As the world is moving forward to the Fifth Generation (5G) of wireless technology, the
demand for efficient communication techniques has also increased. 5G provides a far higher …

Abstract IEEE 802.11 p, the known standard for Vehicular Adhoc NETworks (VANETs),
suffers from scalability issues and unbounded delay. In addition, the desire to use networks …

Smart grids play a significant role in addressing climate change and growing energy
demand. The role of smart grids includes reducing greenhouse gas emission reduction by …

To prevent economic losses, maintain social order, and protect the well-being of the
populace during public safety and crisis recovery scenarios, such as man-made and natural …

To meet the growing demand for increased data traffic and support advanced services in
various applications, the introduction of 5th generation (5G) networks offers enhanced …

Device to Device (D2D) communication is one of the key features of future 5th generation
(5G) cellular networks. Most D2D researchers have focused on the data communication …

Proximal device discovery is an essential initial phase in the installment of a device-to-
device communication system in cellular networks. Therefore, an efficient device discovery …

A new energy efficient link setup scheme for device-to-device (D2D) communications in
cellular networks is proposed that employs approximate localization easily performed using …

The conventional direct device discovery scheme which uses the random access protocol
and encounters contentions or collisions is highly energy and time-consuming. To reduce …

There is an increasing consensus that software-defined networking may become a
successful case to provide fine scalability and availability for industrial Internet, and it also …