47 research outputs found
Beam scanning by liquid-crystal biasing in a modified SIW structure
A fixed-frequency beam-scanning 1D antenna based on Liquid Crystals (LCs) is designed for application in 2D scanning with lateral alignment. The 2D array environment imposes full decoupling of adjacent 1D antennas, which often conflicts with the LC requirement of DC biasing: the proposed design accommodates both. The LC medium is placed inside a Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) modified to work as a Groove Gap Waveguide, with radiating slots etched on the upper broad wall, that radiates as a Leaky-Wave Antenna (LWA). This allows effective application of the DC bias voltage needed for tuning the LCs. At the same time, the RF field remains laterally confined, enabling the possibility to lay several antennas in parallel and achieve 2D beam scanning. The design is validated by simulation employing the actual properties of a commercial LC medium
Deep Learning in Mobile and Wireless Networking: A Survey
The rapid uptake of mobile devices and the rising popularity of mobile
applications and services pose unprecedented demands on mobile and wireless
networking infrastructure. Upcoming 5G systems are evolving to support
exploding mobile traffic volumes, agile management of network resource to
maximize user experience, and extraction of fine-grained real-time analytics.
Fulfilling these tasks is challenging, as mobile environments are increasingly
complex, heterogeneous, and evolving. One potential solution is to resort to
advanced machine learning techniques to help managing the rise in data volumes
and algorithm-driven applications. The recent success of deep learning
underpins new and powerful tools that tackle problems in this space.
In this paper we bridge the gap between deep learning and mobile and wireless
networking research, by presenting a comprehensive survey of the crossovers
between the two areas. We first briefly introduce essential background and
state-of-the-art in deep learning techniques with potential applications to
networking. We then discuss several techniques and platforms that facilitate
the efficient deployment of deep learning onto mobile systems. Subsequently, we
provide an encyclopedic review of mobile and wireless networking research based
on deep learning, which we categorize by different domains. Drawing from our
experience, we discuss how to tailor deep learning to mobile environments. We
complete this survey by pinpointing current challenges and open future
directions for research