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Low-Altitude Wireless Networks (LAWN) are transforming the low-altitude airspace into a mission-driven, dynamically reconfigurable 3D network fabric for safety-critical and public-safety operations. In parallel, Direct-to-Cell (D2C)…

Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) are expected to be a critical component of 6th Generation (6G) networks, providing ubiquitous, continuous, and scalable services. Satellites emerge as the primary enabler for NTN, leveraging their extensive…

Direct-to-cell (D2C) satellite communications have emerged as a crucial alternative to terrestrial communications in the sixth generation (6G) mobile networks due to their wide-area coverage capability. Unlike human-oriented communications,…

Device-to-device (D2D) communications offers high spectral efficiency, low energy consumption and transmission latency. However, one of the main limitations of D2D communications is co-channel interference from underlaying wireless system.…

In the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) era, the demand for constructing a wide-area time-sensitive Internet of Things (IoT) keeps increasing. As conventional cellular technologies are hard to be directly used for wide-area time-sensitive…

In past years, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) have emerged as a viable solution for providing ubiquitous connectivity for future wireless networks due to their ability to reach large geographical areas. However, the efficient integration…

Device-to-Device (D2D) discovery is a key enabler of D2D communications for the direct exchange of local area traffic between proximity users (UEs) to improve spectral efficiency. The direct D2D discovery relies on the capabilities of the…

Due to the advancements in cellular technologies and the dense deployment of cellular infrastructure, integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the fifth-generation (5G) and beyond cellular networks is a promising solution to achieve…

In this paper, we consider an Internet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over cellular networks, where UAVs work as aerial users to collect various sensory data, and send the collected data to their transmission destinations over cellular…

We develop a comprehensive framework to characterize and optimize the performance of a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted D2D network, where D2D transmissions underlay cellular transmissions. Different from conventional…

Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), which integrate space and aerial networks with terrestrial systems, are a key area in the emerging sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks. As part of 6G, NTNs must provide pervasive connectivity to a wide…

The integration of Terrestrial Networks (TN) and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), including 5G Advanced/6G and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, using Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, high-altitude platforms (HAPS), and Unmanned…

Near-space communication network (NS-ComNet), as an indispensable component of sixth-generation (6G) and beyond mobile communication systems and the space-air-ground-sea integrated network (SAGSIN), demonstrates unique advantages in…

As a virtual, synchronized replica of physical network, the digital twin network (DTN) is envisioned to sense, predict, optimize and manage the intricate wireless technologies and architectures brought by 6G. Given that the properties of…

In this paper, we present the vision of our project 6G for Connected Sky (6G-SKY) to integrate terrestrial networks (TNs) and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) and outline the current research activities in 6G research projects in comparison…

In this paper, using the stochastic geometry theory, we present a framework for analyzing the performance of device-to-device (D2D) communications underlaid uplink (UL) cellular networks. In our analysis, we consider a D2D mode selection…

Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is envisioned to be an integral component of 5G networks, and a technique for meeting the demand for high data rates. In a cellular network, D2D allows not only direct communication between users, but…

The increasing demand for reliable, high-capacity communication during large-scale outdoor events poses significant challenges for traditional Terrestrial Networks (TNs), which often struggle to provide consistent coverage in high-density…

Direct Mobile-to-Mobile communication mode known also as Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is expected to be supported in the 5G mobile system. D2D communication aims to improve system spectrum efficiency, overall system throughput,…

Wireless device-to-device (D2D) communication underlaying cellular network is a promising concept to improve user experience and resource utilization. Unlike traditional D2D communication where two mobile devices in the proximity establish…