A comprehensive survey on resource allocation for CRAN in 5G and beyond networks

W Ejaz, SK Sharma, S Saadat, M Naeem… - Journal of Network and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The diverse service requirements coming with the advent of sophisticated applications as
well as a large number of connected devices demand for revolutionary changes in the …

Robust beamforming design for intelligent reflecting surface aided MISO communication systems

G Zhou, C Pan, H Ren, K Wang… - IEEE Wireless …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Perfect channel state information (CSI) is challenging to obtain due to the limited signal
processing capability at the intelligent reflection surface (IRS). This is the first work to study …

Joint pilot and payload power allocation for massive-MIMO-enabled URLLC IIoT networks

H Ren, C Pan, Y Deng, M Elkashlan… - IEEE Journal on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industrial 4.0) is coming, and this revolution will
fundamentally enhance the way factories manufacture products. The conventional wired …

Optimization of visible-light optical wireless systems: Network-centric versus user-centric designs

X Li, R Zhang, L Hanzo - IEEE Communications Surveys & …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to counteract the explosive escalation of wireless tele-traffic, the communication
spectrum has been gradually expanded from the conventional radio frequency (RF) band to …

User-centric C-RAN architecture for ultra-dense 5G networks: Challenges and methodologies

C Pan, M Elkashlan, J Wang, J Yuan… - IEEE Communications …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultra-dense networks (UDNs) constitute one of the most promising techniques for supporting
the 5G mobile system. By deploying more small cells in a fixed area, the average distance …

Toward greener 5G and beyond radio access networks—A survey

LMP Larsen, HL Christiansen, S Ruepp… - IEEE Open journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile network traffic is increasing and so is the energy consumption. The Radio Access
Network (RAN) part is responsible for the largest share of the mobile network energy …

Resource allocation for uplink cell-free massive MIMO enabled URLLC in a smart factory

Q Peng, H Ren, C Pan, N Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Smart factories need to support the simultaneous communication of multiple industrial
Internet-of-Things (IIoT) devices with ultra-reliability and low-latency communication …

Resource allocation for cell-free massive MIMO-enabled URLLC downlink systems

Q Peng, H Ren, C Pan, N Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultra-Reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC) is a pivotal technique for enabling
the wireless control over industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) devices. By deploying distributed …

Rate splitting multiple access in C-RAN: A scalable and robust design

AA Ahmad, Y Mao, A Sezgin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cloud radio access networks (C-RAN) enable a network platform for beyond the fifth
generation of communication networks (B5G), which incorporates the advances in cloud …

Joint user association and beamforming design for millimeter wave UDN with wireless backhaul

G Kwon, H Park - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As millimeter wave (mmWave) beamforming (BF) system can increase the areal capacity in
ultra-dense network (UDN), a joint design of user association and hybrid BF is challenging …