The term “ranging” is often used to indicate the operations that make it possible to estimate
the distance between two nodes by processing some signals generated and/or received by …

Over the past few years, the next generation of vehicular networks is envisioned to play an
essential part in autonomous driving, traffic management, and infotainment applications. The …

In response to the new challenges in the design and operation of communication networks,
and taking inspiration from how living beings deal with complexity and scalability, in this …

The need for load balancing will be more significant in fifth generation mobile network and
beyond due to the massive upsurge in the quantity of users and rising use of small cell sizes …

Next generation cellular systems are expected to entail a wide variety of wireless coverage
zones, with cells of different sizes and capacities that can overlap in space and share the …

The handover process is one of the most critical functions in a cellular network and is in
charge of maintaining seamless connectivity of user equipments across multiple cells. The …

End-to-end network slicing, as a key technology in 5G and B5G mobile communication
systems, is to enable traditional wireless networks to support different services in vertical …

The mobility robustness optimization can significantly enhance the quality of service in
scenarios characterized by dense uncoordinated deployment of small cells, as targeted by …

In heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNets) with macro base station (BS) and multiple
small BSs (SBSs), cell association of user equipment (UE) affects UE transmission rate and …

Abstract The “Smart City” concept revolves around the idea of embodying cutting‐edge
information and communication technology solutions in the very fabric of future cities to offer …