The fifth generation (5G) wireless networks are on the way to be deployed around the world.
The 5G technologies target to support diverse vertical applications by connecting …

Trusted third parties (TTPs) are frequently used for serving as an authority to issue and verify
transactions in applications. Although the TTP-based paradigm provides customers with …

Driven by the demand to accommodate today's growing mobile traffic, 5G is designed to be
a key enabler and a leading infrastructure provider in the information and communication …

The research on the sixth-generation (6G) wireless communications for the development of
future mobile communication networks has been officially launched around the world. 6G …

Spectrum Sensing (SS) plays an essential role in Cognitive Radio (CR) networks to
diagnose the availability of frequency resources. In this paper, we aim to provide an in-depth …

Blockchain is believed to bring new opportunities to dynamic spectrum management (DSM).
With features of blockchain, the traditional spectrum management method, such as the …

Blockchain is a promising technology for future dynamic spectrum access (DSA)
management due to its decentralization, immutability, and traceability. However, many …

Multiple-operators (multi-OPs) spectrum sharing mechanism can effectively improve the
spectrum utilization in fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication networks. The …

The convergence of dynamic spectrum access (DSA) and blockchain has been regarded as
the new paradigm of spectrum management. Because of the inherent properties of …

Mobile network operators (MNO) can opportunistically use the licensed bands of the primary
users (PU) provided that they monitor the spectrum and stop their transmission upon …