Random access channels (RACHs) in cellular networks are normally designed for Poisson-
distributed arrivals with a constant rate. Unexpected bursty arrivals may result in severe …

Massive Internet of Things (mIoT) has provided an auspicious opportunity to build powerful
and ubiquitous connections that face a plethora of new challenges, where cellular networks …

Narrowband Internet of Things is a new access technology introduced by 3GPP. This paper
presents an analytical model to estimate the access success probability and average access …

With the potential to generate numerous connection requests, an explosive growth in the
volume of data traffic and the number of mobile and machine-to-machine devices has drawn …

Machine-type communication (MTC) is a crucial service for next-generation cellular
networks. Mass access to the network by MTC devices may result in the overload of radio …

This paper presents a combinatorial model and approximation formulas to estimate the
average number of successful and collided users for a one-shot random access in finite-user …

At a density of one million devices per square kilometer, the10's of billions of devices,
objects, and machines that form a massive Internet of things (mIoT) require ubiquitous …

The performance evaluation of the random access (RA) in LTE-A has recently become a
major research topic as these networks are expected to play a major role in future 5G …

Machine-Type Communications (MTC) is a rapidly growing technology, which is expected to
generate significant revenues to mobile network operators. In particular, smart grid is …

Machine‐type communications (MTC) are a rapidly growing technology, which is expected
to generate significant revenues to mobile network operators. In particular, smart grid is …