Shaping the Future of Green Networking: Integrated Approaches of Joint Intelligence, Communication, Sensing, and Resilience for 6G
A special issue of Computers (ISSN 2073-431X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cloud Continuum and Enabled Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 17 January 2026 | Viewed by 1
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Interests: Internet of Things; wireless sensor networks; vehicular networks; integrated sensing and communications; software defined networking; communication security
Interests: ubiquitous crowd intelligence networks; wireless perception; resource allocation; cloud-edge computing; intelligent reflective surfaces
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advent of 6G networks presents unprecedented opportunities to revolutionize network infrastructure, communication systems, and their impact on environmental sustainability. As green networking becomes a pivotal area of research, this Special Issue aims to explore the convergence of joint intelligence (JI), communication, sensing, resilience, SDN, and digital twin technologies to build energy-efficient, adaptive, and sustainable communication networks for the 6G era. The Special Issue will feature cutting-edge research that investigates the design, implementation, and optimization of green networking technologies that seamlessly integrate these components.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
- Joint intelligence in green networks
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-enabled strategies for energy-efficient network management.
- Optimization techniques for joint communication and sensing capabilities.
- Data-driven decision-making frameworks for reducing carbon footprints in 6G systems.
- Software-defined networking (SDN) for green networking
- SDN-enabled energy-efficient traffic management and resource allocation.
- Leveraging SDN for dynamic energy-aware network topologies and load balancing.
- Green SDN protocols for energy-efficient data centers and network functions virtualization (NFV).
- Energy-efficient communication systems
- Energy harvesting and low-power communication protocols.
- Advanced transmission techniques to improve energy efficiency in 6G.
- Energy-aware scheduling and power control strategies for optimizing network performance while minimizing energy consumption.
- Sensing and environmental awareness
- Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) frameworks for real-time network awareness and adaptation.
- Novel sensing techniques that contribute to environmental monitoring and energy optimization.
- Use of sensing technologies for resilient and sustainable 6G network design.
- Digital twin technology in green networking
- Application of digital twin models for simulating and optimizing network performance in real-time.
- Digital twin-based predictive models for energy consumption and sustainability assessment in 6G networks.
- Virtual network management using digital twins for efficient deployment and operation of green 6G infrastructure.
- Resilience and adaptability in green networking
- Fault-tolerant mechanisms and self-healing techniques in energy-conscious networks.
- Resilient infrastructure design to enhance network robustness in low-resource environments.
- Adaptive strategies for maintaining high performance in dynamic and energy-constrained scenarios.
This Special Issue is intended for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals in the fields of telecommunications, wireless networks, sustainable technology, SDN, digital twins, and 6G systems. It aims to provide insights and innovative approaches to shape the future of energy-efficient, resilient, and intelligent network systems.
Dr. Muhammad Umar Farooq Qaisar
Prof. Dr. Bo Yang
Dr. Weijie Yuan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green networking
- joint intelligence
- software-defined networking
- digital twin technology
- energy-efficient communication
- sensing and communication integration
- energy-aware scheduling
- power control in communication networks
- resilient network design
- smart city communication
- wireless sensor network sustainability
- energy harvesting in networks
- energy-efficient traffic management
- network performance optimization
- network resilience and robustness
- low-power communication protocols
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