Underwater sensor networks (UWSNs) are of interest to gather data from underwater sensor
nodes (SNs) and deliver information to a terrestrial access point (AP) in the uplink …

In this paper, the secrecy performance of the physical layer security (PLS) of the hybrid free-
space optical/radio frequency (FSO/RF) communication system is analyzed. The …

In the field of the Internet of Things, sensors with large-scale perception ability are urgently
needed for the scenarios, such as structure health monitoring, vehicle tracking, and so on …

In the last 15 years, global data traffic has been doubling approximately every 2–3 years,
and there is a strong indication that this pattern will persist. Hence, also driven by the …

As a consequence of increased complexity, technical requirements of services and
expectations of end-users, telecommunication networks and systems must still increase their …

Free-space optic (FSO) is a promising solution to provide broadband Internet access for high-
speed trains (HSTs). Besides, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are considered as …

The continuing extensive researches and developments in integrated photonics technology
have accelerated the pace of applied research in integrated microwave photonics for …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)-based 5G networks deliver specific services to a end-
users through the creation of Service Function Chains (SFCs), which are composed of a …

As the demand for high-speed, low-latency communication continues to grow, free-space
optical (FSO) communication has gained prominence as a promising solution for supporting …

In this paper, we investigate the outage performance of a mixed optical wireless
communication (OWC) system consisting of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) …