Spectrum Cost Optimization for Cognitive Radio Transmission over TV White Spaces Using Artificial Neural Networks

In this paper, the use of TV White Spaces (TVWS) by small cognitive radio wireless network operators (SCWNOs) is considered in order to support the growing demands for IoT applications in smart grid and smart cities. In order to support the wide range of services and applications that are being offered by SCWNOS, spectrum leasing could be considered as an alternative solution to achieve improved Quality of Service (QoS). We consider a situation whereby in order to satisfy the QoS requirements, SCWNOs can decide to lease a certain part of the TVWS spectrum that is referred to as high priority TVWS channel (HPC) for a certain period and pay a fee depending on the duration of HPC spectrum usage. We develop an Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) based online algorithm to determine the optimal transmission decision per time slot that would minimise the overall HPC leasing cost of the SCWNOs while satisfying the QoS constraints. The simulations results shows that our proposed ANN based online algorithms outperforms the Lyapunov based online algorithm while its performance is very close to the optimal offline solution with 99% accuracy

5G-PPP Technology Board:Delivery of 5G Services Indoors - the wireless wire challenge and solutions

The 5G Public Private Partnership (5G PPP) has focused its research and innovation activities mainly on outdoor use cases and supporting the user and its applications while on the move. However, many use cases inherently apply in indoor environments whereas their requirements are not always properly reflected by the requirements eminent for outdoor applications. The best example for indoor applications can be found is the Industry 4.0 vertical, in which most described use cases are occurring in a manufacturing hall. Other environments exhibit similar characteristics such as commercial spaces in offices, shopping malls and commercial buildings. We can find further similar environments in the media & entertainment sector, culture sector with museums and the transportation sector with metro tunnels. Finally in the residential space we can observe a strong trend for wireless connectivity of appliances and devices in the home. Some of these spaces are exhibiting very high requirements among others in terms of device density, high-accuracy localisation, reliability, latency, time sensitivity, coverage and service continuity. The delivery of 5G services to these spaces has to consider the specificities of the indoor environments, in which the radio propagation characteristics are different and in the case of deep indoor scenarios, external radio signals cannot penetrate building construction materials. Furthermore, these spaces are usually “polluted” by existing wireless technologies, causing a multitude of interreference issues with 5G radio technologies. Nevertheless, there exist cases in which the co-existence of 5G new radio and other radio technologies may be sensible, such as for offloading local traffic. In any case the deployment of networks indoors is advised to consider and be planned along existing infrastructure, like powerlines and available shafts for other utilities. Finally indoor environments expose administrative cross-domain issues, and in some cases so called non-public networks, foreseen by 3GPP, could be an attractive deployment model for the owner/tenant of a private space and for the mobile network operators serving the area. Technology-wise there exist a number of solutions for indoor RAN deployment, ranging from small cell architectures, optical wireless/visual light communication, and THz communication utilising reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. For service delivery the concept of multi-access edge computing is well tailored to host virtual network functions needed in the indoor environment, including but not limited to functions supporting localisation, security, load balancing, video optimisation and multi-source streaming. Measurements of key performance indicators in indoor environments indicate that with proper planning and consideration of the environment characteristics, available solutions can deliver on the expectations. Measurements have been conducted regarding throughput and reliability in the mmWave and optical wireless communication cases, electric and magnetic field measurements, round trip latency measurements, as well as high-accuracy positioning in laboratory environment. Overall, the results so far are encouraging and indicate that 5G and beyond networks must advance further in order to meet the demands of future emerging intelligent automation systems in the next 10 years. Highly advanced industrial environments present challenges for 5G specifications, spanning congestion, interference, security and safety concerns, high power consumption, restricted propagation and poor location accuracy within the radio and core backbone communication networks for the massive IoT use cases, especially inside buildings. 6G and beyond 5G deployments for industrial networks will be increasingly denser, heterogeneous and dynamic, posing stricter performance requirements on the network. The large volume of data generated by future connected devices will put a strain on networks. It is therefore fundamental to discriminate the value of information to maximize the utility for the end users with limited network resources

A cyber-enabled mission-critical system for post-flood response:Exploiting TV white space as network backhaul links

A crucial problem in post-flood recovery actions is the ability to rapidly establish communication and collaboration among rescuers to conduct timely and effective search and rescue (SAR) mission given disrupted telecommunication infrastructure to support the service. Aimed at providing such proximity service (ProSe) for mission-critical data exchange in the post-flood environment, the majority of existing solutions rely heavily upon ad-hoc networking approaches, which suffer from restricted communication range and the limited scope of interaction. As an effort to broaden the ProSe coverage and expand integrated global-local information exchange in the post-flood SAR activities, this paper proposes a novel network architecture in the form of a cyber-enabled mission-critical system (CEMCS) for acquiring and communicating post-flood emergency data by exploiting TV white space spectrum as network backhaul links. The primary method of developing the proposed system builds upon a layered architecture of wireless local, regional and wide-area communications, and incorporates collaborative network components among these layers. The desirable functionalities of CEMCS are showcased through formulation and the development of an efficient global search strategy exploiting a wide range of collaboration among network agents. The simulation results demonstrate the capability of CEMCS to provide ProSe in the post-flood scenarios as reflected by reliable network performance (e.g., packet delivery ratio nearing 80%-90%) and the optimality of efficient search algorithm

Cognitive radio architecture for massive internet of things services with dynamic spectrum access

En esta investigación se propone una arquitectura cognitiva para servicios masivos de Internet de las cosas sobre Huecos Espectrales en Televisión. La propuesta seleccionó la banda de frecuencia de TVWS como la mejor para enfrentar el reto de escasez de espectro radioeléctrico para servicios masivos de IoT. La arquitectura provee la lista de canales disponibles a dispositivos IoT y tiene restricciones de Calidad de servicio (QoS). Definimos un mecanismo de acceso novedoso que se basa en políticas regulatorias al interactuar con TVWS Geolocation Base de datos (GLDB) a través del Protocolo de acceso a espacios en blanco (PAWS) para proporcionar la lista de canales disponibles para dispositivos IoT. Con respecto a restricciones de QoS, exploramos diferentes tipos de implementaciones y referencias áreas de cobertura considerando un modelo de probabilidad de pérdida de paquetes. Además, la investigación describe el proceso de optimización para obtener la máxima área de servicio mientras se mantiene una probabilidad de interrupción por debajo de un objetivo dado. Además, aplicamos un mecanismo de macro-diversidad para mejorar la probabilidad de pérdida de paquetes con respecto a nuestra propuesta y una topología con un solo dispositivo maestro. Podemos evidenciar que la probabilidad promedio de pérdida de paquetes es reducido en 26% cuando la carga es igual al 80% en nuestra propuesta.IMT AtlantiqueUniversidad Santo TomásCEA-IoT , Pontificia Universidad JaverianaThis research proposes a novel cognitive radio architecture for massive Internet of Things (IoT) services over TV White Spaces (TVWS). The proposal considers TVWS as suitable frequency bands for facing the limited spectrum problem for massive IoT services. The architecture provides the available list of channels to IoT devices, and its access mechanisms have Quality of Service (QoS) constrains. We define a novel access mechanism that is based on regulatory policies by interacting with TVWS Geolocation Database (GLDB) through the Protocol to Access White-Space (PAWS) for providing the available list of channels to IoT devices. Regarding QoS constraints, we explore different types of deployments and reference coverage areas considering a packet loss probability model. In addition, the research describes the optimization process to obtain the maximum service area while maintaining an outage probability below a given objective. Moreover, we applied a macro-diversity mechanism for improving the packet loss probability with respect to our proposal and one Master Device (MD) topology. We can evidence that the average packet loss probability is reduced in 26% when the load is equal to 80% in our proposal.Doctor en IngenieríaDoctoradohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9579-678Xhttps://scholar.google.es/citations?user=-VX8bMEAAAAJ&hl=eshttp://scienti.colciencias.gov.co:8081/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=000084496

Models and Methods for Network Selection and Balancing in Heterogeneous Scenarios

The outbreak of 5G technologies for wireless communications can be considered a response to the need for widespread coverage, in terms of connectivity and bandwidth, to guarantee broadband services, such as streaming or on-demand programs offered by the main television networks or new generation services based on augmented and virtual reality (AR / VR). The purpose of the study conducted for this thesis aims to solve two of the main problems that will occur with the outbreak of 5G, that is, the search for the best possible connectivity, in order to offer users the resources necessary to take advantage of the new generation services, and multicast as required by the eMBMS. The aim of the thesis is the search for innovative algorithms that will allow to obtain the best connectivity to offer users the resources necessary to use the 5G services in a heterogeneous scenario. Study UF that allows you to improve the search for the best candidate network and to achieve a balance that allows you to avoid congestion of the chosen networks. To achieve these two important focuses, I conducted a study on the main mathematical methods that made it possible to select the network based on QoS parameters based on the type of traffic made by users. A further goal was to improve the computational computation performance they present. Furthermore, I carried out a study in order to obtain an innovative algorithm that would allow the management of multicast. The algorithm that has been implemented responds to the needs present in the eMBMS, in realistic scenarios

White Paper for Research Beyond 5G

The documents considers both research in the scope of evolutions of the 5G systems (for the period around 2025) and some alternative/longer term views (with later outcomes, or leading to substantial different design choices). This document reflects on four main system areas: fundamental theory and technology, radio and spectrum management; system design; and alternative concepts. The result of this exercise can be broken in two different strands: one focused in the evolution of technologies that are already ongoing development for 5G systems, but that will remain research areas in the future (with “more challenging” requirements and specifications); the other, highlighting technologies that are not really considered for deployment today, or that will be essential for addressing problems that are currently non-existing, but will become apparent when 5G systems begin their widespread deployment