Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, interfaces, algorithms, security, and research challenges

M Polese, L Bonati, S D'oro, S Basagni… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Open Radio Access Network (RAN) and its embodiment through the O-RAN Alliance
specifications are poised to revolutionize the telecom ecosystem. O-RAN promotes …

Convergent communication, sensing and localization in 6G systems: An overview of technologies, opportunities and challenges

C De Lima, D Belot, R Berkvens, A Bourdoux… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Herein, we focus on convergent 6G communication, localization and sensing systems by
identifying key technology enablers, discussing their underlying challenges, implementation …

Positioning in 5G and 6G networks—A survey

F Mogyorósi, P Revisnyei, A Pašić, Z Papp, I Törös… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Determining the position of ourselves or our assets has always been important to humans.
Technology has helped us, from sextants to outdoor global positioning systems, but real …

6G white paper on localization and sensing

A Bourdoux, AN Barreto, B van Liempd… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
This white paper explores future localization and sensing opportunities for beyond 5G
wireless communication systems by identifying key technology enablers and discussing …

An overview on integrated localization and communication towards 6G

Z **ao, Y Zeng - Science China Information Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract while the fifth generation (5G) cellular system is being deployed worldwide,
researchers have started the investigation of the sixth generation (6G) mobile …

Near-field localization with a reconfigurable intelligent surface acting as lens

Z Abu-Shaban, K Keykhosravi… - ICC 2021-IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exploiting wavefront curvature enables localization with limited infrastructure and hardware
complexity. With the introduction of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), new …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on 6G wireless communications

C Yeh, G Do Jo, YJ Ko, HK Chung - ICT Express, 2023 - Elsevier
Since its first commercialization in early 2019, 5G has been making progress around the
world and penetrating daily lives. Now, research interest in wireless communication is …

Localization via multiple reconfigurable intelligent surfaces equipped with single receive RF chains

GC Alexandropoulos, I Vinieratou… - IEEE Wireless …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The extra degrees of freedom resulting from the consideration of Reconfigurable Intelligent
Surfaces (RISs) for smart signal propagation can be exploited for high accuracy localization …

RIS-enabled smart wireless environments: Deployment scenarios, network architecture, bandwidth and area of influence

GC Alexandropoulos, DT Phan-Huy… - EURASIP Journal on …, 2023 - Springer
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) constitute the key enabler for programmable
electromagnetic propagation environments and are lately being considered as a candidate …

A new 5G radio evolution towards 5G-Advanced

J Pang, S Wang, Z Tang, Y Qin, X Tao, X You… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
The evolution of the fifth-generation (5G) new radio (NR) has progressed swiftly since the
third generation partnership project (3GPP) standardized the first NR version (Release 15) …