Energy-efficient access-point sleep-mode techniques for cell-free mmWave massive MIMO networks with non-uniform spatial traffic density

J García-Morales, G Femenias, F Riera-Palou - IEEE access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a novel beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G
paradigm that, through the use of a common central processing unit (CPU), coordinates a …

Access point switch ON/OFF strategies for green cell-free massive MIMO networking

G Femenias, N Lassoued, F Riera-Palou - IEEE access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The combination of user-centric network densification and distributed massive multiple-input
multiple-output (MIMO) operation has recently brought along a new paradigm in the wireless …

Energy management of solar-powered aircraft-based high altitude platform for wireless communications

SC Arum, D Grace, PD Mitchell, MD Zakaria, N Morozs - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the increasing interest in wireless communications from solar-powered aircraft-based
high altitude platforms (HAPs), it is imperative to assess the feasibility of their deployment in …

Energy-efficient 5G cloud RAN with virtual BBU server consolidation and base station sleeping

T Sigwele, YF Hu, M Susanto - Computer Networks, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous network (HetNet) deployment where macro cells are overlaid by small cells
is considered a de-facto solution for meeting the ever increasing mobile traffic demand in …

Backhaul-aware trajectory optimization of fixed-wing UAV-mounted base station for continuous available wireless service

C Qiu, Z Wei, Z Feng, P Zhang - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to high mobility and flexibility, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted
significant attention from both academia and industry in wireless communications. Different …

Distributed deep reinforcement learning for functional split control in energy harvesting virtualized small cells

DA Temesgene, M Miozzo, D Gündüz… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To meet the growing quest for enhanced network capacity, mobile network operators
(MNOs) are deploying dense infrastructures of small cells. This, in turn, increases the power …

Joint message-passing and convex optimization framework for energy-efficient surveillance UAV scheduling

S Jung, J Kim, JH Kim - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
In modern surveillance systems, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been
actively discussed in order to extend target monitoring areas, even for an extreme …

Dynamic 5G RAN slice adjustment and migration based on traffic prediction in WDM metro-aggregation networks

H Yu, F Musumeci, J Zhang… - Journal of Optical …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G radio access network (RAN) slicing has recently been proposed to adapt service
provision over substrate network resources to the diversified requirements of 5G services in …

Uplink reference signals for energy-efficient handover

M Tayyab, GP Koudouridis, X Gelabert, R Jäntti - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ever-growing data rate demand from cellular users increases the associated power
consumption that directly contributes to the global warming of the environment. Also …

[HTML][HTML] Switching target communication strategy for optimizing multiple pursuer drones performance in immobilizing Kamikaze multiple evader drones

AY Husodo, G Jati, A Octavian, W Jatmiko - ICT Express, 2020 - Elsevier
We propose a method for optimizing multiple-drone pursuers' performance in handling
attacks from Kamikaze multiple-drone evaders on a battlefield. The central aspect of this …