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The 5G system has finally begun commercialization, and now is the time to start discussing the road map for the 6G system. While the 5G system was designed with a focus on discovering new service types for high speed, low-latency, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-07-08 Hyunsoo Kim , Taehyung Kim , Hyejin Kim , Insik Jung , Hakkeon Lee , Hyunmin Seo , Daesik Hong

Ambient intelligence (AmI) is a computing paradigm in which physical environments are embedded with sensing, computation, and communication so they can perceive people and context, decide appropriate actions, and respond autonomously.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-28 Muhammad Ahmed Mohsin , Junaid Ahmad , Muhammad Hamza Nawaz , Muhammad Ali Jamshed

Sixth-generation (6G) networks are increasingly envisioned as AI-native infrastructures integrating communication, sensing, and computing into a unified fabric. However, existing approaches remain largely optimization-centric, relying on…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Mohamed Amine Ferrag , Abderrahmane Lakas , Merouane Debbah

The current development of 5G networks represents a breakthrough in the design of communication networks, for its ability to provide a single platform enabling a variety of different services, from enhanced mobile broadband communications,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-05-17 Emilio Calvanese Strinati , Sergio Barbarossa , José Luis Gonzalez-Jimenez , Dimitri Kténas , Nicolas Cassiau , Cédric Dehos

This decade has witnessed the initiation of the digital revolution, as anticipated with the advent of 5G networks. Looking ahead to the 6G communication era, considerations are being made regarding how individuals will engage with the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Navneet Kaur , Naresh Kshetri , Purnendu Shekhar Pandey

This paper envisions 6G as a self-evolving telecom ecosystem, where AI-driven intelligence enables dynamic adaptation beyond static connectivity. We explore the key enablers of autonomous communication systems, spanning reconfigurable…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-30 Zeinab Nezami , Syed Danial Ali Shah , Maryam Hafeez , Karim Djemame , Syed Ali Raza Zaidi

The air interface technology plays a crucial role in optimizing the communication quality for users. To address the challenges brought by the radio channel variations to air interface design, this article proposes a framework of wireless…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-01 Jianhua Zhang , Yichen Cai , Li Yu , Zhen Zhang , Yuxiang Zhang , Jialin Wang , Tao Jiang , Liang Xia , Ping Zhang

6G communication technology is a revolutionary technology that will revolutionize many technologies and applications. Furthermore, it will be truly AI-driven and will carry on intelligent space. Hence, it will enable Internet of Everything…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-04-05 Sabuzima Nayak , Ripon Patgiri

At the dawn of the next-generation wireless systems and networks, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) has been envisioned as one of the enabling technologies. With the continued success of being applied in the 5G and beyond, the…

While fifth-generation (5G) communications are being rolled out worldwide, sixth-generation (6G) communications have attracted much attention from both the industry and the academia. Compared with 5G, 6G will have a wider frequency band,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-17 Yang Zhao , Wenchao Zhai , Jun Zhao , Tinghao Zhang , Sumei Sun , Dusit Niyato , Kwok-Yan Lam

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has taken a leading role in transforming data processing methods. However, the high computational demands of GAI present challenges for devices…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Chuan Zhang , Xixi Zheng , Xiaolong Tao , Chenfei Hu , Weiting Zhang , Liehuang Zhu

This paper proposes a spectrum-efficient nonorthogonal affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) waveform for reliable high-mobility communications in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) mobile systems. Our core idea is to introduce a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-24 Yu Zhang , Qin Yi , Leila Musavian , Tongyang Xu , Zilong Liu

The proliferation of emerging applications, such as autonomous driving and immersive experiences, demands cellular networks that are not only faster, but fundamentally more resilient and autonomous. This paper presents a BlueSky vision on…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Liang Wu , Kelly Wan , Mayank Darbari , Liangjie Hong

The recently commercialized fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication networks achieved many improvements, including air interface enhancement, spectrum expansion, and network intensification by several key technologies, such as massive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-01 Hengtao He , Xianghao Yu , Jun Zhang , S. H. Song , Khaled B. Letaief

Green communications have always been a target for the information industry to alleviate energy overhead and reduce fossil fuel usage. In current 5G and future 6G era, there is no doubt that the volume of network infrastructure and the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-10 Bomin Mao , Fengxiao Tang , Kawamoto Yuichi , Nei Kato

The 5th wireless communication (5G) techniques not only fulfil the requirement of $1,000$ times increase of internet traffic in the next decade, but also offer the underlying technologies to the entire industry and ecology for internet of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-07-24 Xiaohu You , Chuan Zhang , Xiaosi Tan , Shi Jin , Hequan Wu

With 5G cellular systems being actively deployed worldwide, the research community has started to explore novel technological advances for the subsequent generation, i.e., 6G. It is commonly believed that 6G will be built on a new vision of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-29 Yong Xiao , Guangming Shi , Marwan Krunz

Pushing artificial intelligence (AI) from central cloud to network edge has reached board consensus in both industry and academia for materializing the vision of artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) in the sixth-generation (6G) era.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-07 Guangxu Zhu , Zhonghao Lyu , Xiang Jiao , Peixi Liu , Mingzhe Chen , Jie Xu , Shuguang Cui , Ping Zhang

Air interface is a fundamental component within any wireless communication system. In Release 18, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) delves into the possibilities of leveraging artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-08-11 Xingqin Lin

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is an emerging waveform candidate for future sixth generation (6G) systems offering a range of promising features, such as enhanced robustness in heterogeneous and high-mobility environments, as…