The latest discussions on upcoming 6G wireless communications are envisioning future networks as a unified communications, sensing, and computing platform. The recently conceived concept of the smart radio environment, enabled by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), contributes toward this vision, offering programmable propagation of information-bearing signals. Typical … [Read more...] about Hybrid Reconfigurable Intelligent Metasurfaces: Enabling Simultaneous Tunable Reflections and Sensing for 6G Wireless Communications
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IRS-Aided High-Accuracy Positioning for Autonomous Driving Toward 6G: A Tutorial
The increasing number of vehicles on the road places high demands for autonomous driving in future intelligent transportation systems (ITSs). To realize automated services in ITSs, high-accuracy positioning is increasingly important, while positioning simultaneity for high-mobility vehicles should be guaranteed. Existing positioning systems have many constraints in locating … [Read more...] about IRS-Aided High-Accuracy Positioning for Autonomous Driving Toward 6G: A Tutorial
Connected and Automated Vehicles– Is 6G the Last G?
Research on the next generation of cellular technology, called 6G , is ramping up rapidly all over the world. Now is the time to influence what should be in and what should be out under the 6G umbrella. The European Union (EU) has earmarked €900 million (∼US$974 million) for research and innovation for 6G spread over seven years (2021–2028), and the EU is expecting the industry … [Read more...] about Connected and Automated Vehicles– Is 6G the Last G?
Taming Aerial Communication with Flight-Assisted Smart Surfaces in the 6G Era
Aerial communication is gradually taking an assertive role within common societal behaviors by means of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), high-altitude platforms (HAPs), and fixed-wing aircrafts (FWAs). Such devices can assist general operations in a diverse set of heterogeneous applications, such as video surveillance, remote delivery, and connectivity provisioning in crowded … [Read more...] about Taming Aerial Communication with Flight-Assisted Smart Surfaces in the 6G Era
Satellite Network Slice Planning: Architecture, Performance Analysis, and Open Issues
For beyond-5G and 6G communications, the satellite-terrestrial integrated network (STIN) is expected to provide diverse services with global coverage. The first step in implementing a successful STIN is to make the satellite network capable of functioning seamlessly with its terrestrial counterpart. However, as satellites rotate around Earth at very high speeds and are … [Read more...] about Satellite Network Slice Planning: Architecture, Performance Analysis, and Open Issues
