Deliverables Documents, reports (17) Design of multi-tenant mechanisms and operations The proposed mechanisms for infrastructure sharing, OTT QoS provisioning and data pricing will be presented. Survey of the state-of-the-art for mmWave communications A thorough review of the state-of-the-art and the relevant methodological tools in the area of mmWave communications and antenna-array design Survey of the state-of-the-art and review of multi-tenancy architectures and strategies A thorough review of the state-of-the-art on SDN and virtualization techniques to ensure multi-tenancy and flexible resource allocation will be reported. Evaluation and optimization of mmWave small cell communications The optimization algorithms for small cell deployment and the proposed utility functions for user association will be presented and evaluated. Performance assessment of cell-less protocols in 5G networks The proposed schemes will be evaluated and discussed. Deployment and benchmark evaluation of multi-tenant mechanisms and operations in 5G networks Evaluation and benchmarking of the proposed schemes through simulations and testbed implementations will be reported. Training Activities No. 4 A summary of the training activities that take place per year will be described Survey of the state-of-the-art and review of RAN analytics modelling A thorough review of the state-of-the-art on RAN architectures and analytics for service-oriented networks will be presented. Training Activities No. 3 A summary of the training activities that take place per year will be described Design and evaluation of service-oriented RAN architectures Novel architectures and mechanisms to enhance QoE in multimedia applications and proximity services, exploiting edge-cloud capabilities, will be presented. Training activities No. 2 A summary of the training activities that take place per year will be described Survey of the state-of-the-art for user-centric mechanisms and architectures A thorough review of the state-of-the-art on communication protocols, topologies and architecture for with view to 5G systems will be presented. RAN analytics mechanisms and performance benchmarking of video, time critical and social applications Evaluation and benchmarking of the proposed schemes through simulations and testbed implementations will be reported. Dissemination, standardization and outreach plan A plan for all relevant activities will be provided. Design of protocols and mechanisms for cell-less resource management and mobility support The proposed algorithms for efficient resource management and the novel handover schemes for cell-less networks will be presented. Antenna design for mmWave communications The novel antenna design will be described Training activities No.1 A summary of the training activities that take place per year will be described Publications Peer reviewed articles (9) Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces vs. Relaying: Differences, Similarities, and Performance Comparison Author(s): Konstantinos Ntontin, Marco Di Renzo, Jian Song, Fotis Lazarakis, Julien de Rosny, Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy, Osvaldo Simeone, Rui Zhang, Merouane Debbah, Geoffroy Lerosey, Mathias Fink, Sergei Tretyakov, and Shlomo Shamai (Shitz) Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine, 2019, ISSN 0163-6804 Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529414 Reflection probability in wireless networks with metasurface-coated environmental objects: an approach based on random spatial processes Author(s): Marco Di Renzo and Jian Song Published in: EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2019, ISSN 1687-1499 Publisher: Springer DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529447 On muting mobile terminals for uplink interference mitigation in HetNets—system-level analysis via stochastic geometry Author(s): Francisco Javier Martín, Xiaojun Xi, Marco Di Renzo2 , Mari Carmen Aguayo-Torres and Gerardo Gomez Published in: EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2019, ISSN 1687-1499 Publisher: Springer DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529460 Maximizing Infrastructure Providers’ Revenue Through Network Slicing in 5G Author(s): Matteo Vincenzi, Elena López-Aguilera and Eduard García-Villegas Published in: IEEE Access, 2019, ISSN 2169-3536 Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529548 Matching Theory as Enabler of Efficient Spectrum Management in 5G Networks Author(s): Christos Tsirakis, Elena Lopez-Aguilera, George Agapiou, and Dimitris Varoutas Published in: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 2019, ISSN 2161-3915 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529556 A Comprehensive Survey of RAN Architectures Toward 5G Mobile Communication System Author(s): Mohammad Asif Habibi, Meysam Nasimi, Bin Han, and Hans D. Schotten Published in: IEEE Access, 2019, ISSN 2169-3536 Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529573 Inhomogeneous Double Thinning—Modeling and Analysis of Cellular Networks by Using Inhomogeneous Poisson Point Processes Author(s): Marco Di Renzo, Shanshan Wang and Xiaojun Xi Published in: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2018, ISSN 1536-1276 Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529581 Are Mobility Management Solutions Ready for 5G? Author(s): Akshay Jain, Elena Lopez-Aguilera, and Ilker Demirkol Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine, 2017, ISSN 0163-6804 Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000536 Multi-Tenant Slicing for Spectrum Management on the Road to 5G Author(s): Matteo Vincenzi, Angelos Antonopoulos, Elli Kartsakli, John Vardakas, Luis Alonso and Christos Verikoukis Published in: IEEE Wireless Communications, 2017, ISSN 1536-1284 Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers DOI: 10.11109/mwc2017.17000138 Conference proceedings (22) Active Queue Management as Quality of Service Enabler for 5G Networks Author(s): Mikel Irazabal, Elena Lopez-Aguilera and Ilker Demirkol Published in: 2019 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529603 Access-aware Backhaul Optimization in 5G Author(s): Rakibul Islam Rony, Elena Lopez-Aguilera and Eduard Garcia-Villegas Published in: 2018 Publisher: ACM DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529611 Cooperative spectrum sharing in 5G access and backhaul networks Author(s): Rakibul Islam Rony, Elena Lopez-Aguilera, Eduard Garcia-Villegas Published in: 2018 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529619 Optimization of 5G Fronthaul based on Functional Splitting at PHY Layer Author(s): Rakibul Islam Rony, Elena Lopez-Aguilera, Eduard Garcia-Villegas Published in: 2018 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529625 Modeling Spatially-Correlated Cellular Networks by Using Inhomogeneous Poisson Point Processes Author(s): Shanshan Wang, Marco Di Renzo, and Xiaojun Xi Published in: 2018 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529633 On the Stochastic Geometry Modeling and Optimization of Multi-Tenant Network Slicing Author(s): Jian Song and Marco Di Renzo Published in: 2018 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529641 Load balancing and control using particle swarm optimisation in 5G heterogeneous networks Author(s): Tareq M. Shami, David Grace and Alister Burr Published in: 2018 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1254445 Enhanced Handover Signaling through IntegratedMME-SDN Controller Solution Author(s): Akshay Jain, Elena Lopez-Aguilera and Ilker Demirkol Published in: 2018 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1285817 Cooperation Incentives for Multi-Operator C-RAN Energy Efficient Sharing Author(s): Matteo Vincenzi, Angelos Antonopoulos, Elli Kartsakli, John Vardakas, Luis Alonso and Christos Verikoukis Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3529650 Mobility Management as a Service for 5G Networks Author(s): Akshay Jain, Elena Lopez-Aguilera and Ilker Demirkol Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000488 Joint Access-Backhaul Perspective on Mobility Management in 5G Networks Author(s): Rakibul Islam Rony, Akshay Jain, Elena Lopez-Aguilera, Eduard Garcia-Villegas and Ilker Demirkol Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000498 User Association in Cell-less 5G Networks Exploiting Particle Swarm Optimisation Author(s): Tareq M. Shami, David Grace and Alister Burr Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000502 State-of-the-art on Virtualization and Software Defined Networking for Efficient Resource Allocation on Multi-tenant 5G Networks Author(s): Christos Tsirakis, Panagiotis Matzoros and George Agapiou Published in: 2017 Publisher: CSCC DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000514 Control Framework for Ultra-dense cellular networks Author(s): Panagiotis Matzoros, Christos Tsirakis and George Agapiou Published in: 2017 Publisher: CSCC DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000516 Load balancing in 5G Networks Author(s): Christos Tsirakis, Panagiotis Matzoros, Petros Sioutis and George Agapiou Published in: 2017 Publisher: CSCC DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000518 Efficient Resource Allocation and Spectrum Trading for Virtualized Multi-tenant 5G Networks Author(s): Christos Tsirakis, Panagiotis Matzoros, George Agapiou and Dimitris Varoutas Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000522 Radio Access Network Behavior in Urban Environment Author(s): Panagiotis Matzoros, Christos Tsirakis and George Agapiou Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000524 Service oriented cloud CPE as a means of a future terminal Author(s): Christos Tsirakis, Panagiotis Matzoros and George Agapiou Published in: 2017 Publisher: FITCE Congress DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1000532 Network Slicing in 5G Mobile Communication: Architecture, Profit Modeling, and Challenges Author(s): Mohammad Asif Habibi, Bin Han and Hans D. Schotten Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1042409 Optimal Resource Dedication in Grouped Random Access for Massive Machine-Type Communications Author(s): Bin Han, Mohammad Asif Habibi and Hans D. Schotten Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1042422 Dynamic antenna azimuth planning for 3G, 4G and future 5G broadband radio networks Author(s): Yingjie You and Dimitris Kolokotronis Published in: 2017 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1042538 On the Feasibility of Interference Alignment in Ultra-Dense Millimeter-Wave Cellular Networks Author(s): Jian Song, Lam-Thanh Tu and Marco Di Renzo Published in: 2016 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.248821 Searching for OpenAIRE data... There was an error trying to search data from OpenAIRE No results available
