Evolution of non-terrestrial networks from 5G to 6G: A survey

MM Azari, S Solanki, S Chatzinotas… - … surveys & tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) traditionally have certain limited applications. However, the
recent technological advancements and manufacturing cost reduction opened up myriad …

Federated learning for internet of things: A comprehensive survey

DC Nguyen, M Ding, PN Pathirana… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of Things (IoT) is penetrating many facets of our daily life with the proliferation of
intelligent services and applications empowered by artificial intelligence (AI). Traditionally …

A survey of beam management for mmWave and THz communications towards 6G

Q Xue, C Ji, S Ma, J Guo, Y Xu… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Communication in millimeter wave (mmWave) and even terahertz (THz) frequency bands is
ushering in a new era of wireless communications. Beam management, namely initial …

A comprehensive overview on 5G-and-beyond networks with UAVs: From communications to sensing and intelligence

Q Wu, J Xu, Y Zeng, DWK Ng… - IEEE Journal on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the advancements in cellular technologies and the dense deployment of cellular
infrastructure, integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the fifth-generation (5G) and …

A review of AI-enabled routing protocols for UAV networks: Trends, challenges, and future outlook

A Rovira-Sugranes, A Razi, F Afghah, J Chakareski - Ad Hoc Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), as a recently emerging technology, enabled a
new breed of unprecedented applications in different domains. This technology's ongoing …

A comprehensive survey on 5G-and-beyond networks with UAVs: Applications, emerging technologies, regulatory aspects, research trends and challenges

MK Banafaa, Ö Pepeoğlu, I Shayea… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid advancement of fifth-generation (5G)-and-beyond networks coupled with
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has opened up exciting possibilities for diverse …

Sum-rate maximization for IRS-assisted UAV OFDMA communication systems

Z Wei, Y Cai, Z Sun, DWK Ng, J Yuan… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we consider the application of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) in unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV)-based orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) …

Deep residual learning for channel estimation in intelligent reflecting surface-assisted multi-user communications

C Liu, X Liu, DWK Ng, J Yuan - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Channel estimation is one of the main tasks in realizing practical intelligent reflecting surface-
assisted multi-user communication (IRS-MUC) systems. However, different from traditional …

Generative AI for physical layer communications: A survey

N Van Huynh, J Wang, H Du, DT Hoang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recent evolution of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) leads to the emergence of
groundbreaking applications such as ChatGPT, which not only enhances the efficiency of …

Antenna array enabled space/air/ground communications and networking for 6G

Z **ao, Z Han, A Nallanathan, OA Dobre… - IEEE Journal on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Antenna arrays have a long history of more than 100 years and have evolved closely with
the development of electronic and information technologies, playing an indispensable role …