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Wireless sensor networks are deployed in many monitoring applications but still suffer from short lifetimes originating from limited energy sources and storages. Due to their low-power consumption and their on-demand communication ability,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-02-17 Timo Kumberg , Marc Schink , Leonhard Reindl , Christian Schindelhauer

The need for efficient use of network resources is continuously increasing with the grow of traffic demand, however, current mobile systems have been planned and deployed so far with the mere aim of enhancing radio coverage and capacity.…

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Improved mobile device battery lifetime and latency mini-mization are critical requirements for enhancing the mobile broadband services and user experience. Long-term evolution (LTE) networks have adopted discontinuous reception (DRX) as…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-06 Soheil Rostami , Kari Heiska , Oleksandr Puchko , Kari Leppanen , Mikko Valkama

In a wireless network, mobile nodes (MNs) repeatedly perform tasks such as layer 2 (L2) handoff, layer 3 (L3) handoff and authentication. These tasks are critical, particularly for real-time applications such as VoIP. We propose a novel…

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Energy harvesting (EH) has recently emerged as a key technology for green communications as it can power wireless networks with renewable energy sources. However, directly replacing the conventional non-EH transmitters by EH nodes will be a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yaming Luo , Jun Zhang , Khaled B. Letaief

A new era in wireless sensor network technology has been ushered in through the introduction of multimedia sensor networks, which has a major bottleneck in the form of network congestion. Congestion occurs when resources are in high demand…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-12-17 Srinjoy Ganguly , Arpita Chakraborty , Mrinal Kanti Naskar

The 6th generation of wireless communication (6G) is envisioned to give rise to various technologies for improving the end-to-end communication performance, where the communication is envisioned to utilize wireless signals in the millimeter…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-07-15 Maria Bustamante Madrid , Jeroen Famaey , Filip Lemic

5G networks are expected to be highly energy efficient, with a 10 times lower consumption than today's systems. An effective way to achieve such a goal is to act on the backhaul network by controlling the nodes operational state and the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-09-19 Senay Semu Tadesse , Claudio Casetti , Carla Fabiana Chiasserini

Energy efficiency solutions are more vital for Green Mesh Network (GMN) campuses. Today students are benefited using these e-learning methodologies. Renewable energies such as solar, wind, hydro has tremendous applications on energy…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-05-19 G. Merlin Sheeba , Alamelu Nachiappan , P. H. Pavan Kumar , Prateek

Future Mobile Networks (MNs), 5G and beyond 5G, will require a paradigm shift from traditional resource allocation mechanisms as Base Stations (BSs) will be empowered with computation capabilities (i.e., offloading and computation is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-09-20 Thembelihle Dlamini

In cellular networks, the locations of the radio access network (RAN) elements are determined mainly based on the long-term traffic behaviour. However, when the random and hard-to-predict spatio-temporal distribution of the traffic…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-07-25 Irem Bor-Yaliniz , Halim Yanikomeroglu

The service provided by mobile networks operated today is not adapted to spatio-temporal fluctuations in traffic demand, although such fluctuations offer opportunities for energy savings. In particular, significant gains in energy…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Emmanuel Pollakis , Renato L. G. Cavalcante , Sławomir Stańczak

The current and envisaged increase of cellular traffic poses new challenges to Mobile Network Operators (MNO), who must densify their Radio Access Networks (RAN) while maintaining low Capital Expenditure and Operational Expenditure to…

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As Mobile Networks (MNs) are advancing towards meeting mobile users requirements, the rural-urban divide still remains a major challenge. While areas within the urban space (metropolitan mobile space) are being developed, rural areas are…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Thembelihle Dlamini , Sifiso Vilakati

The growing demand for high-speed, reliable wireless connectivity in 6G networks necessitates innovative approaches to overcome the limitations of traditional Radio Access Network (RAN). Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) and…

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The Internet of Things (IoT) has been increasingly used in our everyday lives as well as in numerous industrial applications. However, due to limitations in computing and power capabilities, IoT devices need to send their respective tasks…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Ziad Qais Al Abbasi , Khaled M. Rabie , Senior Member , Xingwang Li , Senior Member , Wali Ullah Khan , Asma Abu Samah

A wireless sensor network consists of light-weight, low power, small size sensor nodes. Routing in wireless sensor networks is a demanding task. This demand has led to a number of routing protocols which efficiently utilize the limited…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2010-07-15 Jasmine Norman , J. Paulraj Joseph , P. Prapoorna Roja

Energy consumption in mobile communication networks has become a significant challenge due to its direct impact on Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and Operational Expenditure (OPEX). The introduction of Open RAN (O-RAN) enables…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Rawlings Ntassah , Gian Michele Dell'Aera , Fabrizio Granelli

Due to the merit without requiring charging cable, wireless power transfer technologies have drawn rising attention as a new method to replenish energy to Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks (WRSNs). In this paper, we study mobile charger…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-10-31 Xunpeng Rao , Panlong Yang , Haipeng Dai , Tao Wu , Hao Zhou , Jing Zhao , Linlin Chen , Peng-Jun Wan

By relying on a wireless backhaul link, relay stations enhance the performance of cellular networks at low infrastructure cost, but at the same time, they can aggravate the interference issue. In this paper, we analyze for several relay…

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