The smart grid concept continues to evolve and various methods have been developed enhance the energy efficiency of electricity infrastructure. Demand Response (DR) is considered as most cost-effective reliable solution for smoothing demand curve, when system under stress. DR refers a procedure that applied motivate changes in customers' power consumption habits, response incentives regarding prices. In this paper, we provide comprehensive review schemes programs, based on motivations...

Support of femtocells is an integral part the Long Term Evolution - Advanced (LTE-A) system and a key enabler for its wide adoption in broad scale. Femtocells are short-range, low-power low-cost cellular stations which installed by consumers unplanned manner. Even though current literature includes various studies towards understanding main challenges interference management presence femtocells, little light has been shed on open issues mobility (MM) two-tier macrocell-femtocell network. In...

In this paper, we propose a switch on/off algorithm for Base Stations (BSs), which exploits the knowledge of distance between User Equipments (UEs) and their associated BS. Our novel approach hopes to provide an improvement problem energy consumption. The major concern lies on reducing consumption telecommunication networks by optimizing power utilization without sacrificing offered Quality Service (QoS). proposed scheme achieves significant saving, based switching off that are underutilized...

Day-by-day modern circular economy (CE) models gain ground and penetrate the traditional business sectors. The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is main enabler for this interplay CE with healthcare. Novel services, like remote sensing, assisting elder people, e-visit, enhance people's health convenience, while reducing per-patient cost medical institutions. However, rise mobile, wearable, telemedicine solutions means that security can no longer be examined within neat, physical walls as it...

mmWave radio, although instrumental for achieving the required 5G capacity KPIs, necessitates need a very large number of access points, which places an immense strain on current network infrastructure. In this article, we try to identify major challenges that inhibit design Next Generation Fronthaul Interface in two upcoming distinctively highly dense environments: Urban deployments metropolitan areas, and ultra-dense Hotspot scenarios. Second, propose novel centralized converged analog...

In the new era of connectivity, marked by explosive number wireless electronic devices and need for smart pervasive applications, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications are an emerging technology that enables seamless device interconnection without human interaction. The use M2M can bring to life a wide range mHealth with considerable benefits both patients healthcare providers. Many technological challenges have be met, however, ensure widespread adoption solutions in future. this context,...

The upcoming fifth generation (5G) mobile communications urge software-defined networks (SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) to join forces with the multiaccess edge computing (MEC) cause. Thus, reduced latency increased capacity at of can be achieved, satisfy requirements Internet Things (IoT) ecosystem. If not properly orchestrated, flexibility virtual functions (VNFs) incorporation, in terms deployment lifecycle management, may cause serious issues NFV scheme. As service level...

Harvesting energy in the human environment has been identified as an effective way to charge body sensor nodes wireless area networks (WBANs). In such networks, capability of detect events is vital importance and complements stringent quality service (QoS) demands terms delay, throughput, packet loss. However, scarce collected by motions, along with strict requirements health signals QoS, raises important challenges for WBANs stresses need new integrated QoS-aware management schemes. this...

In this paper, we propose a novel policy for device caching that facilitates popular content exchange through high-rate device-to-device (D2D) millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication. The D2D-aware splits the cacheable into two groups and distributes it randomly to user equipment devices, with goal enable D2D connections. By exploiting high bandwidth availability directionality of mmWaves, ensure rates transmissions, while mitigating co-channel interference limits throughput gains...

We propose the TelcoFog architecture as a novel, secure, highly distributed, and ultra-dense fog computing infrastructure, which can be allocated at extreme edge of wired/wireless network for telecom operator to provide multiple unified, cost-effective, new 5G services, such NFV, MEC, services third parties (e.g., smart cities, vertical industries, IoT). The distributed programmable technologies that are proposed in expected strengthen position mobile cloud markets. TelcoFog, by design, is...

To cope with the unprecedented growth of mobile data traffic, we investigate performance gains obtained from unifying coverage-centric 4G networks and capacity-centric fiber-wireless (FiWi) broadband access based on data-centric Ethernet technologies resulting fiber backhaul sharing WiFi offloading capabilities. Despite recent progress backhaul-aware studies capacity-limited links, performance-limiting impact latency reliability has not been examined in sufficient detail previously. In this...

As the mobile operators strive to accommodate increasing load and capacity requirements, direct communication among users' devices, namely, device-to-device (D2D) communication, emerges as an advantageous solution for cellular traffic offloading. However, formation operation of D2D networks are challenging, peers must satisfy various network-related constraints. Although existing approaches address technical challenges, they usually neglect fact that devices used by humans possibly reluctant...

As industries are under pressure for shorter business and product life cycles, there is an extensive effort from the research community novel profitable automation processes. This has given rise to fifth-generation (5G) Tactile Internet, which characterized by extremely low latency communication in combination with high availability, reliability, security. In this paper, we discuss key technologies support Internet characteristics industrial environments then showcase implementation of a 5G...

Sixth-generation (6G) systems are expected to inaugurate the era of massive and extremely heterogeneous network slicing, where tenancy would be extended final consumer with proliferation advanced diverse digital services. This introduces significant challenges management orchestration in terms scalability sustainability. article starts by elaborating on architectural artificial-in-telligence-based algorithmic designs achieve energy efficiency (EE) 6G, as well analyzing their trade-offs. The...

Smart grid is one of the main applications Internet Things (IoT) paradigm. Within this context, paper addresses efficient energy consumption management heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in smart grids with variable price. To that end, first, we propose an scheduling method minimizes cost for a particular time interval, taking into account price set comfort constraints, is, range temperatures according to user’s preferences given room. Then, scheduler where user may...

The widespread proliferation of mobile devices has motivated Device-to-Device (D2D) communications as a means cell offloading toward better Quality Service (QoS) and higher energy efficiency. Although Wi-Fi networks have the lion's share regarding D2D in unlicensed spectrum, it is uncertain whether they constitute best option technology evolves. In particular, increasing transmission data rates, novel interference cancelation techniques, well potential centralized network support, stress...

Network infrastructure sharing and base station switching off mechanisms have been recently introduced as promising solutions toward energy cost reduction in cellular networks. Although these techniques are usually studied independently, their combination offers new alternatives to MNOs for serving users could potentially provide them with additional benefits. In this article we introduce the concept of intra-cell roaming-based sharing, where may switch BSs roam traffic active operated by...

Macrocells are expected to be densely overlaid by small cells (SCs) meet increasing capacity demands. Due their dense deployment, some SCs will not connected directly the core network, and thus, they may forward traffic neighboring until reach it, thereby forming a multihop backhaul (BH) network. This is promising solution, since short length of BH links enables use millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequencies provide high-capacity BH. In this context, user association becomes challenging due...

In this letter, we study the performance of network coding (NC)-aided cooperative communications in large scale networks, where relays are able to harvest energy emitted by wireless transmissions. particular, derive theoretical expressions for key metrics, i.e., probability successful data exchange and lifetime gain. The proposed analytical verified via extensive Monte Carlo simulations, demonstrating potential benefits harvested

To meet the ever-increasing traffic demands, future cellular networks are about to include a plethora of small cells (SCs), with user equipments (UEs) being able communicating via multiple bands. Given that SCs expected be eventually as close 50 m apart, some them will not have direct connection core network, and thus forward their neighboring until they reach it. In such architectures, association problem becomes challenging backhaul (BH) energy consumption playing key role. Thus, in this...

As large-scale dense and often randomly deployed wireless sensor networks (WSNs) become widespread, local information exchange between co-located sets of nodes may play a significant role in handling the excessive traffic volume. Moreover, to account for limited life-span devices, harvesting energy network transmissions provides benefits lifetime such networks. In this paper, we study performance communication with (WEH)-enabled nodes. particular, examine two different scenarios (direct...

The emerging data traffic demand has caused a massive deployment of network infrastructure, including Base Stations (BSs) and Small Cells (SCs), leading to increased energy consumption expenditures. However, the underutilization during low periods enables Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) save by having their served third party SCs, thus being able switch off BSs. In this paper, we propose novel market approach foster opportunistic utilization unexploited SCs capacity, where MNOs, instead...

Due to the ever increasing data traffic demands, which are directly connected increased energy consumption, it becomes challenging for operators achieve capacity enhancement while limiting their electric bill. To that end, exploiting context awareness of future cognitive networks is expected play a key role. Next generation cellular about include plethora small cells, with users being able communicate via multiple bands. Given cells be eventually as close 50 m apart, not all them will have...