Integration of Optical and Satellite Communication Systems into 5G Edge Networks

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on the optical and satellite communication systems with cloud-native technology and AI/ML in the context of 5G edge networks. The rapid growth of mobile data traffic and the increasing demand for advanced applications, such as personalized media mobility, disaster recovery, factories of the future, and autonomous vehicles, require fundamental changes in network infrastructures, architecture, management, and orchestration. The advent of 5G aims to address these challenges by providing high data rates, low latency, on-demand resource allocation, network scaling, and automation.

The convergence of heterogeneous technologies, including optical fiber, satellite systems, cloud-native technology, and AI/ML, plays a vital role in realizing the vision of 5G. Cloud-native technologies enable the development and deployment of scalable and resilient services, while AI/ML techniques enhance network intelligence, optimization, and predictive capabilities.

This Special Issue invites research contributions that explore the integration of optical and satellite communication systems with cloud-native technology and AI/ML in 5G networks. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Optical and satellite communication technologies in 5G edge networks;
• Cloud native architectures and containerization in 5G infrastructure;
• Orchestration and management of optical and satellite resources in cloud native environments;
• AI/ML techniques for network optimization, prediction, and anomaly detection in 5G edge networks;
• Integration of AI/ML models with optical and satellite communication systems;
• Edge computing and distributed AI in satellite, optical and 5G networks;
• Quality of service (QoS) management and resource allocation with AI/ML in 5G;
• Security and privacy considerations in integrated optical-satellite-cloud-native-ML environments;
• Satellite-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) in 5G networks;
• Applications, testbed, and experiments of emerging 5G.

Dr. Hamzeh Khalili
Guest Editor

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