The use of underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) for collaborative monitoring and marine data collection tasks is rapidly increasing. One of the major challenges associated with building these networks is handover prediction; this is because th...
With the use of collaborative robots in intelligent manufacturing, human–robot interaction has become more important in human–robot collaborations. Human–robot handover has a huge impact on human–robot interaction. For current...
The accuracy and fluency of a handover task affects the work efficiency of human–robot collaboration. A precise and proactive estimation of handover time points by robots when handing over assembly parts to humans can minimize waiting times and...
With the increasing scale of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks, leveraging non−terrestrial networks (NTNs) to complement terrestrial networks (TNs) has become a critical issue. In this paper, we investigate the issue of handover satellit...
Handover usually deals with the mobility of the end users in a mobile network to assure about the ongoing session of a user. It is observed that frequent handover results in call dropping due to latency. In order to overcome this issue, a fuzzy based...
A Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) is a network system that enables service for areas where terrestrial networks cannot cover. An NTN provides communication services using flying objects such as UAVs, HAPs, and satellites. In the case of satellites, the...
Mobile networks are expected to face major problems such as low network capacity, high latency, and limited resources but are expected to provide seamless connectivity in the foreseeable future. It is crucial to deliver an adequate level of performan...
This paper addresses the handover challenge in indoor visible light communication and Wi-Fi heterogeneous networks, proposing an adaptive handover strategy based on user trajectory prediction. Extracting meaningful and important location points from...
The evolution of 5G small cell networks has led to the advancement of vertical handover decision-making algorithms. A mobile terminal (MT) tends to move from one place to another and, as the 5G network coverage is small, user network access will chan...
Visible light communication (VLC) channel quality depends on line-of-sight (LoS) transmission, which cannot guarantee continuous transmission due to interruptions caused by blockage and user mobility. Thus, integrating VLC with radio frequency (RF) s...
Present and future mobile networks combine wireless radio access technologies from multiple cellular network generations, all of which coexist. Seamless Vertical Handover (VH) decision-making is still a challenging issue in heterogeneous cellular net...
For aircraft departure, which is a process of multi-resource coordination, strict time limitations, and complex condition constraints, the optimization of taxi-out time prediction is critical for enhancing airport surface operational efficiency, opti...
Fifth-Generation (5G) vehicular networks support novel services with increased Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Vehicular users need to be continuously connected to networks that fulfil the constraints of their services. Thus, the implementatio...
To address the challenges of detection and acquisition caused by trajectory prediction errors during the midcourse–terminal guidance handover phase in cross-domain unmanned aerial vehicles (CDUAV), this study proposes a collaborative multi-inte...
In mobile networks, handover mechanisms provide fast and smooth access service for mobile users. However, one of the main challenges in mobile networks is the handover management with increased mobility and bandwidth demand of the required network se...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in dense urban environments often face link disruptions due to high mobility and interference. Reliable connectivity in such conditions requires advanced handover strategies. This paper presents a predictive-...
Wireless sensor networks with mobile collectors or sinks face some challenges regarding the data collection process and the continuous connectivity and delivering of data while the mobile sink is moving throughout the network. These challenges increa...
When a body sensor network (BSN) that is linked to the backbone via a wireless network interface moves from one coverage zone to another, a handover is required to maintain network connectivity. This paper presents an optimized handover scheme with m...
In this paper, a design approach for simultaneous cooperative interception is presented for a scenario where the successful handover cannot be guaranteed by a single interceptor due to the target maneuver and movement information errors at the handov...
Handover is crucial for ensuring seamless connectivity in heterogeneous networks (HetNet) by enabling user equipment (UE) to switch its connection link between cells based on signal conditions. However, conventional analytical approaches ignored the...
The rapid evolution of wireless communication systems necessitates advanced handover mechanisms for seamless connectivity and optimal network performance. Traditional algorithms, like 3GPP Event A3, often struggle with fluctuating signal strengths an...
This research aims to show the effectiveness of Operator Event Sequence Diagrams (OESDs) in the normative modelling of vehicle automation to human drivers’ handovers and validate the models with observations from a study in a driving simulator. The h...
This study addresses the handover management issue for Device-to-Device communication in fifth-generation (5G) networks. The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) drafted a standard for proximity services (ProSe), also named device-to-device (D...
In a network topology, where 5G (mm Waves) have better coverage footprint compared to 4G (LTE or LTE-A) technology, mobile devices would generally be handed over from 4G to 5G. In this work, a supervised intelligent prediction technique for improved...
The seamless handover of mobile devices is critical for maximizing the potential of smart city applications, which demand uninterrupted connectivity, ultra-low latency, and performance in diverse environments. Fifth-generation (5G) and beyond-5G netw...
With the low latency, high transmission rate, and high reliability provided by the fifth-generation mobile communication network (5G), many applications requiring ultra-low latency and high reliability (uRLLC) have become a hot research topic. Among...
This paper focuses on downlink packet scheduling for streaming video in Long Term Evolution (LTE). As a hard handover is adopted in LTE and has the period of breaking connection, it may cause a low user-perceived video quality. Therefore, we propose...
This paper presents a comprehensive review of handover management and load balancing optimization (LBO) in ultra-dense 5G and emerging 6G cellular networks. With the increasing deployment of small cells and the rapid growth of data traffic, these net...
Online performance optimization improves fuel economy in modern aero-engines, but shifts in the steady operating point require authority handovers between steady and transient controllers. This study develops a bumpless transfer strategy within a mul...
This paper presents an analytical evaluation of three strategies designed to minimize service disruption during handovers in Software-Defined Networking (SDN)-based connected car networks: SDN Mobility with a Caching Policy, cache-miss Content Delive...
The use of satellites to cover remote areas is a promising approach for increasing communication availability and reliability. The satellite resources, however, can be quite costly, and developing ways to optimize their usage is of great interest. Op...
Network segregation is the solution adopted in the IMT-2020 standardization of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), better known as 5G networks (Fifth Generation Mobile Networks), under development to meet the requirements of performance...
With the rapid development of wireless communication, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) are widely deployed in high-density environments. Ensuring fast handovers and optimal AP selection during device roaming is critical for maintaining network th...
This article first constructs a multi-layer deep learning neural network to help understand the structural characteristics of communication data, thereby learning complex functions and obtaining the predicted network values. At the same time, signal...
In mobile edge computing (MEC), mobile devices limited to computation and memory resources offload compute-intensive tasks to nearby edge servers. User movement causes frequent handovers in 5G urban networks. The resultant delays in task execution du...
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) prediction is valuable for network planning and optimization as it helps determine the optimal placements of wireless access points and enables better coverage planning. It is also crucial for efficient hando...
In vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), besides the original applications typically related to traffic safety, we nowadays can observe an increasing trend toward infotainment applications, such as IPTV services. Quality of experience (QoE), as observe...
This article presents the design process of a supernumerary wearable robotic forearm (WRF), along with methods for stabilizing the robot’s end-effector using human motion prediction. The device acts as a lightweight “third arm” for the user, extendin...
Carrier aggregation (CA) is considered as a key enabling technology to provide higher rates for users in LTE/5G networks. However, the increased transmission rate is accompanied by higher energy consumption. The existing CA energy efficiency resource...
Predictive process monitoring estimates the future behaviour of running process instances based on historical event logs, with typical tasks including next-activity prediction, remaining-time estimation, and risk assessment. Existing recurrent and Tr...
Vehicular communication is crucial for the future of intelligent transportation systems. However, providing continuous high-data-rate connectivity for vehicles in hard-to-reach areas, such as highways, rural regions, and disaster zones, is challengin...
In high-mobility scenarios, a user’s media experience is severely constrained by the difficulty of network channel prediction, the instability of network quality, and other problems caused by the user’s fast movement, frequent base statio...
Traffic information estimation and forecasting methods based on cellular floating vehicle data (CFVD) are proposed to analyze the signals (e.g., handovers (HOs), call arrivals (CAs), normal location updates (NLUs) and periodic location updates (PLUs)...
Mobile online gaming is constantly growing in popularity and is expected to be one of the most important applications of upcoming sixth generation networks. Nevertheless, it remains challenging for game providers to support it, mainly due to its intr...
The vision of cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM) across Europe can only be realized when harmonized solutions that support cross-border traffic exist. The possibility of providing CCAM services along different countries when vehicle...
Firefighters experience high noise levels from various sources, such as sirens, alarms, pumps, and emergency vehicles. Unlike industrial workers who experience continuous noise exposure, firefighters are subject to intermittent high-intensity noise,...
Contrails, or condensation trails, left by aircraft, significantly contribute to global warming by trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. Despite their critical role in climate dynamics, the environmental impact of contrails remains underexpl...
The frequent launches of reusable launch vehicles are currently the primary approach to support large-scale space transportation, necessitating high reliability in recovery flights. This paper proposes a mission re-planning scheme to address throttli...
Repetitive industrial tasks can be easily performed by traditional robotic systems. However, many other works require cognitive knowledge that only humans can provide. Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) emerges as an ideal concept of co-working between...
Millimeter wave (mmWave) bands formulate the standalone (SA) operation mode in the new radio (NR) access technology of 5G systems. These bands rely on beamforming architectures to aggregate antenna array gains that compensate for dynamic channel fluc...
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