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It is widely expected that future networks of 6G and beyond will deliver on the unachieved goals set by 5G. Technologies such as Internet of Skills and Industry 4.0 will become stable and viable, as a direct consequence of networks that…
We introduce weighted NetKAT, a domain-specific language for modeling and verifying quantitative network properties. The language is parametric on a semiring, enabling the treatment of a wide range of quantities in a uniform way. We provide…
The support of coexisting ultra-reliable and low-latency (URLL) and enhanced Mobile BroadBand (eMBB) services is a key challenge for the current and future wireless communication networks. Those two types of services introduce strict, and…
The paths leading to future networks are pointing towards a data-driven paradigm to better cater to the explosive growth of mobile services as well as the increasing heterogeneity of mobile devices, many of which generate and consume large…
Ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) is one of three primary use cases in the fifth-generation (5G) networks, and its research is still in its infancy due to its stringent and conflicting requirements in terms of extremely high…
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