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The dynamic allocation of spectrum in 5G / 6G networks is critical to efficient resource utilization. However, applying traditional deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is often infeasible due to its immense sample complexity and the safety…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Oluwaseyi Giwa , Tobi Awodunmila , Muhammad Ahmed Mohsin , Ahsan Bilal , Muhammad Ali Jamshed

There is an increase in usage of smaller cells or femtocells to improve performance and coverage of next-generation heterogeneous wireless networks (HetNets). However, the interference caused by femtocells to neighboring cells is a limiting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-03-20 Roohollah Amiri , Hani Mehrpouyan , Lex Fridman , Ranjan K. Mallik , Arumugam Nallanathan , David Matolak

A Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) comprises of multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs) allowing a user to associate with a specific RAT and steer to other RATs in a seamless manner. To cope up with the unprecedented growth of data traffic,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-05-23 Arghyadip Roy , Prasanna Chaporkar , Abhay Karandikar

As reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) emerge as a pivotal technology in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) networks, their deployment within practical multiple operator (OP) networks presents significant challenges, including the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-24 Haocheng Zhang , Wei Wang , Hao Zhou , Zhiping Lu , Ming Li

In this work, we design and analyze novel distributed scheduling algorithms for multi-user MIMO systems. In particular, we consider algorithms which do not require sending channel state information to a central processing unit, nor do they…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-03-20 Joseph Kampeas , Asaf Cohen , Omer Gurewitz

Traditional macro-cell networks are experiencing an upsurge of data traffic, and small-cells are deployed to help offload the traffic from macro-cells. Given the massive deployment of small-cells in a macro-cell, the aggregate power…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Shijie Cai , Yueling Che , Lingjie Duan , Jing Wang , Shidong Zhou , Rui Zhang

In this paper, the problem of energy efficiency in cellular heterogeneous networks (HetNets) is investigated using radio resource and power management combined with the base station (BS) ON/OFF switching. The objective is to minimize the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-12-03 Hakim Ghazzai , Muhammad Junaid Farooq , Ahmad Alsharoa , Elias Yaacoub , Abdullah Kadri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

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

Heterogeneous radio access networks require efficient traffic steering methods to reach near-optimal results in order to maximize network capacity. This paper aims to propose a novel traffic steering algorithm for usage in HetNets, which…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-01 Cezary Adamczyk , Adrian Kliks

In heterogeneous networks (HetNets), load balancing among different tiers can be effectively achieved by a biased user association scheme with which each user chooses to associate with one base station (BS) based on the biased received…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-01-05 Fancheng Kong , Xinghua Sun , Victor C. M. Leung , Hongbo Zhu

For energy efficient operation of the massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) networks, various aspects of energy efficiency maximization have been addressed, where a careful selection of number of active antennas has shown…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-07 Siddarth Marwaha , Eduard A. Jorswieck , Mostafa Jassim , Thomas Kuerner , David Lopez Perez , Xilnli Geng , Harvey Bao

Next generation cellular networks will be heterogeneous with dense deployment of small cells in order to deliver high data rate per unit area. Traffic variations are more pronounced in a small cell, which in turn lead to more dynamic…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-03-30 Binnan Zhuang , Dongning Guo , Michael L. Honig

Deep learning has made great strides lately with the availability of powerful computing machines and the advent of user-friendly programming environments. It is anticipated that the deep learning algorithms will entirely provision the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-01 Vishnu Vardhan Nimmalapudi , Ajith Kumar Mengani , Roopa Vuppula , Rahul Jashvantbhai Pandya

This paper demonstrates the concept of using Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) to improve Long Term Evolution (LTE) system by introducing the LTE Advance (LTE-A). The type of HetNets that has been chosen for this study is Macro with Pico…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-11-11 Haider Al Kim , Shouman Barua , Pantha Ghosal , Kumbesan Sandrasegaran

Next-generation cellular networks will evolve into more complex and virtualized systems, employing machine learning for enhanced optimization and leveraging higher frequency bands and denser deployments to meet varied service demands. This…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Ioannis Panitsas , Akrit Mudvari , Ali Maatouk , Leandros Tassiulas

The fifth-generation (5G) wireless cellular system, which would be deployed by 2020, is expected to deliver significantly higher capacity and better network performance compared to those of the current fourth-generation (4G) system.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-11-07 Vu N. Ha

The evolution of Internet of Things (IoT) into multi-layered environments has positioned Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs), particularly Long Range (LoRa), as the backbone for connectivity across both surface and subterranean…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Abdullahi Isa Ahmed , Ana Maria Drăgulinescu , El Mehdi Amhoud

Wireless support of virtual reality (VR) has challenges when a network has multiple users, particularly for 3D VR gaming, digital AI avatars, and remote team collaboration. This work addresses these challenges through investigation of the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-28 Muhammad Ahmed Mohsin , Sagnik Bhattacharya , Abhiram Gorle , Muhammad Ali Jamshed , John M. Cioffi

By allowing a large number of links to be simultaneously transmitted, directional antenna arrays with beamforming have been envisioned as a promising candidate to reach unprecedented levels of spatial isolation. To achieve the high…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-16 Yilin Li , Jian Luo , Richard A. Stirling-Gallacher , Giuseppe Caire

Federated Learning (FL) allows multiple privacy-sensitive applications to leverage their dataset for a global model construction without any disclosure of the information. One of those domains is healthcare, where groups of silos…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-06 Usevalad Milasheuski , Luca Barbieri , Bernardo Camajori Tedeschini , Monica Nicoli , Stefano Savazzi