Wireless local area networks (WLANs) empowered by IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) hold a dominant
position in providing Internet access thanks to their freedom of deployment and configuration …

Device-to-device (D2D) communications with non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) have
been proved in enhancing the network capacity and reducing the burden of the traditional …

This paper provides a comprehensive survey on the coexistence of cellular and IEEE 802.11
standards from a holistic viewpoint that takes into account the coexistence of all existing and …

Abstract Software-defined networking (SDN), which has been successfully deployed in the
management of complex data centers, has recently been incorporated into a myriad of 5G …

The fifth-generation (5G) and beyond networks are designed to efficiently utilize the
spectrum resources to meet various quality of service (QoS) requirements. The unlicensed …

Device-to-Device communications (D2D) are being used to improve the spectral efficiency
and to reduce the load of the base station (BS) by reutilizing the licensed spectrum …

In this paper, by exploiting the frequency‐domain, we propose a countrywide millimeter‐
wave (mmWave) spectrum allocation and reuse technique to allocate and reuse spatially the …

New Radio Unlicensed (NR-U) enables 5G networks to operate in unlicensed channels,
including the sub-7 GHz bands where transmitters are required to adhere to a set of …

Recently, the Internet of Things (IoT) technology has been drawing increasing attention
because it has a great potential to positively impact human life in a broad range of …

With the deep integration of information, communication and operation technologies,
industrial wireless control networks (IWCNs) are playing key roles to drive industrial …