Multicast/broadcast delivery is a critical challenge of future 6G mobile networks where massive Internet of Things (IoT) deployment and extended reality multimedia such as teleportation are target application scenarios. Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are considered essential for the success of 6G, which aims to provide true “global” services by extending mobile access … [Read more...] about Multicasting Over 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks: A Softwarization-Based Approach
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Aligning the Light for Vehicular Visible Light Communications: High Data Rate and Low-Latency Vehicular Visible Light Communications Implementing Blind Interference Alignment
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications are one of the most promising 6G scenarios. However, V2V communications demand high data rates and extremely low-latency requirements that are difficult to satisfy nowadays. Recently, vehicular visible light communications (V-VLC) have been proposed as a promising technology to guarantee such requirements. Multiple-input, multiple-output … [Read more...] about Aligning the Light for Vehicular Visible Light Communications: High Data Rate and Low-Latency Vehicular Visible Light Communications Implementing Blind Interference Alignment
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Network Slicing: Network Assurance and Service Provisioning in 6G
6G networks are expected to provide instant global connectivity and enable the transition from “connected things” to “connected intelligence,” where promising network slicing can play an important role in network assurance and service provisioning for various demanding vertical application scenarios. On the basis of diversified massive data, artificial intelligence … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Network Slicing: Network Assurance and Service Provisioning in 6G
AI-Based Time-, Frequency-, and Space-Domain Channel Extrapolation for 6G: Opportunities and Challenges
The trend of using larger scale antenna arrays will continue toward 6G systems, where the number of antennas will be further scaled up to improve spectral efficiency. However, the increase in the number of antennas will bring new challenges to the physical layer, such as frequent feedback in high-speed mobile communications, multiband coexistence overhead from sub-6 (gigahertz) … [Read more...] about AI-Based Time-, Frequency-, and Space-Domain Channel Extrapolation for 6G: Opportunities and Challenges
Positioning and Sensing in 6G: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities
Among the key differentiators of 6G compared to 5G will be the increased emphasis on radio-based positioning and sensing. These will be utilized not only for conventional location-aware services and for enhancing communication performance but also to support new use case families with extreme performance requirements. This article presents a unified vision from stakeholders … [Read more...] about Positioning and Sensing in 6G: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities
