6G wireless communications networks: A comprehensive survey

M Alsabah, MA Naser, BM Mahmmod… - Ieee …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The commercial fifth-generation (5G) wireless communications networks have already been
deployed with the aim of providing high data rates. However, the rapid growth in the number …

Evolution of non-terrestrial networks from 5G to 6G: A survey

MM Azari, S Solanki, S Chatzinotas… - … surveys & tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) traditionally have certain limited applications. However, the
recent technological advancements and manufacturing cost reduction opened up myriad …

Supporting IoT with rate-splitting multiple access in satellite and aerial-integrated networks

Z Lin, M Lin, T De Cola, JB Wang… - IEEE Internet of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To satisfy the explosive access demands of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, various kinds of
multiple access techniques have received much attention. In this article, we investigate the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Survey on computation offloading in UAV-Enabled mobile edge computing

SMA Huda, S Moh - Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increasing growth of internet-of-things (IoT) devices, effective computation
performance has become a critical issue. Many services provided by IoT devices (eg …

Non-terrestrial networks in the 6G era: Challenges and opportunities

M Giordani, M Zorzi - IEEE network, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many organizations recognize non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) as a key component to
provide cost-effective and high-capacity connectivity in future 6th generation (6G) wireless …

Communication and networking technologies for UAVs: A survey

A Sharma, P Vanjani, N Paliwal… - Journal of Network and …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the advancement in drone technology, in just a few years, drones will be assisting
humans in every domain. But there are many challenges to be tackled, communication …

Data offloading in UAV-assisted multi-access edge computing systems under resource uncertainty

PA Apostolopoulos, G Fragkos… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a novel data offloading decision-making framework is proposed, where users
have the option to partially offload their data to a complex Multi-access Edge Computing …

Drones' edge intelligence over smart environments in B5G: Blockchain and federated learning synergy

SH Alsamhi, FA Almalki, F Afghah… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Edge Intelligence is an emerging technology which has attracted significant attention. It
applies Artificial Intelligence (AI) closer to the network edge for supporting Beyond fifth …

Topology control algorithms in multi-unmanned aerial vehicle networks: An extensive survey

MM Alam, MY Arafat, S Moh, J Shen - Journal of network and computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted increased attention from
academic and industrial research communities, owing to their wide range of potential …