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Theory and Techniques for the Deployment of Future Wireless Sensor Networks in 5G and Beyond

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A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Networks".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2023) | Viewed by 6878

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Prof. Gianfranco Avitabile

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari BA, Italy
Interests: high-frequency circuits and components; high-performance circuits and systems for telecommunication applications
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Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Coviello

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: RF; mixed-signal circuits; embedded systems for healthcare
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Antonello Florio

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Politecnico di Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: localization; RF electronics; phased arrays; green WSN

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Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to announce the publication of a Special issue of the Journal of Sensors with the theme of “Theory and Techniques for the Deployment of Future Wireless Sensor Networks in 5G and Beyond”. The wireless sensor network (WSN) paradigm is experiencing a dramatic change because of the evolution of the underlying networking technologies. New communications technologies rely on advanced methods that allow improving several parameters of interest. For example, adaptive beamforming on massive MU-MIMO systems allows handling several information streams at access point level, allowing the motes to experience a better coverage and noise rejection, thus lightening the power consumption constraints associated with the RF portion of the mote itself while increasing the overall network capacity. This Special Issue aims to investigate the theories and techniques that allow us to employ future networking standards on the deployment of efficient and reliable WSN. This is actually a multidisciplinary area of research and development, and your cutting-edge research products are welcome for consideration.

Prof. Gianfranco Avitabile
Prof. Giuseppe Coviello
Mr. Antonello Florio
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Keywords

Wireless sensor networks (WSN)
Green networking and low-power wide area networks (LP-WAN)
MIMO and massive MIMO
Phased arrays
Spatial filtering and multiplexing
Analog, hybrid, and holographic beamforming
Large intelligent surfaces (LIS) and intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS)
THz and mmWave circuits and systems for telecommunications
5G new radio (NR)
Beyond 5G

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Spherical Fourier-Transform-Based Real-TimeNear-Field Shaping and Focusing in Beyond-5G Networks

by Alessandro Felaco, Kamil Yavuz Kapusuz, Hendrik Rogier and Dries Vande Ginste

Sensors 2023, 23(6), 3323; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063323 - 22 Mar 2023

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For ultra-reliable high-data-rate communication, the beyond fifth generation (B5G) and the sixth generation (6G) wireless networks will heavily rely on beamforming, with mobile users often located in the radiative near-field of large antenna systems. Therefore, a novel approach to shape both the amplitude and phase of the electric near-field of any general antenna array topology is presented. Leveraging on the active element patterns generated by each antenna port, the beam synthesis capabilities of the array are exploited through Fourier analysis and spherical mode expansions. As a proof-of-concept, two different arrays are synthesized from the same active antenna element. These arrays are used to obtain 2D near-field patterns with sharp edges and a 30 dB difference between the fields’ magnitudes inside and outside the target regions. Various validation and application examples demonstrate the full control of the radiation in every direction, yielding optimal performance for the users in the focal zones, while significantly improving the management of the power density outside of them. Moreover, the advocated algorithm is very efficient, allowing for a fast, real-time modification and shaping of the array’s radiative near-field. Full article

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A Linear Technique for Artifacts Correction and Compensation in Phase Interferometric Angle of Arrival Estimation

by Antonello Florio, Gianfranco Avitabile and Giuseppe Coviello

Sensors 2022, 22(4), 1427; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22041427 - 13 Feb 2022

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Radio localization and radio positioning are relevant research fields for many telecommunications technologies. Usually, the solutions proposed by the literature rely on adaptive techniques related to some parameters that can be extracted from the received signal in cooperative device tracking. In this paper, we explore the artifacts that may be introduced into Angle-of-Arrival estimation based on phase interferometry, and we introduce a simple technique to mitigate their impact. Details of the mathematical discussion are presented and the approach is experimentally validated. The experimental results are compared with raw data to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed technique. Full article

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MAC Protocols for mmWave Communication: A Comparative Survey

by Pulok Tarafder and Wooyeol Choi

Sensors 2022, 22(10), 3853; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22103853 - 19 May 2022

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With the increase in the number of connected devices, to facilitate more users with high-speed transfer rate and enormous bandwidth, millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology has become one of the promising research sectors in both industry and academia. Owing to the advancements in 5G communication, traditional physical (PHY) layer-based solutions are becoming obsolete. Resource allocation, interference management, anti-blockage, and deafness are crucial problems needing resolution for designing modern mmWave communication network architectures. Consequently, comparatively new approaches such as medium access control (MAC) protocol-based utilization can help meet the advancement requirements. A MAC layer accesses channels and prepares the data frames for transmission to all connected devices, which is even more significant in very high frequency bands, i.e., in the mmWave spectrum. Moreover, different MAC protocols have their unique limitations and characteristics. In this survey, to deal with the above challenges and address the limitations revolving around the MAC layers of mmWave communication systems, we investigated the existing state-of-the-art MAC protocols, related surveys, and solutions available for mmWave frequency. Moreover, we performed a categorized qualitative comparison of the state-of-the-art protocols and finally examined the probable approaches to alleviate the critical challenges in future research. Full article

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