In this paper, we provide new compact integral expressions and associated simple
asymptotic approximations for converse and achievability bounds in the finite blocklength …

Public lighting systems enhance productivity and improve the safety of citizens on roadways
and public areas within cities. The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) has introduced a blend of …

Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) techniques are widely employed in the most
important wireless systems, eg, the Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular standard, to increase …

Ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) is a new feature to be considered for the
fifth generation (5G) cellular systems. This feature is essential for the support of envisioned …

Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) is a key enabler for ultrareliable communications.
This paper optimizes transmit power for the initial transmission and the subsequent …

Device-to-Device (D2D) communication for Massive Machine-Type Communication (mMTC)
applications is a promising approach to reduce the energy consumption of the battery …

Massive machine-type communication (mMTC) is one of the main services delivered by the
5G mobile network. mMTC represents a major challenge for 5G network since it is …

In the fifth generation system (5G) new traffic types will be supported. This is the case of
machine to machine communications such as traffic generated by sensors, which use short …