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The design of the forthcoming fifth generation (5G) system shall meet the severe requirement of managing an always increasing amount of traffic generated by both humans and machines, while guaranteeing data security. Among the enabling…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-10-11 C. Suraci , S. Pizzi , D. Garompolo , G. Araniti , A. Molinaro , A. Iera

6th generation (6G) communication research is currently focusing on non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) to promote ubiquitous and ultra-high-capacity global connectivity. Specifically, multi-layered hierarchical networks, i.e., the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-08-03 Dengke Wang , Marco Giordani , Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Michele Zorzi

With growing interest in integrating terrestrial networks (TNs) and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) to connect the unconnected, a key question is whether this new paradigm could also be opportunistically exploited to augment service in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-05 Mohamed Benzaghta , Giovanni Geraci , Rasoul Nikbakht , David Lopez-Perez

The direct-to-device (D2D) satellite network is an important 6G evolution direction to enable seamless ubiquitous connectivity. However, the network faces critical handover challenges due to high satellite mobility and wide beam footprints.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Ye Li , Yi Zhou , Yingdong Hu , Zhe Ji , Jiaxi Zhou , Longyu Zhou , Yuchen Liu , Tony Q. S. Quek

In this paper, we jointly design the power control and position dispatch for Multi-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled communication in device-to-device (D2D) networks. Our objective is to maximize the total transmission rate of downlink…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-16 Pei Li , Lingyi Wang , Wei Wu , Fuhui Zhou , Baoyun Wang , Qihui Wu

Direct satellite-to-device (DS2D) communication enables standard mobile devices to connect directly to low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, providing global coverage without reliance on terrestrial infrastructure. However, the DS2D uplink is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-24 Rajan Shrestha , Hayder Al-Hraishawi

5th generation networks are envisioned to provide seamless and ubiquitous connection to 1000-fold more devices and is believed to provide ultra-low latency and higher data rates up to tens of Gbps. Different technologies enabling these…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-09-25 Kamran Zia , Nauman Javed , Muhammad Nadeem Sial , Sohail Ahmed , Hifsa Iram , Asad Amir Pirzada

With the increase in mobile traffic and the bandwidth demand, Device-to-Device (D2D) communication underlaying Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks has gained tremendous interest by the researchers, cellular operators and equipment…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-12-12 Bighnaraj Panigrahi , Rashmi Ramamohan , Hemant Kumar Rath , Anantha Simha

Universal connectivity has been part of past and current generations of wireless systems, but as we approach 6G, the subject of social responsibility is being built as a core component. Given the advent of Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN),…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Muhammad Ali Jamshed , Aryan Kaushik , Miguel Dajer , Alessandro Guidotti , Fanny Parzysz , Eva Lagunas , Marco Di Renzo , Symeon Chatzinotas , Octavia A. Dobre

Sixth-Generation (6G) technologies will revolutionize the wireless ecosystem by enabling the delivery of futuristic services through terrestrial and non-terrestrial transmissions. In this context, the Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-09-30 Giuseppe Araniti , Antonio Iera , Sara Pizzi , Federica Rinaldi

The integration of Terrestrial Networks (TN) and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) plays a crucial role in bridging the digital divide and enabling Sixth Generation (6G) and beyond to achieve truly ubiquitous connectivity. However, combining…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-02 Muhammad Ali Jamshed , Malik Muhammad Saad , Muhammad Ahmed Mohsin , Dongkyun Kim , Octavia A. Dobre , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Lina Mohjazi

In the future, with the advent of Internet of Things (IoT), wireless sensors, and multiple 5G killer applications, an indoor room might be filled with $1000$s of devices demanding low data rates. Such high-level densification and mobility…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-09-23 Rohit Singh , Doug Sicker

Device-to-device (D2D) communication enables the user equipments (UEs) located in close proximity to bypass the cellular base stations (BSs) and directly connect to each other, and thereby, offload traffic from the cellular infrastructure.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-05-13 Hesham ElSawy , Ekram Hossain

The rapid evolution of cellular networks has introduced groundbreaking technologies, including large and distributed antenna arrays and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces in terrestrial networks (TNs), as well as aerial and space-based…

Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) traditionally have certain limited applications. However, the recent technological advancements and manufacturing cost reduction opened up myriad applications of NTNs for 5G and beyond networks, especially…

Direct Device-to-Satellite (D2S) communications, which enable direct satellite connectivity with unmodified user equipment (UE), not only expand global coverage but also reshape the evolution of future access networks. However, D2S links…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-29 Konstantinos Nikitopoulos , Chathura Jayawardena

In the conventional cellular system, devices are not allowed to communicate directly with each other in the licensed cellular bandwidth and all communications take place through the base stations. The users requirements has led the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-30 K Prajwal , Tharun K , Navaneeth P , Ishwar Mandal , Kiran M

The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology shows great potential in sixth-generation (6G) terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) since it can effectively change wireless settings to improve connectivity. Extensive…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-25 Wali Ullah Khan , Eva Lagunas , Asad Mahmood , Muhammad Asif , Manzoor Ahmed , Symeon Chatzinotas

6G will exploit satellite, aerial and terrestrial platforms jointly to improve radio access capability and to unlock the support of on-demand edge cloud services in the three dimensional space (3D) by incorporating Mobile Edge Computing…

Direct air-to-ground (A2G) communications leveraging the fifth-generation (5G) new radio (NR) can provide high-speed broadband in-flight connectivity to aircraft in the sky. A2G network deployment entails optimizing various design…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-18 Yun Chen , Xingqin Lin , Talha Khan , Mehrnaz Afshang , Mohammad Mozaffari