Abstract 5G, 6G, and beyond (xG) technologies aim at delivering emerging services with
new requirements and challenges, enabling full and hyper mobile connectivity over the …

With the high demand for advanced services and the increase in the number of connected
devices, current wireless communication systems are required to expand to meet the users' …

The dense deployment of small cell networks is a key feature of next-generation mobile
networks aimed at providing the necessary capacity increase. It is noteworthy that small cell …

Terahertz (THz) communications with a frequency band 0.1–10 THz are envisioned as a
promising solution to future high-speed wireless communication. Although with tens of …

In this paper, we consider the problem of decision making in the context of a dense
heterogeneous network with a macro base station and multiple small base stations. We …

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) technique is a promising alternative for enhancing
network sum-rate while increasing the interference experienced by the users. In …

In recent times, nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) has appeared as an encouraging
system for satisfying the requirements of 5G communications in alleviating the spectrum …

In 5G and beyond, UAVs are integrated into cellular networks as new aerial mobile users to
support many applications and provide higher probability of line-of-sight (LoS) transmission …

Numerous sensor nodes deployed in the Internet of Things (IoT) can form a large
heterogeneous network. The increased energy consumption of sensor nodes and the …

In this paper, we propose a distributed load balancing algorithm for multi-radio access
technology (multi-RAT) heterogeneous networks (HetNets). The random deployment of …