Swarm of UAVs for network management in 6G: A technical review

MA Khan, N Kumar, SAH Mohsan… - … on Network and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks have led to the implementation of beyond 5G (B5G)
networks, which are capable of incorporating autonomous services to swarm of unmanned …

A vision and framework for the high altitude platform station (HAPS) networks of the future

GK Kurt, MG Khoshkholgh, S Alfattani… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) is a network node that operates in the stratosphere
at an of altitude around 20 km and is instrumental for providing communication services …

Optical communication in space: Challenges and mitigation techniques

H Kaushal, G Kaddoum - IEEE communications surveys & …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, free space optical (FSO) communication has gained significant importance
owing to its unique features: large bandwidth, license free spectrum, high data rate, easy …

Optical wireless hybrid networks: Trends, opportunities, challenges, and research directions

MZ Chowdhury, MK Hasan, M Shahjalal… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical wireless communication (OWC) is an excellent complementary solution to its radio
frequency (RF) counterpart. OWC technologies have been demonstrated to be able to …

The role of optical wireless communication technologies in 5G/6G and IoT solutions: Prospects, directions, and challenges

MZ Chowdhury, M Shahjalal, MK Hasan, YM Jang - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Future 5G, 6G, and IoT. Abstract The upcoming fifth-and sixth-
generation (5G and 6G, respectively) communication systems are expected to deal with …

Toward an efficient C-RAN optical fronthaul for the future networks: A tutorial on technologies, requirements, challenges, and solutions

IA Alimi, AL Teixeira, PP Monteiro - … Communications Surveys & …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The exponential traffic growth, demand for high speed wireless data communications, as
well as incessant deployment of innovative wireless technologies, services, and …

FSO-based vertical backhaul/fronthaul framework for 5G+ wireless networks

M Alzenad, MZ Shakir… - IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The presence of a super high rate, but also cost-efficient, easy-to-deploy, and scalable,
backhaul/fronthaul framework, is essential in the upcoming 5G wireless networks and …

On integrated access and backhaul networks: Current status and potentials

C Madapatha, B Makki, C Fang, O Teyeb… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we introduce and study the potentials and challenges of integrated access and
backhaul (IAB) as one of the promising techniques for evolving 5G networks. We study IAB …

Hybrid FSO/RF networks: A review of practical constraints, applications and challenges

SAH Mohsan, MA Khan, H Amjad - Optical Switching and Networking, 2023 - Elsevier
Radio frequency (RF) spectrum is highly occupied and adding further broadband channels
to fulfill the exiting user requirements has become difficult. Optical free-space …

Wireless backhaul in 5G and beyond: Issues, challenges and opportunities

B Tezergil, E Onur - IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the introduction of new technologies such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), High
Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), Millimeter Wave (mmWave) frequencies, Massive Multiple …