The rapid escalation of user traffic and service innovation has made the deployment of small
cell base stations essential for eventually decreasing energy consumption in future …

The 3GPP (Rel. 12 and Rel. 16) introduces and explores the dual connectivity (DC). It is one
of the most important future technologies adopted by 5G. It enhances the throughput and …

The proliferation of connected objects has revolutionized the traditional Internet, giving rise
to the emerging Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT ecosystem is very large, and it includes …

Cellular networks with hyper-dense deployment of small cells have been identified as the
performance-optimizing architecture for fifth generation (5G) mobile systems. A thousand …

With the introduction of diverse technology paradigms in next-generation cellular and
vehicular networks, design and structural complexity are skyrocketing. The beyond-5G use …

This study investigates the applicability of machine learning methods to the routing protocols
for achieving rapid convergence in self-organized knowledge-defined networks. The …

SmallCells are deployed in order to enhance the network performance by bringing the
network closer to the user. However, as the number of low power nodes grows increasingly …

To examine complex cellular networks, system-level simulation is one possible approach
used by various radio planning tools. There is thus an opportunity to provide a …

Future cellular networks need to reduce their carbon footprint in view of rapidly increasing
data traffic from emerging applications including Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality …

Due to the heterogeneity and new capacity demands in fifth generation (5G) networks, a
heterogeneous network (HetNet) is being considered by the long-term evolution (LTE) …