The vision of next generation 5G wireless communications lies in providing very high data
rates (typically of Gbps order), extremely low latency, manifold increase in base station …

The exponential increase in mobile data traffic is considered to be a critical driver towards
the new era, or 5G, of mobile wireless networks. 5G will require a paradigm shift that …

Driven by the explosive data traffic and new quality of service requirement of mobile users,
the communication industry has been experiencing a new evolution by means of network …

This paper summarizes the main initiatives toward 5G wireless communication networks.
Emphasis is paid on the program and project activities as well as on the recent literature. A …

Recently, to address the astonishing capacity requirement of 5G, researchers are
investigating the possibility of combining different technologies with ultra-dense networks …

Massive multiple‐input multiple‐output technology has been considered a breakthrough in
wireless communication systems. It consists of equipping a base station with a large number …

With the dense deployment of small cell networks, the powering and backhaul problem of
small cell base stations (SBSs) has attracted great attention, and energy harvesting …

The ongoing densification of small cells yields an unprecedented paradigm shift in user
experience and network design. The most notable change comes from cellular rates being …

In futuristic wireless communications, a massive number of devices need to access networks
with diverse quality of service (QoS) requirements. It is estimated that the number of …

To achieve 1000-fold capacity increase in 5G wireless communications, ultradense network
(UDN) is believed to be one of the key enabling technologies. Most of the previous research …