A comprehensive survey of RAN architectures toward 5G mobile communication system

MA Habibi, M Nasimi, B Han, HD Schotten - Ieee Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fifth generation (5G) of mobile communication system aims to deliver a ubiquitous
mobile service with enhanced quality of service (QoS). It is also expected to enable new use …

A critical review of 3GPP standardization of device-to-device communication in cellular networks

UN Kar, DK Sanyal - SN Computer Science, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Device-to-device (D2D) communication is rapidly evolving into a viable method of
information exchange in a cellular network. It has a very low end-to-end latency and can …

D2D-U: Device-to-device communications in unlicensed bands for 5G system

H Zhang, Y Liao, L Song - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Device-to-device (D2D) communication, which enables direct communication between
nearby mobile devices, is an attractive add-on component to improve spectrum efficiency …

Software-defined heterogeneous vehicular networking: The architectural design and open challenges

A Mahmood, WE Zhang, QZ Sheng - Future Internet, 2019 - mdpi.com
The promising advancements in the telecommunications and automotive sectors over the
years have empowered drivers with highly innovative communication and sensing …

Green relay assisted D2D communications with dual batteries in heterogeneous cellular networks for IoT

X Liu, N Ansari - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of Things (IoT) heralds a vision of future Internet where all physical
things/devices are connected via a network to promote a heightened level of awareness …

Optimizing unlicensed spectrum sharing for LTE-U and WiFi network coexistence

Q Chen, G Yu, Z Ding - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Long-term evolution in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) is an emerging technology for
expanding cellular network capacity without additional spectrum cost. This paper …

Dynamic spectrum management in 5G wireless networks: A real-life modeling approach

P Vamvakas, EE Tsiropoulou… - IEEE INFOCOM 2019 …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper a novel dynamic spectrum management scheme for 5G Non Orthogonal
Multiple Access (NOMA) wireless networks is proposed, where users are offered the option …

Cognition-inspired 5G cellular networks: A review and the road ahead

KLA Yau, J Qadir, C Wu, MA Imran, MH Ling - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite the evolution of cellular networks, spectrum scarcity and the lack of intelligent and
autonomous capabilities remain a cause for concern. These problems have resulted in low …

Survey of spectrum sharing for inter-technology coexistence

AM Voicu, L Simić, M Petrova - IEEE Communications Surveys …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increasing capacity demands in emerging wireless technologies are expected to be met by
network densification and spectrum bands open to multiple technologies. These will, in turn …

NOMA-based D2D-enabled traffic offloading for 5G and beyond networks employing licensed and unlicensed access

M Sun, X Xu, X Tao, P Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the versatile applications emerge, traffic offloading is an urgent issue to improve the
performance for the fifth generation (5G) and beyond networks. We focus on the scenario …