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This paper analyzes the performance of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-inspired multi-cell wideband single-hop backhaul millimeter-wave-in-band-full-duplex (IBFD)-integrated access and backhaul (IAB) networks by using…
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is currently studying machine learning (ML) for the fifth generation (5G)-Advanced New Radio (NR) air interface, where spatial and temporal-domain beam prediction are important use cases. With…
Communications at mmWave frequencies will be a key enabler of the next generation of cellular networks, due to the multi-Gbps rate that can be achieved. However, there are still several problems that must be solved before this technology…
In fifth generation (5G) wireless cellular networks, millimeter wave spectrum opens room for several potential improvements in throughput, reliability, latency, among other aspects. However, it also brings challenges, such as a higher…
Current Type I and Type II codebooks in fifth generation (5G) wireless communications are limited in supporting the coexistence of far-field and near-field user equipments, as they are exclusively designed for far-field scenarios. To fill…
Fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) does not support data transmission during random access (RA) procedures, which results in unnecessary control signalling overhead and power consumption, especially for small data transmission (SDT).…
New Radio (NR) is a new radio air interface developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for the fifth generation (5G) mobile communications system. With great flexibility, scalability, and efficiency, 5G is expected to…
The fifth generation of wireless cellular networks (5G) is expected to be the infrastructure for emergency services, natural disasters rescue, public safety, and military communications. 5G, as any previous wireless cellular network, is…
Next generation wireless networks require massive uplink connections as well as high spectral efficiency. It is well known that, theoretically, it is not possible to achieve the sum capacity of multi-user communications with orthogonal…
The fifth-generation wireless networking (5G) technologies have been developed to meet various time-critical use cases with ultra-reliable, low-latency and massive machine-type communications which are indispensable for tactile Internet…
New Radio (NR) supports operations at high-frequency bands (e.g., millimeter-wave frequencies) by using narrow beam based directional transmissions to compensate high propagation losses at such frequencies. Due to the limited spatial…
The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has standardized Coverage Enhancement (CE) for Internet-of-Things (IoT) to connect devices in challenging radio conditions with cellular networks. CE is based on the principle of prolonged…
Heterogeneous networks have been studied as one of the enablers of network densification. These studies have been intensified to overcome some drawbacks related to propagation in millimeter waves (mmWaves), such as severe path and…
Fifth-generation (5G) new radio (NR) deployments are being rolled out in both the C-band (3.3 - 5.0 GHz) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) band (24.5 - 29.5 GHz). For outdoor scenarios, the C-band is expected to provide wide area coverage and…
The coexistence between active wireless communications and passive RF spectrum use becomes an increasingly important requirement for coordinated spectrum access supporting critical services. The ongoing research and technological progress…
In order to achieve high data rate and ubiquitous connectivity in future wireless networks, a key task is to efficiently manage the radio resource by judicious beamforming and power allocation. Unfortunately, the iterative nature of the…
We provide an overview of the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) work on evolving the 5G wireless technology to support non-terrestrial satellite networks. Adapting 5G to support non-terrestrial networks entails a holistic design…
The Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is a cellular access technology developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to provide wide area connectivity for the Internet of Things. Since its introduction in 3GPP Release 13,…
Extended reality (XR) is a key innovation of 5G-advanced and beyond networks. The diverse XR use-cases, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality, transform the way humans interact with surrounding environments. Thus,…
Recently, there has been significant interest in the integration and co-existence of Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) with other Radio Access Technologies, like IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks…