IEEE Communications Magazine

Article	Citations
Toward 6G Networks: Use Cases and Technologies	979
Federated Learning for Wireless Communications: Motivation, Opportunities, and Challenges	360
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for 6G Systems: Principles, Applications, and Research Directions	357
Federated Learning for Edge Networks: Resource Optimization and Incentive Mechanism	246
Next Generation Terahertz Communications: A Rendezvous of Sensing, Imaging, and Localization	207
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Three Myths and Two Critical Questions	195
Digital-Twin-Enabled 6G: Vision, Architectural Trends, and Future Directions	158
Digital Twin for 5G and Beyond	158
IEEE 802.15.3d: First Standardization Efforts for Sub-Terahertz Band Communications toward 6G	155
The Road to 6G: Ten Physical Layer Challenges for Communications Engineers	141
Securing Critical Infrastructures: Deep-Learning-Based Threat Detection in IIoT	134
Integrated Access and Backhaul in 5G mmWave Networks: Potential and Challenges	129
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for 6G: Improving Trust between Human and Machine	123
Intelligence and Learning in O-RAN for Data-Driven NextG Cellular Networks	116
Toward End-to-End, Full-Stack 6G Terahertz Networks	115
Reconfigurable, Intelligent, and Sustainable Wireless Environments for 6G Smart Connectivity	113
From Semantic Communication to Semantic-Aware Networking: Model, Architecture, and Open Problems	106
Semantics-Empowered Communication for Networked Intelligent Systems	96
Positioning in 5G Networks	93
Position Location for Futuristic Cellular Communications: 5G and Beyond	89
Cellular-Connected Wireless Virtual Reality: Requirements, Challenges, and Solutions	89
Wireless Communications for Collaborative Federated Learning	89
Data Collection in MI-Assisted Wireless Powered Underground Sensor Networks: Directions, Recent Advances, and Challenges	88
From Federated to Fog Learning: Distributed Machine Learning over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks	86
THz Radio Communication: Link Budget Analysis toward 6G	83

Toward Self-Learning Edge Intelligence in 6G	81
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Rich Scattering Wireless Communications: Recent Experiments, Challenges, and Opportunities	80
5G Deployment: Standalone vs. Non-Standalone from the Operator Perspective	76
1-Bit Massive MIMO Transmission: Embracing Interference with Symbol-Level Precoding	75
Toward Multi-Functional 6G Wireless Networks: Integrating Sensing, Communication, and Security	74
Blockchain-Empowered Framework for Decentralized Network Management in 6G	74
Opportunistic UAV Utilization in Wireless Networks: Motivations, Applications, and Challenges	73
High Altitude Platform Station Based Super Macro Base Station Constellations	73
Terahertz Wireless Communications for 2030 and Beyond: A Cutting-Edge Frontier	72
Intelligent Omni-Surfaces for Full-Dimensional Wireless Communications: Principles, Technology, and Implementation	71
The Role of Digital Twin in Optical Communication: Fault Management, Hardware Configuration, and Transmission Simulation	67
Opportunities of Federated Learning in Connected, Cooperative, and Automated Industrial Systems	64
NOMA for Next-Generation Massive IoT: Performance Potential and Technology Directions	63
LEO Satellite Constellations for 5G and Beyond: How Will They Reshape Vertical Domains?	62
Toward a 6G AI-Native Air Interface	59
Toward 6G with Connected Sky: UAVs and Beyond	59
Toward Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems: Digital Twin Meets Artificial Intelligence	58
Communication-Computation Trade-off in Resource-Constrained Edge Inference	58
Leveraging Sensing at the Infrastructure for mmWave Communication	58
5G Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Study in 3GPP	58
Aerial Platforms with Reconfigurable Smart Surfaces for 5G and Beyond	56
On the Path to 6G: Embracing the Next Wave of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Access	56
5Growth: An End-to-End Service Platform for Automated Deployment and Management of Vertical Services over 5G Networks	54
Near-Field MIMO Communications for 6G: Fundamentals, Challenges, Potentials, and Future Directions	51
IEEE 802.11be: Wi-Fi 7 Strikes Back	50
More Is Better: Data Augmentation for Channel-Resilient RF Fingerprinting	49
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Free-Space Optical Communications	49
Terahertz Line-of-Sight MIMO Communication: Theory and Practical Challenges	48
Scalable Learning Paradigms for Data-Driven Wireless Communication	48
Six Key Challenges for Beam Management in 5.5G and 6G Systems	47
Next Generation Mega Satellite Networks for Access Equality: Opportunities, Challenges, and Performance	47
Beyond 100 Gb/s Optoelectronic Terahertz Communications: Key Technologies and Directions	47
Wireless Energy Transfer in RIS-Aided Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems: Opportunities and Challenges	46
Virtual Influencers in Online Social Media	46
Artificial-Intelligence-Enabled Air Interface for 6G: Solutions, Challenges, and Standardization Impacts	45
50G-PON: The First ITU-T Higher-Speed PON System	45
A Machine-Learning-Based Auction for Resource Trading in Fog Computing	45
DBNS: A Distributed Blockchain-Enabled Network Slicing Framework for 5G Networks	44
Requirements and Enablers of Advanced Healthcare Services over Future Cellular Systems	44
Energy- and Cost-Efficient Physical Layer Security in the Era of IoT: The Role of Interference	44
On Leveraging Machine and Deep Learning for Throughput Prediction in Cellular Networks: Design, Performance, and Challenges	43
Toward Standardization of Millimeter-Wave Vehicle-to-Vehicle Networks: Open Challenges and Performance Evaluation	43
When Machine Learning Meets Wireless Cellular Networks: Deployment, Challenges, and Applications	42
Advancements in Vehicular Communication Technologies: C-V2X and NR-V2X Comparison	42
Vessels Cybersecurity: Issues, Challenges, and the Road Ahead	41
Internet of Radars: Sensing versus Sending with Joint Radar-Communications	40
Holographic Communication Using Intelligent Surfaces	39
Massive MIMO for Cellular-Connected UAV: Challenges and Promising Solutions	39
MagicNet: The Maritime Giant Cellular Network	39
Routing in LoRaWAN: Overview and Challenges	37

Novel System Design and Implementation for the Smart City Vertical Market	36
Communicate to Learn at the Edge	36
Network Slicing Meets Artificial Intelligence: An AI-Based Framework for Slice Management	36
Deep Learning at the Physical Layer: System Challenges and Applications to 5G and Beyond	35
Location Awareness in Beyond 5G Networks	35
Positioning and Sensing for Vehicular Safety Applications in 5G and Beyond	35
Toward Distributed Computing Environments with Serverless Solutions in Edge Systems	35
The Standardization of 5G-Advanced in 3GPP	35
Geodesic Lens Antennas for 5G and Beyond	34
Experimental Demonstrations of High-Capacity THz-Wireless Transmission Systems for Beyond 5G	34
Key Enabling Technologies for the Post-5G Era: Fully Adaptive, All-Spectra Coordinated Radio Access Network with Function Decoupling	33
5G Swarm Production: Advanced Industrial Manufacturing Concepts Enabled by Wireless Automation	33
Near-Field Wireless Power Transfer for 6G Internet of Everything Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges	32
AI-Assisted MAC for Reconfigurable Intelligent-Surface-Aided Wireless Networks: Challenges and Opportunities	32
A Software-Defined Opto-Acoustic Network Architecture for Internet of Underwater Things	31
Machine Learning for End-to-End Congestion Control	31
Implementation of a Cloud-Based Cell-Free Distributed Massive MIMO System	31
A Brain-Inspired In-Memory Computing System for Neuronal Communication via Memristive Circuits	31
Blockchain-Based Security Framework for a Critical Industry 4.0 Cyber-Physical System	31
A Holistic Investigation of Terahertz Propagation and Channel Modeling toward Vertical Heterogeneous Networks	30
MIMO Evolution toward 6G: Modular Massive MIMO in Low-Frequency Bands	30
Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh Networks: A Standards Perspective	30
Aqua-Fi: Delivering Internet Underwater Using Wireless Optical Networks	30
Metamaterial-Based Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: 3D Meta-Atoms Controlled by Graphene Structures	29
Ultra-Low Latency, Low Energy, and Massiveness in the 6G Era via Efficient CSIT-Limited Scheme	29
BAGKD: A Batch Authentication and Group Key Distribution Protocol for VANETs	28
A Vision of an XR-Aided Teleoperation System toward 5G/B5G	28
THz-Empowered UAVs in 6G: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trade-offs	28
Multipath Scheduling for 5G Networks: Evaluation and Outlook	28
Greener Physical Layer Technologies for 6G Mobile Communications	27
Mobile Wireless Rechargeable UAV Networks: Challenges and Solutions	27
Network Digital Twin: Context, Enabling Technologies, and Opportunities	26
Advanced Dynamic Spectrum 5G Mobile Networks Employing Licensed Shared Access	26
NOMA-Based IoT Networks: Impulsive Noise Effects and Mitigation	25
Edge Computing Assisted Autonomous Flight for UAV: Synergies between Vision and Communications	25
Integrated Access and Backhaul: A Key Enabler for 5G Millimeter-Wave Deployments	25
Communication, Computation, and Caching Resource Sharing for the Internet of Things	25
Deployment and Evaluation of an Industry 4.0 Use Case over 5G	25
The Internet of No Things: Making the Internet Disappear and "See the Invisible"	25
Coherent Passive Optical Networks: Why, When, and How	25
Ultra-Dense LEO Satellite-Based Communication Systems: A Novel Modeling Technique	24
Blockchain-Based Trust Edge Knowledge Inference of Multi-Robot Systems for Collaborative Tasks	24
Data Converter Interleaving: Current Trends and Future Perspectives	24
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation of Wireless Energy Transfer for the Internet of Everything in Digital Twins	24
3GPP New Radio Release 16: Evolution of 5G for Industrial Internet of Things	24
LR-FHSS: Overview and Performance Analysis	23
From Capturing to Rendering: Volumetric Media Delivery with Six Degrees of Freedom	23
Wireless Communication over an LED Channel	23
Toward Operator-to-Waveform 5G Radio Access Network Slicing	23
End-to-End Intent-Based Networking	23
A Machine-Learning-Based Framework for Optimizing the Operation of Future Networks	23
Enabling Industrial IoT as a Service with Multi-Access Edge Computing	23
Enhancing RF Sensing with Deep Learning: A Layered Approach	23
A Hybrid Positioning System for Location-Based Services: Design and Implementation	22
In-Band Full-Duplex Dynamic Spectrum Sharing in Beyond 5G Networks	22
IBCS: Intent-Based Cloud Services for Security Applications	22
IoTrace: A Flexible, Efficient, and Privacy-Preserving IoT-Enabled Architecture for Contact Tracing	22
QoS Prediction for 5G Connected and Automated Driving	22
Machine Learning for Satellite Communications Operations	22
Orbital Edge Offloading on Mega-LEO Satellite Constellations for Equal Access to Computing	22
Intelligent Edge Computing: Security and Privacy Challenges	22
3D Aerial Highway: The Key Enabler of the Retail Industry Transformation	22
A 5G New Radio for Balanced and Mixed IoT Use Cases: Challenges and Key Enablers in FR1 Band	22
Engineered Electromagnetic Metasurfaces in Wireless Communications: Applications, Research Frontiers and Future Directions	21
On the Topological Aspects of UAV-Assisted Post-Disaster Wireless Communication Networks	21
Beyond 5G Without Obstacles: mmWave-over-Fiber Distributed Antenna Systems	21
Toward Highly Scalable Load Balancing in Kubernetes Clusters	21
Resource Rationing for Wireless Federated Learning: Concept, Benefits, and Challenges	21
A Flexible Machine-Learning-Aware Architecture for Future WLANs	21
Network Tomography for Efficient Monitoring in SDN-Enabled 5G Networks and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities	21
Toward Industry 5.0: Intelligent Reflecting Surface in Smart Manufacturing	21
Charging Techniques for UAV-Assisted Data Collection: Is Laser Power Beaming the Answer?	20
Deep-Learning-Aided RF Fingerprinting for NFC Security	20
Toward the Distributed Implementation of Immersive Augmented Reality Architectures on 5G Networks	20
Model Extraction Attacks and Defenses on Cloud-Based Machine Learning Models	20
5G RAN Slicing: Dynamic Single Tenant Radio Resource Orchestration for eMBB Traffic within a Multi-Slice Scenario	20
Modulation Compression in Next Generation RAN: Air Interface and Fronthaul Trade-offs	20
Libera for Programmable Network Virtualization	20
On the Feasibility of Multi-Mode Antennas in UWB and IoT Applications below 10 GHz	20
dApps: Distributed Applications for Real-Time Inference and Control in O-RAN	20

Integrating Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks: 3D Opportunities and Challenges	19
Applications of Physics-Informed Neural Network for Optical Fiber Communications	19
Location-Based Analytics in 5G and Beyond	19
Endogenous Security Defense against Deductive Attack: When Artificial Intelligence Meets Active Defense for Online Service	19
Multiflow QUIC: A Generic Multipath Transport Protocol	18
5G URLLC: A Case Study on Low-Latency Intrusion Prevention	18
Design and Implementation of 5G e-Health Systems: Technologies, Use Cases, and Future Challenges	18
mmWave 5G NR Cellular Handset Prototype Featuring Optically Invisible Beamforming Antenna-on-Display	18
Challenges and Opportunities of Future Rural Wireless Communications	18
Design of Edge Computing for 5G-Enabled Tactile Internet-Based Industrial Applications	18
Federated Learning for Physical Layer Design	18
Photoacoustic Communication from the Air to Underwater Based on Low-Cost Passive Relays	17
Intelligent Communications for Tactile Internet in 6G: Requirements, Technologies, and Challenges	17
DeepSense 6G: A Large-Scale Real-World Multi-Modal Sensing and Communication Dataset	17
WiFi HaLow for Long-Range and Low-Power Internet of Things: System on Chip Development and Performance Evaluation	17
A High-End IoT Devices Framework to Foster Beyond-Connectivity Capabilities in 5G/B5G Architecture	17
AirSlice: A Network Slicing Framework for UAV Communications	17
Free-Space Optical Communications for 6G Wireless Networks: Challenges, Opportunities, and Prototype Validation	17
Precise Timing for Vehicle Navigation in the Smart City: An Overview	16
5G New Radio for Automotive, Rail, and Air Transport	16
Human-Robot Cooperation for Autonomous Vehicles and Human Drivers: Challenges and Solutions	16
The NECOS Approach to End-to-End Cloud-Network Slicing as a Service	16
Energy Harvesting and Power Management for IoT Devices in the 5G Era	16
Trusted Wireless Monitoring Based on Distributed Ledgers over NB-IoT Connectivity	16
First Responders Got Wings: UAVs to the Rescue of Localization Operations in Beyond 5G Systems	16
UAV-Aided Interference Assessment for Private 5G NR Deployments: Challenges and Solutions	16
Radio Frequency Identification and Sensing: Integration of Wireless Powering, Sensing, and Communication for IIoT Innovations	16
Beyond QUIC v1: A First Look at Recent Transport Layer IETF Standardization Efforts	16
An Open Source Testbed for Virtualized Communication Networks	16
Sub-THz Wireless Transport Layer for Ubiquitous High Data Rate	15
Index of Low-Power Wide Area Networks: A Ranking Solution toward Best Practice	15
Potential Threats and Possible Countermeasures for Photonic Network-on-Chip	15
Design and Implementation of a Flexible Neuromorphic Computing System for Affective Communication via Memristive Circuits	15
Optical Wireless Communications for In-Body and Transdermal Biomedical Applications	15
Long-Range Microwave Links Guided by Evaporation Ducts	15
DECT-2020 New Radio: The Next Step toward 5G Massive Machine-Type Communications	15
Public and Non-Public Network Integration for 5Growth Industry 4.0 Use Cases	15
CNN Partitioning and Offloading for Vehicular Edge Networks in Web3	15
Phased Array Metantennas for Satellite Communications	15
A Paradigm Shift toward Semantic Communications	15
The Role of Time in a Robotic Swarm: A Joint View on Communications, Localization, and Sensing	15
Full-Duplex Tactical Information and Electronic Warfare Systems	15
Cycle-Based Time-Sensitive and Deterministic Networks: Architecture, Challenges, and Open Issues	14
5G-CLARITY: 5G-Advanced Private Networks Integrating 5GNR, WiFi, and LiFi	14
Big-Data-Driven and AI-Based Framework to Enable Personalization in Wireless Networks	14
5G for Railways: Next Generation Railway Dedicated Communications	14
Conformal Transmitarrays for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Aided 6G Networks	14
Channel Autoencoder for Wireless Communication: State of the Art, Challenges, and Trends	14
Infectious Disease Transmission via Aerosol Propagation from a Molecular Communication Perspective: Shannon Meets Coronavirus	14
6G: Connectivity in the Era of Distributed Intelligence	14
Advanced Receiver Architectures for Millimeter-Wave Communications with Low-Resolution ADCs	14
Intelligent Resource Scheduling Based on Locality Principle in Data Center Networks	14
Federated Service Chaining: Architecture and Challenges	14
Integration of Radar Sensing into Communications with Asynchronous Transceivers	14
Security Issues and Possible Solutions of Future-Oriented Optical Access Networks for 5G and Beyond	14
Millimeter-Wave Communications: Recent Developments and Challenges of Hardware and Beam Management Algorithms	14
Time as a Service Based on White Rabbit for Finance Applications	14
Edge Learning with Timeliness Constraints: Challenges and Solutions	13
Revisiting LTE LAA: Channel Access, QoS, and Coexistence with WiFi	13
Quickest Detection and Forecast of Pandemic Outbreaks: Analysis of COVID-19 Waves	13
Forecasting Automated Guided Vehicle Malfunctioning with Deep Learning in a 5G-Based Industry 4.0 Scenario	13
MESON: Optimized Cross-Slice Communication for Edge Computing	13
Integrated Sensing and Communication for 6G: Ten Key Machine Learning Roles	13
DRX in New Radio Unlicensed: A Step Beyond 5G Wireless	13
Traffic Prediction and Random Access Control Optimization: Learning and Non-Learning-Based Approaches	13
LightEdge: Mapping the Evolution of Multi-Access Edge Computing in Cellular Networks	13
UAV Meets Integrated Sensing and Communication: Challenges and Future Directions	13
A Virtual PEP for Web Optimization over a Satellite-Terrestrial Backhaul	13
QUIC-EST: A QUIC-Enabled Scheduling and Transmission Scheme to Maximize VoI with Correlated Data Flows	13
Reconfigurable-Intelligent-Surface-Assisted B5G/6G Wireless Communications: Challenges, Solution, and Future Opportunities	13
The Digital Divide in Canada and the Role of LEO Satellites in Bridging the Gap	13
Access Frameworks and Application Scenarios for Hybrid VLC and RF Systems: State of the Art, Challenges, and Trends	13
Robotic Communications for 5G and Beyond: Challenges and Research Opportunities	13
SDVEC: Software-Defined Vehicular Edge Computing with Ultra-Low Latency	13
Assisting Intelligent Wireless Networks with Traffic Prediction: Exploring and Exploiting Predictive Causality in Wireless Traffic	13
Automating Optical Network Fault Management with Machine Learning	12
Future Directions for Wi-Fi 8 and Beyond	12
Federated Learning at the Network Edge: When Not All Nodes Are Created Equal	12
Ultra-Low-Power Implantable Medical Devices: Optical Wireless Communication Approach	12
Coverage and Deployment Analysis of Narrowband Internet of Things in the Wild	12
Improving 802.11p for Delivery of Safety-Critical Navigation Information in Robot-to-Robot Communication Networks	12
Signal Detection for Molecular Communication: Model-Based vs. Data-Driven Methods	12
Game-Theoretic Learning Anti-Jamming Approaches in Wireless Networks	12
Space Mobile Networks: Satellite as Core and Access Networks for B5G	12
Enabling and Scaling of URLLC Verticals on 5G vRAN Running on COTS Hardware	12
Breaking Down Network Slicing: Hierarchical Orchestration of End-to-End Networks	12
A Techno-Economic Study of Optical Network Disaggregation Employing Open Source Software Business Models for Metropolitan Area Networks	11
High-Mobility Satellite-UAV Communications: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Research Trends	11
Isolation Forest-Based Mechanism to Defend against Interest Flooding Attacks in Named Data Networking	11
Exploiting Client Inference in Multipath TCP Over Multiple Cellular Networks	11
The Proximity Radio Access Network for 5G and 6G	11
Artificial Intelligence Empowered Power Allocation for Smart Railway	11
Machine Learning and Analytical Power Consumption Models for 5G Base Stations	11
Molecular Physical Layer for 6G in Wave-Denied Environments	11
Toward Universal Optical Performance Monitoring for Intelligent Optical Fiber Communication Networks	11