Advances on 5G and Beyond
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 2650
Special Issue Editors
Interests: computer networks; cloud/edge computing; distributed systems
Interests: Software Defined Radio; Radio Access Networks; Embedded Systems
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Dear Colleagues,
The aim of 5G communication networks is to provide, on the same infrastructure, differentiated services to different sectors of society (vertical ecosystems), and to interconnect, over a common core network, various access networks, both wired and wireless. This infrastructure supports strong programmability, using virtualization technologies such as software-defined networks with services implemented by network function chains belonging to the control plane and user plane. Moreover, mobile edge computing, fog/edge computing, and cloud computing are fundamental elements in the 5G network architecture.
Taking into account the fact that we are at the beginning of the 5G era, with ongoing 5G projects in the installation phase around the world, in this Special Issue, we want to start a discussion around the challenges to be faced in the consolidation of technology, considering the ongoing experiences and what will be relevant to move forward with consistency in preparing communication infrastructures for the next generation.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Key enabling technologies and standards for 5G and beyond;
- Extreme mobile communications for 5G and beyond: infrastructures, millimeter-wave communications, large-scale antenna arrays;
- Specifications and standards for fronthaul/midhaul/backhaul interfaces;
- White box hardware/software implementations for the network edge;
- Network softwarization in 5G and beyond: slice management, NFV/SDN management and orchestration, programmable network, autonomous networks;
- Fog and Edge for 5G and beyond;
- Advances in cloud computing for 5G and beyond;
- Big data services, analytics, and management for beyond 5G;
- AI for 5G and beyond: algorithms, optimizations, and implementations;
- Beyond 5G private networks;
- Security in 5G and beyond: policies for privacy, anonymization of big data, reputation systems;
- Use cases and testbeds beyond the 5G context: Ultrareliable and low-latency communication, massive machine-type communication, enhanced mobile broadband and its application in intelligent transportation systems, industrial IoT, drones and UAVs, etc.
Dr. Carlos Senna
Dr. Arnaldo Silva Rodrigues de Oliveira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 5G communications
- beyond 5G
- massive MIMO
- beamforming
- mmWave communications
- next-generation radio access networks
- mobile edge computing
- network slicing
- microservice-oriented core network
- network analytics
