Key Technologies for 5G Wireless Systems


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Get up to speed with the protocols, network architectures and techniques for 5G wireless networks with this comprehensive guide.




Interference Mitigation and Energy Management in 5G Heterogeneous Cellular Networks


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In recent years, wireless networks have become more ubiquitous and integrated into everyday life. As such, it is increasingly imperative to research new methods to boost cost-effectiveness for spectrum and energy efficiency. Interference Mitigation and Energy Management in 5G Heterogeneous Cellular Networks is a pivotal reference source for the latest research on emerging network architectures and mitigation technology to enhance cellular network performance and dependency. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as interference alignment, resource allocation, and high-speed mobile environments, this book is ideally designed for engineers, professionals, practitioners, upper-level students, and academics seeking current research on interference and energy management for 5G heterogeneous cellular networks.




Advanced Wireless Sensing Techniques for 5G Networks


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This book written for students of electronics and communication, students of computer science and communications engineers addresses topics such as Introduction of CRN, Advanced spectrum sensing techniques, Cooperative sensing techniques, Distributed sensing techniques, Issues in advanced sensing techniques, and Applications of 5G Networks. It provides new algorithms, explores recent results, and evaluates the performance of technologies in use in this area. It also provides new research topics and sensing techniques related to 5G networks for researchers.




Towards 5G


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This book brings together a group of visionaries and technical experts from academia to industry to discuss the applications and technologies that will comprise the next set of cellular advancements (5G). In particular, the authors explore usages for future 5G communications, key metrics for these usages with their target requirements, and network architectures and enabling technologies to meet 5G requirements. The objective is to provide a comprehensive guide on the emerging trends in mobile applications, and the challenges of supporting such applications with 4G technologies.




Optical and Wireless Convergence for 5G Networks


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The mobile market has experienced unprecedented growth over the last few decades. Consumer trends have shifted towards mobile internet services supported by 3G and 4G networks worldwide. Inherent to existing networks are problems such as lack of spectrum, high energy consumption, and inter-cell interference. These limitations have led to the emergence of 5G technology. It is clear that any 5G system will integrate optical communications, which is already a mainstay of wide area networks. Using an optical core to route 5G data raises significant questions of how wireless and optical can coexist in synergy to provide smooth, end-to-end communication pathways. Optical and Wireless Convergence for 5G Networks explores new emerging technologies, concepts, and approaches for seamlessly integrating optical-wireless for 5G and beyond. Considering both fronthaul and backhaul perspectives, this timely book provides insights on managing an ecosystem of mixed and multiple access network communications focused on optical-wireless convergence. Topics include Fiber–Wireless (FiWi), Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW), Visible Light Communication (VLC), 5G optical sensing technologies, approaches to real-time IoT applications, Tactile Internet, Fog Computing (FC), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Software-Defined Networking (SDN), and many others. This book aims to provide an inclusive survey of 5G optical-wireless requirements, architecture developments, and technological solutions.




5G Networks


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A reliable and focused treatment of the emergent technology of fifth generation (5G) networks This book provides an understanding of the most recent developments in 5G, from both theoretical and industrial perspectives. It identifies and discusses technical challenges and recent results related to improving capacity and spectral efficiency on the radio interface side, and operations management on the core network side. It covers both existing network technologies and those currently in development in three major areas of 5G: spectrum extension, spatial spectrum utilization, and core network and network topology management. It explores new spectrum opportunities; the capability of radio access technology; and the operation of network infrastructure and heterogeneous QoE provisioning. 5G Networks: Fundamental Requirements, Enabling Technologies, and Operations Management is split into five sections: Physical Layer for 5G Radio Interface Technologies; Radio Access Technology for 5G Networks; 5G Network Interworking and Core Network Advancements; Vertical 5G Applications; and R&D and 5G Standardization. It starts by introducing emerging technologies in 5G software, hardware, and management aspects before moving on to cover waveform design for 5G and beyond; code design for multi-user MIMO; network slicing for 5G networks; machine type communication in the 5G era; provisioning unlicensed LAA interface for smart grid applications; moving toward all-IT 5G end-to-end infrastructure; and more. This valuable resource: Provides a comprehensive reference for all layers of 5G networks Focuses on fundamental issues in an easy language that is understandable by a wide audience Includes both beginner and advanced examples at the end of each section Features sections on major open research challenges 5G Networks: Fundamental Requirements, Enabling Technologies, and Operations Management is an excellent book for graduate students, academic researchers, and industry professionals, involved in 5G technology.




Research Anthology on Developing and Optimizing 5G Networks and the Impact on Society


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As technology advances, the emergence of 5G has become an essential discussion moving forward as its applications and benefits are expected to enhance many areas of life. The introduction of 5G technology to society will improve communication speed, the efficiency of information transfer, and end-user experience to name only a few of many future improvements. These new opportunities offered by 5G networks will spread across industry, government, business, and personal user experiences leading to widespread innovation and technological advancement. What stands at the very core of 5G becoming an integral part of society is the very fact that it is expected to enrich society in a multifaceted way, enhancing connectivity and efficiency in just about every sector including healthcare, agriculture, business, and more. Therefore, it has been a critical topic of research to explore the implications of this technology, how it functions, what industries it will impact, and the challenges and solutions of its implementation into modern society. Research Anthology on Developing and Optimizing 5G Networks and the Impact on Society is a critical reference source that analyzes the use of 5G technology from the standpoint of its design and technological development to its applications in a multitude of industries. This overall view of the aspects of 5G networks creates a comprehensive book for all stages of the implementation of 5G, from early conception to application in various sectors. Topics highlighted include smart cities, wireless and mobile networks, radio access technology, internet of things, and more. This all-encompassing book is ideal for network experts, IT specialists, technologists, academicians, researchers, and students.




5G and Beyond Wireless Networks


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5G and Beyond Wireless Networks: Technology, Network Deployments, and Materials for Antenna Design offers a comprehensive overview of 5G and beyond 5G wireless networks along with emerging technologies that support the design and development of wireless networks. It also includes discussions on various materials used for practical antenna design which are suitable for 5G, beyond 5G applications, and cell-free massive MIMO systems. The book discusses the latest techniques used in 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) communication, such as non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), device-to-device (D2D) communication, 6G ultra-dense O-RAN, rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA), simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT), massive multiple input multiple output (mMIMO), and cell-free massive MIMO systems, which are explained in detail for 5G and beyond cellular networks. The description of NOMA and their benefit for 5G and beyond networks is also addressed along with D2D communication for next generation cellular networks. RSMA technique is also explained for 6G communication. Detailed descriptions for the design and development of 5G and beyond networks over various techniques are included. The materials specification to design antenna for 5G application are also given. The role of metalens in designing effective antennas and material specifications for 5G applications is explained in this book. Apart from the above emerging topics, this book also gives ideas about intelligent communication, Internet of Multimedia Things (IOMT), millimeter-wave MIMO-UFMC, and fog computing cloud networks. The last chapter gives details about the legal frameworks for 5G technology for responsible and sustainable deployment. Overall, this book may benefit network design engineers and researchers working in the area of next generation cellular networks. The contents of this book will be helpful for young researchers and master students, and network design engineers who are working in the area of next generation cellular networks.




5G and Beyond Wireless Communication Networks


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5G and Beyond Wireless Communication Networks A comprehensive and up-to-date survey of 5G technologies and applications In 5G and Beyond Wireless Communication Networks, a team of distinguished researchers deliver an expert treatment of the technical details of modern 5G wireless networks and the performance gains they make possible. The book examines the recent progress in research and development in the area, covering related topics on fundamental 5G requirements and its enabling technologies. The authors survey 5G service architecture and summarize enabling technologies, including highly dense small cell and heterogeneous networks, device-to-device communications underlaying cellular networks, fundamentals of non-orthogonal multiple access in 5G new radio and its applications. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to 5G wireless networks, including discussions of anticipated growth in mobile data traffic Comprehensive explorations of dense small cell and heterogeneous networks Practical discussions of the most recent developments in 5G research and enabling technologies Recent advancement of non-orthogonal multiple access and its role in current and future wireless systems Perfect for graduate students, professors, industry professionals, and engineers with an interest in wireless communication, 5G and Beyond Wireless Communication Networks will also benefit undergraduate and graduate students and researchers seeking an up-to-date and accessible new resource about 5G networks.




Massive MIMO in 5G Networks: Selected Applications


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This SpringerBrief focuses mainly on the basic theory and applications of massive MIMO in 5G networks. The significance of massive MIMO for 5G or future communications is first briefly discussed. Then, the basic theory of massive MIMO technology is comprehensively analyzed, i.e., a variety of 5G scenarios and their improvements are described when massive MIMO is taken into account. Art physical-layer techniques and various networking techniques for interference mitigation and resource scheduling are introduced as well. This SpringerBrief also examines the selected applications of massive MIMO in 5G networks, i.e., massive MIMO-aided millimeter communications and energy transfer. The physical-layer design, multiple access control (MAC) mechanism and networking techniques are discussed for millimeter-wave communications aided by massive MIMO technology. Then, massive MIMO is covered for hybrid information and energy transfer. A downlink precoder and a uplink pilot scheme is proposed for single cell networks, and both non-cooperative and cooperative energy transfer in multi-cell are presented. Communication researchers in the area of MIMO technology, as well as researchers and practitioners working in millimeter communications and energy transfer seeking new research topics, and topic areas with communication system design, centralized and distributed algorithms, will find this brief useful as a reference. Advanced-level students studying communication engineering will also find this book useful as a secondary text.