5G and Beyond towards Enhancing Our Future

Dear Colleagues,

5G is not in the future anymore—now, it is just around the corner. 3GPP Release 15 represents the first official standardization of 5G. With the publication of release 15, 5G became a reality, with the deployment of the first commercial 5G network expected as early as 2020. 5G is expected to be a game changer, which will completely change how we live our lives, from basic communications, all the way to smart city, eHealth, and smart transportation and self-driving vehicles.

However, the road to achieving the full promise of 5G is still a long one. Release 15 only addresses one use-case eMBB and non-standalone 5G. Lots of challenges still exist, and researchers are still required to answer many open questions.

Concerning this topic, we are soliciting original unpublished works targeting 5G and beyond, with emphasis on the challenges facing mMTC (massive machine type communications) and URLLC (ultra-reliable low latency communications). Additionally, submitted works can propose new applications targeting verticals, such as eHealth, Smart City, and ITS (intelligent transportation systems), including sensing solutions.

Topics, include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Network slicing
• Network function virtualization
• Software-defined networks (SDN)
• Mobility management in 5G heterogeneous networks
• Ultra-dense networking
• Cross-layer optimization
• Mobile edge computing
• AI and machine learning for 5G networking
• Fog and cloud solutions
• 5G applications and services
• 5G verticals
• IoT challenges and solutions
• eHealth challenges and solutions
• Smart city

Dr. Ayman Radwan
Dr. Maria de Fátima Fonseca Domingues
Dr. Abd-Elhamid Taha
Guest Editors

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