Combination of ultra-dense networks and other 5G enabling technologies: A survey

MA Adedoyin, OE Falowo - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, to address the astonishing capacity requirement of 5G, researchers are
investigating the possibility of combining different technologies with ultra-dense networks …

Reinforcement learning for energy-efficient trajectory design of UAVs

AH Arani, MM Azari, P Hu, Y Zhu… - IEEE Internet of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as aerial base stations (BSs) into terrestrial
cellular networks has emerged as an effective solution to provide coverage and complement …

HAPS-UAV-enabled heterogeneous networks: A deep reinforcement learning approach

AH Arani, P Hu, Y Zhu - IEEE Open Journal of the …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The integrated use of non-terrestrial network (NTN) entities such as the high-altitude
platform station (HAPS) and low-altitude platform station (LAPS) has become essential …

Fairness-aware link optimization for space-terrestrial integrated networks: A reinforcement learning framework

AH Arani, P Hu, Y Zhu - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The integration of space and air components considering satellites and unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) into terrestrial networks in a space-terrestrial integrated network (STIN) has …

Resource optimization with load coupling in multi-cell NOMA

L You, D Yuan, L Lei, S Sun… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optimizing non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) in multi-cell scenarios is much more
challenging than the single-cell case because inter-cell interference must be considered …

The fixed point iteration of positive concave mappings converges geometrically if a fixed point exists: Implications to wireless systems

T Piotrowski, RLG Cavalcante - IEEE Transactions on Signal …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We prove that the fixed point iteration of arbitrary positive concave mappings with nonempty
fixed point set converges geometrically for any starting point. We also show that positivity is …

Connections between spectral properties of asymptotic mappings and solutions to wireless network problems

RLG Cavalcante, Q Liao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, we establish connections between asymptotic functions and properties of
solutions to important problems in wireless networks. We start by introducing a class of self …

Learning in the sky: Towards efficient 3D placement of UAVs

AH Arani, MM Azari, W Melek… - 2020 IEEE 31st …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as aerial base stations to support cellular
networks can deliver a fast and flexible solution for serving high and varying traffic demand …

Minimizing base stations' ON/OFF switchings in self-organizing heterogeneous networks: A distributed satisfactory framework

AH Arani, MJ Omidi, A Mehbodniya, F Adachi - IEEE Access, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The deployment of heterogeneous networks (HetNets) can significantly boost the network
capacity. However, the large number of small cell base stations (SBSs) deployed in HetNets …

Hierarchical energy optimization with more realistic power consumption and interference models for ultra-dense networks

H Zhuang, J Chen, R Gilimyanov - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To fulfill the high capacity requirements of 5G and B5G, ultra-dense network (UDN) is a
promising technology. As the network becomes denser, energy consumption becomes one …