A5039774225- Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
- Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
- Advanced Wireless Network Optimization
- Satellite Communication Systems
- IoT Networks and Protocols
- Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- Wireless Communication Networks Research
- Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies
- Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
- Wireless Body Area Networks
- Caching and Content Delivery
- Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
- Wireless Networks and Protocols
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
- Multimedia Communication and Technology
- Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
- Software-Defined Networks and 5G
- Power Line Communications and Noise
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
- UAV Applications and Optimization
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
- Wireless Communication Security Techniques
- Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques
University of Reggio Calabria
2015-2024
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni
2020-2024
University of Calabria
2005-2023
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
2017-2022
Tampere University
2022
China Institute Of Communications
2021
Aalborg University
2020
Mediterranean University
2016-2018
Ingegneria dei Trasporti (Italy)
2007
A wide variety of applications for road safety and traffic efficiency are intended to answer the urgent call smarter, greener, safer mobility. Although IEEE 802.11p is considered de facto standard on-the-road communications, stakeholders have recently started investigate usability LTE support vehicular applications. In this article, related work running standardization activities scanned critically discussed; strengths weaknesses as an enabling technology communications analyzed; open issues...
This paper focuses on the use of satellite communication systems for support Internet Things (IoT). We refer to IoT paradigm as means collect data from sensors or RFID and send control messages actuators. In many application scenarios, actuators are distributed over a very wide area; in some cases, they located remote areas where not served by terrestrial access networks and, consequence, becomes paramount importance Remote (IoRT). The enabling factors IoRT through are: 1) interoperability...
Technology is continually undergoing a constituent development caused by the appearance of billions new interconnected "things" and their entrenchment in our daily lives. One underlying versatile technologies, namely wearables, able to capture rich contextual information produced such devices use it deliver legitimately personalized experience. The main aim this paper shed light on history wearable provide state-of-the-art review market. Moreover, provides an extensive diverse classification...
Fifth-generation (5G) telecommunication systems are expected to meet the world market demands of accessing and delivering services anywhere anytime. The Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) able satisfy requests anytime connections by offering wide-area coverage ensuring service availability, continuity, scalability. In this work, we review 3GPP NTN features their potential for satisfying user expectations in 5G & beyond networks. state art, current research activities, open issues summarized...
Delay- and Disruption Tolerant Networks (DTNs) are based on an overlay protocol the store-carry-forward paradigm. In practice, each DTN node can store information for a long time before forwarding it. DTNs particularly suited to cope with challenges imposed by space environment. This paper is focused routing in DTNs, particular contact graph (CGR) its most representative enhancements, available literature, which briefly surveyed this work. Moreover, applicability obtained performance of...
Sixth-Generation (6G) technologies will revolutionize the wireless ecosystem by enabling delivery of futuristic services through terrestrial and non-terrestrial transmissions. In this context, Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) is growing in importance owing to its capability deliver anywhere anytime also provide coverage areas that are unreachable any conventional Terrestrial (TN). The exploitation same radio technology could greatly facilitate integration NTNs TNs into a unified system. Since...
mcMTC is starting to play a central role in the industrial Internet of Things ecosystem and have potential create high-revenue businesses, including intelligent transportation systems, energy/ smart grid control, public safety services, high-end wearable applications. Consequently, 5G wireless networks, imposed wide range requirements on enabling technology, such as low power, high reliability, latency connectivity. Recognizing these challenges, recent ongoing releases LTE systems...
Ubiquitous, reliable and low-latency machine-type communication, MTC, systems are considered to be value-adds of emerging 5G cellular networks. To meet the technical economical requirements for exponentially growing MTC traffic, we advocate use small cells handle massive dense rollout. We introduce a novel 3GPP-compliant architecture that absorbs traffic via home evolved NodeBs, allowing us significantly reduce congestion overloading radio access core A major design challenge has been deal...
The number and variety of mobile multicast applications are growing at an unprecedented unanticipated pace. Mobile network providers in front a dramatic increase traffic load, this growth is forecasted to continue fifth-generation (5G) networks. major challenges come from the fact that not only targets groups end-user devices; it also involves machine-type communications (MTC) for Internet Things (IoT). MTC predicted 5G, calls into question effectiveness current multimedia broadcast service...
The Internet of Things (IoT) will shortly be undergoing a major transformation from sensor-driven paradigm to one that is heavily complemented by actuators, drones, and robots. real-time situational awareness such active systems requires sensed data transmitted in the uplink edge-cloud, processed, control instructions downlink. Since many these applications mission critical, most suitable connectivity family cellular due availability licensed spectrum able protect offered communications...
The proliferation of heterogeneous devices connected through large-scale networks is a clear sign that the vision Internet Things (IoT) getting closer to becoming reality. Many researchers and experts in field share opinion next-to-come fifth generation (5G) cellular systems will be strong boost for IoT deployment. Device-to- Device (D2D) appears as key communication paradigm support objects interconnection guarantee important benefits. In this paper, we thoroughly discuss added-value...
The expected growth in mobile video demand over broadband cellular networks is one of the key factors driving wireless industry to develop fifth generation network technology. This scenario fueling need for group-oriented services (i.e., multicast and broadcast) order efficiently manage radio resources, consequently grant different groups users simultaneous access same multimedia content with differentiated quality service. evolved broadcast service (eMBMS), standardized by Third Generation...
Platooning is the first step toward fully autonomous driving, which deemed as one of most representative fifth-generation (5G) use cases. Spacing and speed in a platoon vehicles are regulated by automated control system that relies on updated vehicles? kinematics data. In this article, we investigate potential long-term evolution (LTE) device-todevice (D2D) communications for data dissemination platoon. Exploiting pooled LTE resources coordination in-front vehicle platoon, proposed solution...
Fifth Generation (5G) wireless systems are expected to connect an avalanche of “smart” objects disseminated from the largest “Smart City” smallest Home”. In this vision, Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) is deemed play a fundamental role in Internet Things (IoT) arena providing large coherent infrastructure and wide connectivity devices. However, since LTE-A was originally designed support high data rates size, novel solutions required enable efficient use radio resources convey small...
Multicast/broadcast delivery is a critical challenge of future 6G mobile networks where massive Internet Things (IoT) deployment and extended reality multimedia such as teleportation are target application scenarios. Non-terrestrial (NTNs) considered essential for the success 6G, which aims to provide true "global" services by extending access worldwide, thus overcoming coverage limit current terrestrial (TNs). This article discusses how main distinguishing features NTNs can be effectively...
The deployment of D2D communications (also known as ProSe or sidelink transmissions) in cellular networks benefits from proximity, multi-hop, and spatial reuse gains.In this article, we first describe the main advancements NR compared to LTE-A sidelink.Then, run a simulation campaign test D2D-based for public safety factory automation scenarios with their mission-critical requirements ultra-reliable low-latency communications, respectively.A preliminary study on usage both considered use...
This paper addresses the design of an adaptive resource allocation policy for efficient delivery multicast services in Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems. The proposed approach overcomes intrinsic inefficiencies Conventional Multicast Scheme (CMS) related to different channel quality experienced by involved users. basic idea is split any group into subgroups and apply subgroup-based modulation coding schemes, which enable a more exploitation multi-user diversity. distribution users determined...
Despite of the undisputed benefits long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) networks, offering support for group-oriented services challenges evolved multimedia broadcast multicast (eMBMS) design in LTE-A. This is especially important when delivering video content with high bitrate requirements. The conventional scheme (CMS) proposed as a radio resource allocation solution eMBMS to serve all group members data rate supported by receiver worst channel conditions. In this paper, we propose novel...
Multimedia content delivery over satellite systems is considered as a promising service in emerging 5G networks. The aim of this paper to design novel radio resource management algorithm for efficiently managing multicast multimedia transmission network. proposed approach performs the spectrum on per-group basis, by splitting terminals into different subgroups according experienced channel qualities. We demonstrate that subgrouping policy defined authors subgrouping-maximum satisfaction...
This paper investigates relay-based schemes in cellular systems, where multihop device-to-device (D2D) communications are exploited for content uploading toward the eNodeB. All user equipments (UEs) sources of their own and form a D2D chain, with head chain being charge all generated to By pooling radio resources assigned by using high-quality short-range links, proposed cooperative scheme guarantees lower upload delays than traditional mode operation. To model formation cell best...
Driven by the unprecedented increase of mobile data traffic, D2D communications technology is rapidly moving into mainstream 5G networking landscape. While connectivity originally emerged as a enabler for public safety services, it likely to remain at heart ecosystem spawning wide diversity proximate applications and services. In this work, we argue that widespread adoption direct paradigm unlikely without embracing concepts trust social-aware cooperation between end users network operators....
As the fifth-generation (5G) and beyond (5G+/6G) networks move forward, a wide variety of new advanced Internet Things (IoT) applications are offered, effective methodologies for discovering time-relevant information, services, resources being demanded. To this end, computing-, storage-, battery-constrained IoT devices progressively augmented via digital twins (DTs) hosted on edge servers. According to recent research results, further feature these may acquire is social behavior; latter...
Multicasting in wireless access networks is a functionality that, by leveraging group communications, turns out to be essential for reducing the amount of resources needed serve users requesting same content. The support this modern 5G New Radio (NR) and future sub-Terahertz (sub-THz) 6G systems faces critical challenges related utilization massive antenna arrays forming directional radiation patterns, multi-beam functionality, use multiple Access Technologies (RATs) having distinctively...
The shift towards 6G networks is expected to be accompanied by an increased capability support group-oriented services, such as extended reality and holographic communications, in many different contexts, from high-precision manufacturing healthcare remote control. This range of applications will rely heavily on multicast mixed multicast-broadcast delivery modes. article focuses the technological perspectives multicasting, highlighting requirements, challenges, enabling solutions. We then...
The growing demand for mobile multicast services, such as Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and video streaming, requires effective radio resource management (RRM) to handle traffic with strict quality-of-service constraints over Long-Term Evolution (LTE) beyond systems. Special care is needed limit system performance degradation when multiple streams are simultaneously transmitted. To this aim, paper proposes an RRM policy based on a subgrouping technique the delivery of scalable flows in...