The energy efficiency and consumption of mobile networks have received increasing
attention from academics and industry in recent years. This has been provoked by rapid …

The ongoing transition towards 5G technology expedites the emergence of a variety of
mobile applications that pertain to different vertical industries. Delivering on the key …

5G is the fifth-generation cellular network satisfying the requirements IMT-2020
(International Mobile Telecommunications-2020) of the International Telecommunication …

The arrival of 5G paves the way for the deployment of the so-called Industry 4.0, which is a
new paradigm devoted to the digital transformation of manufacturing and factory production …

This paper focuses on the security challenges of network slice implementation in 5G
networks. We propose that network slice controllers support security by enabling security …

We propose a load balancing algorithm for a multi-RAT (radio access technology) network
including a non-terrestrial network (NTN) and a terrestrial network (TN). Fifth generation (5G) …

It is clear that 5G networks have already become integral to our present. However, a
significant issue lies in the fact that current 5G communication systems are incapable of fully …

By massively digitalizing production processes, the industry expects an efficient and secure
cooperation of a large number of machines, as well as an increasing integration of IT …

By delivering end-to-end latencies down to 5ms, data rates of up to 20Gbps, and ultra-high
reliability of 99.999%, 5G is extending the capabilities of numerous industry verticals …

Service providers highly rely on network softwarization for addressing the demanding use
cases of the 5G verticals. In order for the 5G vertical scenarios to be seamlessly executed …