BoND1: B6G Non-Cellular Technologies for Enhanced IoT Connectivity

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are redefining the concept of global connectivity, opening up a new world of opportunities for communication services and applications. The emergence of LEO satellites (SATs) is ushering in a new era of innovation, where new complex technologies are being developed, and the use of…

The Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining significant attention for its ability to digitally transform various sectors by enabling seamless connectivity and data exchange. However, deploying these networks is challenging due to the need to tailor configurations to diverse application requirements. To date, there has been limited focus on examining…

In NB-IoT, the cell can be divided into up to three coverage enhancement (CE) levels, each associated with a narrowband Physical Random Access Channel (NPRACH) that has a CE level-specific configuration. Providing resources to NPRACHs increases the success rate of the random access procedure but detracts resources from the uplink…

Long-range wireless area networks (LoRaWAN) typically use a simple star topology. However, some nodes may experience connectivity issues with the gateway due to signal degradation or limited coverage, often resulting from challenging environments in sectors such as agriculture, industry, smart cities, smart grids, and healthcare, where LoRaWAN-based IoT solutions have…

Acoustic signals, which have been utilized for decades in the spatial localization of objects, have found applications in fields as diverse as sonar for underwater navigation, communication, and object detection. Traditional methods often rely on arrays of transducers, which necessitate the use of expensive hardware and processing algorithms. An emerging…

Considering the exponential growth of network traffic, particularly driven by over-the-top (OTT) streaming applications, video category network traffic constitutes a significant portion of overall network traffic. However, most research has focused on the categorization and diversity of network traffic using benchmark datasets, with limited attention paid to video category network…