[HTML][HTML] A survey on resource management for 6G heterogeneous networks: current research, future trends, and challenges

HF Alhashimi, MHDN Hindia, K Dimyati, EB Hanafi… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The sixth generation (6G) mobile communication system is expected to meet the different
service needs of modern communication scenarios. Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) …

Evolution of RAN Architectures Towards 6G: Motivation, Development, and Enabling Technologies

J Chen, X Liang, J Xue, Y Sun, H Zhou… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this survey paper, we first provide insights on the evolution of radio access networks
(RANs) through investigating the existing paradigms and future trends towards 6G. We then …

[HTML][HTML] Joint optimization scheme of user association and channel allocation in 6G hetnets

HF Alhashimi, MN Hindia, K Dimyati, EB Hanafi… - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
The sixth-generation (6G) wireless cellular network integrates several wireless bands and
modes with the objectives of improving quality of service (QoS) and increasing network …

Dynamic and Efficient Spectrum Utilization for 6G with THz, mmWave, and RF band

P Jain, A Gupta, N Kumar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The number of wireless communication devices has grown exponentially with the evolution
of wireless systems. Moreover, the development of technologies such as the Internet of …

Multi-band wireless communication networks: Fundamentals, challenges, and resource allocation

S Aboagye, MA Saeidi, H Tabassum… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper explores the evolution of wireless communication networks from utilizing the sub-
6 GHz spectrum and the millimeter wave frequency band to incorporating extremely high …

[HTML][HTML] Joint downlink user association and interference avoidance with a load balancing approach in backhaul-constrained HetNets

M Chinipardaz, S Amraee, A Sarlak - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In heterogeneous networks (HetNets), different lower-power base stations are added in a
typically unplanned manner to the well-planned macro-only network, bringing new …

D-RAN: A DRL-based demand-driven elastic user-centric RAN optimization for 6G & beyond

SK Kasi, US Hashmi, S Ekin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With highly heterogeneous application requirements, 6G and beyond cellular networks are
expected to be demand-driven, elastic, user-centric, and capable of supporting multiple …

Spatial–temporal energy management of base stations in cellular networks

C Zhou, C Feng, Y Wang - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The operations of base stations (BSs) contribute most of the energy consumption in the
cellular wireless networks. Powering BSs by distributed energy resources (DERs), such as …

Joint design of access and backhaul in densely deployed mmWave small cells

Z Guo, Y Niu, S Mao, R He, N Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid growth of mobile data traffic, the shortage of radio spectrum resource has
become increasingly prominent. Millimeter wave (mmWave) small cells can be densely …

User association in dense mmwave networks as restless bandits

SK Singh, VS Borkar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we study the problem of user association, ie, determining which base station
(BS) a user should associate with, in a dense millimeter wave (mmWave) network. In our …