465 research outputs found
Will 5G See its Blind Side? Evolving 5G for Universal Internet Access
Internet has shown itself to be a catalyst for economic growth and social
equity but its potency is thwarted by the fact that the Internet is off limits
for the vast majority of human beings. Mobile phones---the fastest growing
technology in the world that now reaches around 80\% of humanity---can enable
universal Internet access if it can resolve coverage problems that have
historically plagued previous cellular architectures (2G, 3G, and 4G). These
conventional architectures have not been able to sustain universal service
provisioning since these architectures depend on having enough users per cell
for their economic viability and thus are not well suited to rural areas (which
are by definition sparsely populated). The new generation of mobile cellular
technology (5G), currently in a formative phase and expected to be finalized
around 2020, is aimed at orders of magnitude performance enhancement. 5G offers
a clean slate to network designers and can be molded into an architecture also
amenable to universal Internet provisioning. Keeping in mind the great social
benefits of democratizing Internet and connectivity, we believe that the time
is ripe for emphasizing universal Internet provisioning as an important goal on
the 5G research agenda. In this paper, we investigate the opportunities and
challenges in utilizing 5G for global access to the Internet for all (GAIA). We
have also identified the major technical issues involved in a 5G-based GAIA
solution and have set up a future research agenda by defining open research
problems
Memory Management Strategies for an Internet of Things System
The rise of the Internet has brought about significant changes in our lives,
and the rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to have an
even more substantial impact by connecting a wide range of devices across
various application domains. IoT devices, especially low-end ones, are
constrained by limited memory and processing capabilities, necessitating
efficient memory management within IoT operating systems. This paper delves
into the importance of memory management in IoT systems, with a primary focus
on the design and configuration of such systems, as well as the scalability and
performance of scene management. Effective memory management is critical for
optimizing resource usage, responsiveness, and adaptability as the IoT
ecosystem continues to grow. The study offers insights into memory allocation,
scene execution, memory reduction, and system scalability within the context of
an IoT system, ultimately highlighting the vital role that memory management
plays in facilitating a seamless and efficient IoT experience.Comment: International Symposium on Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
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D4.2 Final report on trade-off investigations
Research activities in METIS WP4 include several as
pects related to the network-level of
future wireless communication networks. Thereby, a
large variety of scenarios is considered
and solutions are proposed to serve the needs envis
ioned for the year 2020 and beyond.
This document provides vital findings about several trade-offs that need to be leveraged when
designing future network-level solutions. In more detail, it elaborates on the following trade-
offs:
• Complexity vs. Performance improvement
• Centralized vs. Decentralized
• Long time-scale vs. Short time-scale
• Information Interflow vs. Throughput/Mobility enha
ncement
• Energy Efficiency vs. Network Coverage and Capacity
Outlining the advantages and disadvantages in each trade-off, this document serves as a
guideline for the application of different network-level solutions in different situations and
therefore greatly assists in the design of future communication network architectures.Aydin, O.; Ren, Z.; Bostov, M.; Lakshmana, TR.; Sui, Y.; Svensson, T.; Sun, W.... (2014). D4.2 Final report on trade-off investigations. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/7676
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