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6G Wireless Communication and Its Applications

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2023) | Viewed by 25340

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Dr. Qammer Abbasi

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James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: nano communication; biomedical applications of millimeter and terahertz communication; wearable and flexible sensors; compact antenna design; RF design and radio propagation; antenna interaction with human body; implants; body centric wireless communication issues; wireless body sensor networks; non-invasive health care solutions; physical layer security for wearable/implant communication and multiple-input–multiple-output systems
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Dr. Ahmad Taha

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James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: 5G; 6G; technology-based energy-saving systems
Dr. Muhammad Usman

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James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: Connected Health; RF sensing; Physical-layer security; Software-defined networking; Network security
Dr. Shuja Ansari

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James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: Telecommunications; Autonomous Vehicles; Intelligent Transportation Systems
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Imran

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James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Interests: 5G and Beyond networks
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Dr. Masood Ur Rehman

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James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: compact antenna design; radiowave propagation and channel characterization; satellite navigation system antennas in cluttered environments; electromagnetic wave interaction with the human body; body-centric wireless networks and sensors; remote healthcare technology; mmWave and nanocommunications for body-centric networks and D2D/H2H communications
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Special Issue Information

With the rollout of 5G happening around the world, 6G and its capabilities are slowly moving from being an idea to being a potential reality. 6G and its key drivers—that is, connectivity for all things, time-sensitive applications, and high-fidelity holographic society—are promising to revolutionise communication networks and be used in applications that are dependent on wireless and ultra-massive machine-type communication.

 

With this in mind, 6G is envisaged to enable the implementation of various sensor-based applications and technologies in numerous societal/industrial sectors, including healthcare, energy management, the automotive industry, agriculture, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and the Internet of Everything (IoE). Accordingly, this Special Issue invites innovative contributions on the development, testing, and realisation of 6G-enabled applications across all societal domains. Papers may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

  • 6G-enabled use cases;
  • 6G testbeds for use case realization;
  • 6G enabling technologies: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs), THz, milli-meter wave communication, etc.;
  • 6G-enabled Internet of Everything.

Prof. Dr. Qammer Hussain Abbasi
Dr. Ahmad Taha
Dr. Muhammad Usman
Dr. Shuja Ansari
Dr. Masood Ur Rehman
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Imran
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  • 6G communication
  • beyond 5G/6G networks
  • 6G-enabled use cases

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A Left-Null-Space-Based Massive Access Method for Cell-Free Massive MIMO IoT Systems
by Yang Wang and Die Hu
Sensors 2023, 23(11), 5285; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23115285 - 2 Jun 2023
Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1214
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Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a promising technology for the Internet of Things (IoT) because it can increase connectivity and provide considerable energy efficiency (EE) and spectral efficiency (SE). However, pilot contamination caused by pilot reuse severely limits the performance of the [...] Read more.
Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a promising technology for the Internet of Things (IoT) because it can increase connectivity and provide considerable energy efficiency (EE) and spectral efficiency (SE). However, pilot contamination caused by pilot reuse severely limits the performance of the system. In this paper, we propose a left-null-space-based massive access method that can significantly reduce interference among users. The proposed method includes three stages: initial orthogonal access, left-null-space-based opportunistic access and data detection of all accessed users. The simulation results show that the proposed method can achieve much higher spectral efficiency than the existing massive access methods. Full article
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Secrecy Capacity Enhancement in Active IRS-Assisted UAV Communication System
by Jiansong Miao, Tongjie Li, Shanling Bai, Shi Yan and Yan Zhao
Sensors 2023, 23(9), 4377; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23094377 - 28 Apr 2023
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As a new technology for reconstructing communication environments, intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) can be applied to UAV communication systems. However, some challenges exist in IRS-assisted UAV communication system design, such as physical layer security issues, IRS design, and power consumption issues owing to [...] Read more.
As a new technology for reconstructing communication environments, intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) can be applied to UAV communication systems. However, some challenges exist in IRS-assisted UAV communication system design, such as physical layer security issues, IRS design, and power consumption issues owing to the limitation of the hardware. Therefore, a secrecy capacity optimization scheme for an active IRS-assisted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication system is proposed to solve multi-user security issues. In particular, controllable power amplifiers are integrated into reflecting units to solve the problem of blocked links, and the UAV can dynamically select the served user according to the channel quality. In order to maximize the system average achievable secrecy capacity and ensure the power constraints of the UAV and active IRS, user scheduling, UAV trajectory, beamforming vector, and reflection matrix are jointly optimized, and the block coordinate descent (BCD) algorithm is applied to solve this non-convex problem. Simulation results show that the active IRS-assisted UAV communication scheme can significantly weaken the “multiplicative fading” effect and enhance the system secrecy capacity by 55.4% and 11.9% compared with the schemes with passive IRS and without optimal trajectory, respectively. Full article
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A Miniaturized Full-Ground Dual-Band MIMO Spiral Button Wearable Antenna for 5G and Sub-6 GHz Communications
by Tale Saeidi, Ahmed Jamal Abdullah Al-Gburi and Saeid Karamzadeh
Sensors 2023, 23(4), 1997; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23041997 - 10 Feb 2023
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A detachable miniaturized three-element spirals radiator button antenna integrated with a compact leaky-wave wearable antenna forming a dual-band three-port antenna is proposed. The leaky-wave antenna is fabricated on a denim (εr = 1.6, tan δ = 0.006) textile substrate with dimensions of [...] Read more.
A detachable miniaturized three-element spirals radiator button antenna integrated with a compact leaky-wave wearable antenna forming a dual-band three-port antenna is proposed. The leaky-wave antenna is fabricated on a denim (εr = 1.6, tan δ = 0.006) textile substrate with dimensions of 0.37 λ0 × 0.25 λ0 × 0.01 λ0 mm3 and a detachable rigid button of 20 mm diameter (on a PTFE substrate εr = 2.01, tan δ = 0.001). It augments users’ comfort, making it one of the smallest to date in the literature. The designed antenna, with 3.25 to 3.65 GHz and 5.4 to 5.85 GHz operational bands, covers the wireless local area network (WLAN) frequency (5.1–5.5 GHz), the fifth-generation (5G) communication band. Low mutual coupling between the ports and the button antenna elements ensures high diversity performance. The performance of the specific absorption rate (SAR) and the envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) are also examined. The simulation and measurement findings agree well. Low SAR, <−0.05 of LCC, more than 9.5 dBi diversity gain, dual polarization, and strong isolation between every two ports all point to the proposed antenna being an ideal option for use as a MIMO antenna for communications. Full article
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Energy Optimization of Wireless Sensor Embedded Cloud Computing Data Monitoring System in 6G Environment
by Huaiyuan Yang, Hua Zhou, Zhenyu Liu and Xiaofan Deng
Sensors 2023, 23(2), 1013; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23021013 - 16 Jan 2023
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With the construction and development of modern and smart cities, people’s lives are becoming more intelligent and diversified. Surveillance systems increasingly play an active role in target tracking, vehicle identification, traffic management, etc. In the 6G network environment, facing the massive and large-scale [...] Read more.
With the construction and development of modern and smart cities, people’s lives are becoming more intelligent and diversified. Surveillance systems increasingly play an active role in target tracking, vehicle identification, traffic management, etc. In the 6G network environment, facing the massive and large-scale data information in the monitoring system, it is difficult for the ordinary processing platform to meet this computing demand. This paper provides a data governance solution based on a 6G environment. The shortcomings of critical technologies in wireless sensor networks are addressed through ZigBee energy optimization to address the shortage of energy supply and high energy consumption in the practical application of wireless sensor networks. At the same time, this improved routing algorithm is combined with embedded cloud computing to optimize the monitoring system and achieve efficient data processing. The ZigBee-optimized wireless sensor network consumes less energy in practice and also increases the service life of the network, as proven by research and experiments. This optimized data monitoring system ensures data security and reliability. Full article
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Communication
Simple Design of Broadband Polarizers Using Transmissive Metasurfaces for Dual Band Ku/Ka Band Applications
by Ayesha Kosar Fahad, Rabia Nazir and Cunjun Ruan
Sensors 2022, 22(23), 9152; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239152 - 25 Nov 2022
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Major challenges affecting polarizers for communication systems include the inability to perform over a wide bandwidth with a simple design. Orthogonal outgoing polarization for polarization-diverse applications and stable performances for oblique incidence angles are also major requirements. This paper presents the design of [...] Read more.
Major challenges affecting polarizers for communication systems include the inability to perform over a wide bandwidth with a simple design. Orthogonal outgoing polarization for polarization-diverse applications and stable performances for oblique incidence angles are also major requirements. This paper presents the design of a polarizer that can perform over a wide range of bandwidths in dual frequency bands. The unit cell is uniquely designed using a split circular ring resonator enclosed in a square ring with the addition of three-square patches. As a result, the incoming linearly polarized x(y) wave is converted into a transmitted LHCP (RHCP) wave in the Ku and Ka bands. The operational bandwidths are 11.05~16.75 GHz (41%) and 34.16~43.03 GHz (23%). The proposed polarizer is ultrathin, works in dual wide-bands, is polarization-diverse, and maintains performance over ±45° and ±30° oblique incidences, which makes it a strong candidate for many communication systems. Full article
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Multi-Agent Dynamic Resource Allocation in 6G in-X Subnetworks with Limited Sensing Information
by Ramoni Adeogun and Gilberto Berardinelli
Sensors 2022, 22(13), 5062; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22135062 - 5 Jul 2022
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In this paper, we investigate dynamic resource selection in dense deployments of the recent 6G mobile in-X subnetworks (inXSs). We cast resource selection in inXSs as a multi-objective optimization problem involving maximization of the minimum capacity per inXS while minimizing overhead from intra-subnetwork [...] Read more.
In this paper, we investigate dynamic resource selection in dense deployments of the recent 6G mobile in-X subnetworks (inXSs). We cast resource selection in inXSs as a multi-objective optimization problem involving maximization of the minimum capacity per inXS while minimizing overhead from intra-subnetwork signaling. Since inXSs are expected to be autonomous, selection decisions are made by each inXS based on its local information without signaling from other inXSs. A multi-agent Q-learning (MAQL) method based on limited sensing information (SI) is then developed, resulting in low intra-subnetwork SI signaling. We further propose a rule-based algorithm termed Q-Heuristics for performing resource selection based on similar limited information as the MAQL method. We perform simulations with a focus on joint channel and transmit power selection. The results indicate that: (1) appropriate settings of Q-learning parameters lead to fast convergence of the MAQL method even with two-level quantization of the SI, and (2) the proposed MAQL approach has significantly better performance and is more robust to sensing and switching delays than the best baseline heuristic. The proposed Q-Heuristic shows similar performance to the baseline greedy method at the 50th percentile of the per-user capacity and slightly better at lower percentiles. The Q-Heuristic method shows high robustness to sensing interval, quantization threshold and switching delay. Full article
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AI-Driven Aeronautical Ad Hoc Networks for 6G Wireless: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead
by Tuğçe Bilen, Berk Canberk, Vishal Sharma, Muhammad Fahim and Trung Q. Duong
Sensors 2022, 22(10), 3731; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22103731 - 13 May 2022
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Aeronautical ad hoc network (AANET) has been considered a promising candidate to complete the vision of “Internet in the sky” by supporting high-speed broadband connections on airplanes for 6G networks. However, the specific characteristics of AANET restrict the applicability of conventional topology and [...] Read more.
Aeronautical ad hoc network (AANET) has been considered a promising candidate to complete the vision of “Internet in the sky” by supporting high-speed broadband connections on airplanes for 6G networks. However, the specific characteristics of AANET restrict the applicability of conventional topology and routing management algorithms. Here, these conventional methodologies reduce the packet delivery success of AANET with higher transfer delay. At that point, the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solutions have been adapted to AANET to provide intelligent frameworks and architectures to cope with the high complexity. The AI-driven AANET can provide intelligent topology formation, sustainability, and routing management decisions in an automated fashion by considering its specific characteristics during the learning operations. More clearly, AI-driven AANETs support intelligent management architectures, overcoming conventional methodologies’ drawbacks. Although AI-based management approaches are widely used in terrestrial networks, there is a lack of a comprehensive study that supports AI-driven solutions for AANETs. To this end, this article explores the possible utilization of primary AI methodologies on the road to AI-driven AANET. Specifically, the article addresses unsupervised, supervised, and reinforcement learning as primary AI methodologies to enable intelligent AANET topology formation, sustainability, and routing management. Here, we identify the challenges and opportunities of these primary AI methodologies during the execution of AANET management. Furthermore, we discuss the critical issue of security in AANET before providing open issues. Full article
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Future Wireless Communication Technology towards 6G IoT: An Application-Based Analysis of IoT in Real-Time Location Monitoring of Employees Inside Underground Mines by Using BLE
by Sushant Kumar Pattnaik, Soumya Ranjan Samal, Shuvabrata Bandopadhaya, Kaliprasanna Swain, Subhashree Choudhury, Jitendra Kumar Das, Albena Mihovska and Vladimir Poulkov
Sensors 2022, 22(9), 3438; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093438 - 30 Apr 2022
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In recent years, the IoT has emerged as the most promising technology in the key evolution of industry 4.0/industry 5.0, smart home automation (SHA), smart cities, energy savings and many other areas of wireless communication. There is a massively growing number of static [...] Read more.
In recent years, the IoT has emerged as the most promising technology in the key evolution of industry 4.0/industry 5.0, smart home automation (SHA), smart cities, energy savings and many other areas of wireless communication. There is a massively growing number of static and mobile IoT devices with a diversified range of speed and bandwidth, along with a growing demand for high data rates, which makes the network denser and more complicated. In this context, the next-generation communication technology, i.e., sixth generation (6G), is trying to build up the base to meet the imperative need of future network deployment. This article adopts the vision for 6G IoT systems and proposes an IoT-based real-time location monitoring system using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for underground communication applications. An application-based analysis of industrial positioning systems is also presented. Full article
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