Special Issue "Wireless Communication Technologies in 5G and 6G"

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical Power and Energy System".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Abdellah Chehri
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1. Department of Applied Sciences, University of Quebec in Chicoutimi, 555, boul. de l’Université, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada
2. School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Avenue Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Interests: wireless communication; IoT; 5G; 6G; ultra-reliable and low latency (URLLC) networks; next generation of backhaul networks
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Dear Colleagues,

Fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology is expected to be operational by 2020 and is currently attracting extensive research interest from both industry and academia, with a specific focus on its opportunities and challenges, as well as the research developments which are enabling 5G technology. This is particularly important as, with 5G technology only just now being rolled out, work has already begun on the sixth-generation (6G) standard. In March 2019, a global 6G Summit event was held in Finland, and 6G is expected to bring forth a great revolution in communication technologies as it will enable the Internet of Everything. Compared with 5G technology, the future 6G technology is expected to allow even higher throughputs, even shorter latency times, greater component density, and the mass integration of artificial intelligence in all segments constituting the network.

As we move toward next-generation 6G mobile radio, many challenges will need to be fully mastered concerning individual components and their interactions. There are four research areas in 6G: wireless connectivity, devices and circuit technology, distributed computing, and services and applications.

This Special Issue encourages high-quality papers that advance the state of the art and practical applications of future 6G technologies. This feature topic will bring together academic and industrial researchers to identify and discuss the significant opportunities and challenges in applying 6G technologies to the understanding and design of modern network systems.

Dr. Abdellah Chehri
Dr. Gwanggil Jeon
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Terahertz communications and sensing
  • Mobile edge networking and computing
  • Massive millimeter wave (mmWave) technologies
  • Terahertz (THz) and quantum nanodevices and circuits
  • 6G applications such as robotics, UAVs, autonomous vehicles
  • Machine learning for 5G and 6G
  • 5G testbeds
  • New security concepts/new network architectures

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Performance of Reconfigurable Antenna Fabricated on Flexible and Nonflexible Materials for Band Switching Applications
Energies 2021, 14(9), 2553; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092553 - 29 Apr 2021
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In this article, a novel frequency slot-based switchable antenna fabricated on flexible and nonflexible materials is presented for suitable reconfigurable radiations of Bluetooth, WiMAX, and upper WLAN applications. Initially, the performance of this structure was simulated using a CSTTM simulator and evaluated [...] Read more.
In this article, a novel frequency slot-based switchable antenna fabricated on flexible and nonflexible materials is presented for suitable reconfigurable radiations of Bluetooth, WiMAX, and upper WLAN applications. Initially, the performance of this structure was simulated using a CSTTM simulator and evaluated experimentally using a nonflexible FR4 structure. The same antenna was implemented on a flexible (jean) substrate with a relative permittivity of 1.7. The proposed textile antenna prototypes were fabricated by optimal dimensions of an E-shaped slot with a variation on the shape of the ground layer, integrated using a crossed T-shaped strip with ON/OFF switchable state operations. The proposed antenna prototype is compact (20 × 20 mm2), providing switchable radiations with tri bands, has frequencies ranged at 2.36–2.5 GHz for Bluetooth, 3.51–3.79 GHz and 5.47–5.98 GHz for the distinct bands of WiMAX and WLAN, respectively, as well as part of UWB operations. Full article
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Researching on the Deterministic Channel Models for Urban Microcells Considering Diffraction Effects
Energies 2021, 14(8), 2143; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14082143 - 12 Apr 2021
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Deterministic channel models, such as the three-dimensional (3D) ray launching method, can yield wireless channel parameters. In the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation, the outdoor 3D ray launching method that considers diffraction effects is more accurate than the one that does not. While considering the [...] Read more.
Deterministic channel models, such as the three-dimensional (3D) ray launching method, can yield wireless channel parameters. In the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation, the outdoor 3D ray launching method that considers diffraction effects is more accurate than the one that does not. While considering the diffraction effect, obtaining the diffraction point is challenging. This paper proposed a method for determining diffracted rays using the receiving sphere method in 3D ray launching. The diffraction point is determined using the shortest distance method between two straight lines, and the signal loss from the transmitting to receiving antennas is obtained. Furthermore, experiments on a millimeter wave in a microcell scenario were performed. The test results of the wireless channel parameters were compared with theoretical calculations. The results obtained via the 3D ray launching method that only considers the specular reflection and direct rays agree with the experimental results in the line-of-sight (LOS); furthermore, they generate larger errors compared with the experimental results in the NLOS. The results obtained via the 3D ray launching method that considers the direct ray, reflected rays, and diffracted rays agree with the experimental results both in the LOS and NLOS. Therefore, the 3D ray launching method that considers the diffraction effect can improve the prediction accuracy of the millimeter wave channel parameters in a microcell. Full article
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A Survey on Over-The-Air Linearization Methods for MIMO Systems
Energies 2021, 14(8), 2225; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14082225 - 16 Apr 2021
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Transmitter antenna arrays are typically coupled to several RF chains, which imposes stringent requirements on the linearization of each power amplifier (PA) present in the system. For this and other reasons discussed in this work, Over-the-air (OTA) linearization methods are considered to linearize [...] Read more.
Transmitter antenna arrays are typically coupled to several RF chains, which imposes stringent requirements on the linearization of each power amplifier (PA) present in the system. For this and other reasons discussed in this work, Over-the-air (OTA) linearization methods are considered to linearize transmitter antenna arrays in 5G scenarios. However, several factors need to be considered when applying OTA linearization methods. In this paper, an extended critical review of validated OTA linearization methods is presented. The main goal is to point out and discuss the most prominent methods, in order to determine which one is the most suitable for a specific application. In particular, analysis for each method is performed and, subsequently, their benefits and the disadvantages are systematically discussed. This is sought to fill-in a gap in the scientific literarure and, thus, to help radio-frequency engineers in the implementation of OTA digital pre-distortion (DPD) techniques for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems. Full article
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