Algorithms in 5G Wireless Communication

Dear colleagues,

The recent trends in the development of wireless communications systems demonstrate the continuously increasing impact of softwarization and effective algorithmic design on the resultant system performance. The migration from hardware- and application-oriented solutions, typical for older generations of communication systems, towards highly virtualized schemes, was made possible through the development of technologies such as software defined networking (SDN), network function virtualization (NFV), software defined radio (SDR), and cognitive radio (CR). The overall softwarization of the communication networks provides various benefits for network operators, as well as changes for the related communication networks industry portfolios, as the implementation of some of the new software-based technological solutions may not necessarily mean a change in the existing hardware configuration.

On the other hand, the complexity of the contemporary networks is so huge, that the proper and optimized design of the considered algorithms for wireless communication systems is crucial. It is envisaged that future wireless communication systems will have to face unprecedented challenges related to the enormous diversity of the prospective applications, types of devices, system requirements, types of environments, and so on. Moreover, the foreseen increase in the numbers of active devices within the networks, as well as in the volumes of acquired and processed data, paves the way for new implementation paradigms in the future. Finally, the scale of the optimization problems, and the definition of different types of data with various levels of reliability, accuracy,  processing requirements, and delay sensitivity highlights the need for novel data analytics frameworks and processing algorithms that are tailored for the specific needs of different network functions and slices.

This Special Issue covers the topics related to new algorithmic design for future 5G networks and beyond, and is targeting new research and review papers including (but not limited to) the following topics:

• Algorithms in software defined networking, network function virtualization, software defined radio, and cognitive radio
• Machine learning and application of artificial intelligence for 5G
• Big data processing for wireless communications and networking
• Fuzzy logic schemes for wireless communications
• Novel algorithms for radio access networks
• Optimization procedures for wireless communications
• Algorithms for massive communication (i.e., for massive machine-to-machine communications, for massive MIMO schemes)
• Algorithms for high mobility scenarios, including V2X and U2X scenarios
• Distributed, centralized, and hybrid architecture design for future wireless communications
• Advanced signal processing algorithms
• Self-organization algorithms for wireless networks
• Advanced radio resource management for 5G
• Cooperation algorithms for wireless systems
• Game theory applications for wireless communications
• Distributed computing (in edge, fog, and cloud) and processing

Dr. Adrian Kliks
Dr. Paweł Sroka
Dr. Nikos Dimitrou
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Algorithms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• algorithms
• wireless communications
• 5G systems
• bid data processing
• wireless systems virtualization and softwarization
• massive computing