless networks, have
emerged as viable candidates for broadband wireless communications in the near future …

Applications of economic and pricing models for resource management in 5G wireless networks: A survey

NC Luong, P Wang, D Niyato, YC Liang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a comprehensive literature review on applications of economic and
pricing theory for resource management in the evolving fifth generation (5G) wireless …

A deep reinforcement learning for user association and power control in heterogeneous networks

H Ding, F Zhao, J Tian, D Li, H Zhang - Ad Hoc Networks, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous network (HetNet) is a promising solution to satisfy the unprecedented
demand for higher data rate in the next generation mobile networks. Different from the …

QoS routing in smart grid

H Li, W Zhang - 2010 IEEE Global Telecommunications …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Smart grid is an emerging technology which is able to control the power load via price
signaling. The communication between the power supplier and power customers is a key …

Deep reinforcement learning for energy efficiency maximization in cache-enabled cell-free massive MIMO networks: Single-and multi-agent approaches

YC Chuang, WY Chiu, RY Chang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) is an emerging beyond fifth-
generation (5G) technology that improves energy efficiency (EE) and removes cell structure …

Joint devices and IRSs association for terahertz communications in Industrial IoT networks

M Rahim, G Kaddoum, TN Do - IEEE Transactions on Green …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) enables industries to build large interconnected
systems utilizing various technologies that require high data rates. Terahertz (THz) …

A comprehensive survey: Small cell meets massive MIMO

S Rajoria, A Trivedi, WW Godfrey - Physical communication, 2018 - Elsevier
The deluge of huge data demanding applications has imposed a challenge for next
generation cellular system to support high data rate with reduced energy consumption …

BOOST: Base station on-off switching strategy for energy efficient massive MIMO HetNets

M Feng, S Mao, T Jiang - IEEE INFOCOM 2016-The 35th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the problem of optimal base station (BS) ON-OFF switching and
user association in a heterogeneous network (HetNet) with massive MIMO, with the …

Joint frame design, resource allocation and user association for massive MIMO heterogeneous networks with wireless backhaul

M Feng, S Mao, T Jiang - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the problem of frame design, resource allocation, and user
association in a massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) heterogeneous network …