IEEE Communications Magazine

Article	Citations
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for 6G Systems: Principles, Applications, and Research Directions	383
Federated Learning for Wireless Communications: Motivation, Opportunities, and Challenges	379
Federated Learning for Edge Networks: Resource Optimization and Incentive Mechanism	251
Next Generation Terahertz Communications: A Rendezvous of Sensing, Imaging, and Localization	214
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Three Myths and Two Critical Questions	198
Digital-Twin-Enabled 6G: Vision, Architectural Trends, and Future Directions	173
Digital Twin for 5G and Beyond	168
IEEE 802.15.3d: First Standardization Efforts for Sub-Terahertz Band Communications toward 6G	162
The Road to 6G: Ten Physical Layer Challenges for Communications Engineers	152
Securing Critical Infrastructures: Deep-Learning-Based Threat Detection in IIoT	140
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for 6G: Improving Trust between Human and Machine	126
Intelligence and Learning in O-RAN for Data-Driven NextG Cellular Networks	122
From Semantic Communication to Semantic-Aware Networking: Model, Architecture, and Open Problems	119
Reconfigurable, Intelligent, and Sustainable Wireless Environments for 6G Smart Connectivity	117
Toward End-to-End, Full-Stack 6G Terahertz Networks	117
Semantics-Empowered Communication for Networked Intelligent Systems	102
Data Collection in MI-Assisted Wireless Powered Underground Sensor Networks: Directions, Recent Advances, and Challenges	98
Positioning in 5G Networks	97
Cellular-Connected Wireless Virtual Reality: Requirements, Challenges, and Solutions	92
Position Location for Futuristic Cellular Communications: 5G and Beyond	92
Wireless Communications for Collaborative Federated Learning	91
From Federated to Fog Learning: Distributed Machine Learning over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks	90
Toward Self-Learning Edge Intelligence in 6G	83
THz Radio Communication: Link Budget Analysis toward 6G	83
1-Bit Massive MIMO Transmission: Embracing Interference with Symbol-Level Precoding	82

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Rich Scattering Wireless Communications: Recent Experiments, Challenges, and Opportunities	80
Terahertz Wireless Communications for 2030 and Beyond: A Cutting-Edge Frontier	79
Toward Multi-Functional 6G Wireless Networks: Integrating Sensing, Communication, and Security	78
Opportunistic UAV Utilization in Wireless Networks: Motivations, Applications, and Challenges	76
5G Deployment: Standalone vs. Non-Standalone from the Operator Perspective	76
Blockchain-Empowered Framework for Decentralized Network Management in 6G	76
High Altitude Platform Station Based Super Macro Base Station Constellations	75
Intelligent Omni-Surfaces for Full-Dimensional Wireless Communications: Principles, Technology, and Implementation	74
Opportunities of Federated Learning in Connected, Cooperative, and Automated Industrial Systems	71
The Role of Digital Twin in Optical Communication: Fault Management, Hardware Configuration, and Transmission Simulation	69
NOMA for Next-Generation Massive IoT: Performance Potential and Technology Directions	67
LEO Satellite Constellations for 5G and Beyond: How Will They Reshape Vertical Domains?	67
Toward a 6G AI-Native Air Interface	64
Toward 6G with Connected Sky: UAVs and Beyond	64
Near-Field MIMO Communications for 6G: Fundamentals, Challenges, Potentials, and Future Directions	63
On the Path to 6G: Embracing the Next Wave of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Access	63
Toward Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems: Digital Twin Meets Artificial Intelligence	61
Leveraging Sensing at the Infrastructure for mmWave Communication	61
5G Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Study in 3GPP	60
Communication-Computation Trade-off in Resource-Constrained Edge Inference	60
Aerial Platforms with Reconfigurable Smart Surfaces for 5G and Beyond	56
IEEE 802.11be: Wi-Fi 7 Strikes Back	55
5Growth: An End-to-End Service Platform for Automated Deployment and Management of Vertical Services over 5G Networks	54
Six Key Challenges for Beam Management in 5.5G and 6G Systems	51
More Is Better: Data Augmentation for Channel-Resilient RF Fingerprinting	51
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Free-Space Optical Communications	51
Terahertz Line-of-Sight MIMO Communication: Theory and Practical Challenges	50
Next Generation Mega Satellite Networks for Access Equality: Opportunities, Challenges, and Performance	50
Virtual Influencers in Online Social Media	50
Beyond 100 Gb/s Optoelectronic Terahertz Communications: Key Technologies and Directions	48
Wireless Energy Transfer in RIS-Aided Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems: Opportunities and Challenges	48
Scalable Learning Paradigms for Data-Driven Wireless Communication	48
50G-PON: The First ITU-T Higher-Speed PON System	47
Advancements in Vehicular Communication Technologies: C-V2X and NR-V2X Comparison	46
DBNS: A Distributed Blockchain-Enabled Network Slicing Framework for 5G Networks	45
Artificial-Intelligence-Enabled Air Interface for 6G: Solutions, Challenges, and Standardization Impacts	45
Toward Standardization of Millimeter-Wave Vehicle-to-Vehicle Networks: Open Challenges and Performance Evaluation	45
Energy- and Cost-Efficient Physical Layer Security in the Era of IoT: The Role of Interference	45
When Machine Learning Meets Wireless Cellular Networks: Deployment, Challenges, and Applications	43
Vessels Cybersecurity: Issues, Challenges, and the Road Ahead	43
Internet of Radars: Sensing versus Sending with Joint Radar-Communications	41
Massive MIMO for Cellular-Connected UAV: Challenges and Promising Solutions	40
Holographic Communication Using Intelligent Surfaces	39
MagicNet: The Maritime Giant Cellular Network	39
Network Slicing Meets Artificial Intelligence: An AI-Based Framework for Slice Management	38
Routing in LoRaWAN: Overview and Challenges	38
Communicate to Learn at the Edge	37
Experimental Demonstrations of High-Capacity THz-Wireless Transmission Systems for Beyond 5G	36
Novel System Design and Implementation for the Smart City Vertical Market	36
Machine Learning for End-to-End Congestion Control	36

Location Awareness in Beyond 5G Networks	36
Geodesic Lens Antennas for 5G and Beyond	36
Deep Learning at the Physical Layer: System Challenges and Applications to 5G and Beyond	35
Positioning and Sensing for Vehicular Safety Applications in 5G and Beyond	35
The Standardization of 5G-Advanced in 3GPP	35
Implementation of a Cloud-Based Cell-Free Distributed Massive MIMO System	34
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	33
MIMO Evolution toward 6G: Modular Massive MIMO in Low-Frequency Bands	33
Key Enabling Technologies for the Post-5G Era: Fully Adaptive, All-Spectra Coordinated Radio Access Network with Function Decoupling	33
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	32
A Brain-Inspired In-Memory Computing System for Neuronal Communication via Memristive Circuits	32
Metamaterial-Based Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: 3D Meta-Atoms Controlled by Graphene Structures	31
Blockchain-Based Security Framework for a Critical Industry 4.0 Cyber-Physical System	31
Aqua-Fi: Delivering Internet Underwater Using Wireless Optical Networks	31
Ultra-Low Latency, Low Energy, and Massiveness in the 6G Era via Efficient CSIT-Limited Scheme	30
Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh Networks: A Standards Perspective	30
THz-Empowered UAVs in 6G: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trade-offs	30
A Holistic Investigation of Terahertz Propagation and Channel Modeling toward Vertical Heterogeneous Networks	30
End-to-End Intent-Based Networking	29
Multipath Scheduling for 5G Networks: Evaluation and Outlook	29
Network Digital Twin: Context, Enabling Technologies, and Opportunities	28
BAGKD: A Batch Authentication and Group Key Distribution Protocol for VANETs	28
A Vision of an XR-Aided Teleoperation System toward 5G/B5G	28
Mobile Wireless Rechargeable UAV Networks: Challenges and Solutions	27
NOMA-Based IoT Networks: Impulsive Noise Effects and Mitigation	27
Advanced Dynamic Spectrum 5G Mobile Networks Employing Licensed Shared Access	27
Greener Physical Layer Technologies for 6G Mobile Communications	27
LR-FHSS: Overview and Performance Analysis	27
The Internet of No Things: Making the Internet Disappear and "See the Invisible"	26
Ultra-Dense LEO Satellite-Based Communication Systems: A Novel Modeling Technique	26
Deployment and Evaluation of an Industry 4.0 Use Case over 5G	26
Enhancing RF Sensing with Deep Learning: A Layered Approach	26
Communication, Computation, and Caching Resource Sharing for the Internet of Things	25
Coherent Passive Optical Networks: Why, When, and How	25
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation of Wireless Energy Transfer for the Internet of Everything in Digital Twins	25
3GPP New Radio Release 16: Evolution of 5G for Industrial Internet of Things	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
Beyond 5G Without Obstacles: mmWave-over-Fiber Distributed Antenna Systems	24
Wireless Communication over an LED Channel	24
Enabling Industrial IoT as a Service with Multi-Access Edge Computing	24
Data Converter Interleaving: Current Trends and Future Perspectives	24
Blockchain-Based Trust Edge Knowledge Inference of Multi-Robot Systems for Collaborative Tasks	24
Intelligent Edge Computing: Security and Privacy Challenges	23
Toward Operator-to-Waveform 5G Radio Access Network Slicing	23
Network Tomography for Efficient Monitoring in SDN-Enabled 5G Networks and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities	23
A Machine-Learning-Based Framework for Optimizing the Operation of Future Networks	23
Model Extraction Attacks and Defenses on Cloud-Based Machine Learning Models	23
From Capturing to Rendering: Volumetric Media Delivery with Six Degrees of Freedom	23
Orbital Edge Offloading on Mega-LEO Satellite Constellations for Equal Access to Computing	23
Challenges and Opportunities of Future Rural Wireless Communications	23
QoS Prediction for 5G Connected and Automated Driving	23
A Hybrid Positioning System for Location-Based Services: Design and Implementation	23
Toward Highly Scalable Load Balancing in Kubernetes Clusters	23
IoTrace: A Flexible, Efficient, and Privacy-Preserving IoT-Enabled Architecture for Contact Tracing	23
Toward Industry 5.0: Intelligent Reflecting Surface in Smart Manufacturing	23
Libera for Programmable Network Virtualization	22
3D Aerial Highway: The Key Enabler of the Retail Industry Transformation	22
Resource Rationing for Wireless Federated Learning: Concept, Benefits, and Challenges	22
In-Band Full-Duplex Dynamic Spectrum Sharing in Beyond 5G Networks	22
A 5G New Radio for Balanced and Mixed IoT Use Cases: Challenges and Key Enablers in FR1 Band	22
IBCS: Intent-Based Cloud Services for Security Applications	22
Machine Learning for Satellite Communications Operations	22
On the Topological Aspects of UAV-Assisted Post-Disaster Wireless Communication Networks	22
Deep-Learning-Aided RF Fingerprinting for NFC Security	21
Applications of Physics-Informed Neural Network for Optical Fiber Communications	21
5G RAN Slicing: Dynamic Single Tenant Radio Resource Orchestration for eMBB Traffic within a Multi-Slice Scenario	21
Engineered Electromagnetic Metasurfaces in Wireless Communications: Applications, Research Frontiers and Future Directions	21
Modulation Compression in Next Generation RAN: Air Interface and Fronthaul Trade-offs	21
Charging Techniques for UAV-Assisted Data Collection: Is Laser Power Beaming the Answer?	21
Integrating Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks: 3D Opportunities and Challenges	21
Toward the Distributed Implementation of Immersive Augmented Reality Architectures on 5G Networks	21
Design and Implementation of a Flexible Neuromorphic Computing System for Affective Communication via Memristive Circuits	20
Free-Space Optical Communications for 6G Wireless Networks: Challenges, Opportunities, and Prototype Validation	20
DeepSense 6G: A Large-Scale Real-World Multi-Modal Sensing and Communication Dataset	20
CNN Partitioning and Offloading for Vehicular Edge Networks in Web3	20
dApps: Distributed Applications for Real-Time Inference and Control in O-RAN	20
Multiflow QUIC: A Generic Multipath Transport Protocol	19

Endogenous Security Defense against Deductive Attack: When Artificial Intelligence Meets Active Defense for Online Service	19
Location-Based Analytics in 5G and Beyond	19
Intelligent Communications for Tactile Internet in 6G: Requirements, Technologies, and Challenges	19
WiFi HaLow for Long-Range and Low-Power Internet of Things: System on Chip Development and Performance Evaluation	19
A High-End IoT Devices Framework to Foster Beyond-Connectivity Capabilities in 5G/B5G Architecture	19
Photoacoustic Communication from the Air to Underwater Based on Low-Cost Passive Relays	18
Human-Robot Cooperation for Autonomous Vehicles and Human Drivers: Challenges and Solutions	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
Design of Edge Computing for 5G-Enabled Tactile Internet-Based Industrial Applications	18
Federated Learning for Physical Layer Design	18
6G Wireless Communications: From Far-Field Beam Steering to Near-Field Beam Focusing	17
Precise Timing for Vehicle Navigation in the Smart City: An Overview	17
Beyond QUIC v1: A First Look at Recent Transport Layer IETF Standardization Efforts	17
Energy Harvesting and Power Management for IoT Devices in the 5G Era	17
5G New Radio for Automotive, Rail, and Air Transport	17
AirSlice: A Network Slicing Framework for UAV Communications	17
Full-Duplex Tactical Information and Electronic Warfare Systems	17
An Open Source Testbed for Virtualized Communication Networks	16
A Paradigm Shift toward Semantic Communications	16
Long-Range Microwave Links Guided by Evaporation Ducts	16
Public and Non-Public Network Integration for 5Growth Industry 4.0 Use Cases	16
5G for Railways: Next Generation Railway Dedicated Communications	16
UAV-Aided Interference Assessment for Private 5G NR Deployments: Challenges and Solutions	16
Reconfigurable-Intelligent-Surface-Assisted B5G/6G Wireless Communications: Challenges, Solution, and Future Opportunities	16
Radio Frequency Identification and Sensing: Integration of Wireless Powering, Sensing, and Communication for IIoT Innovations	16
The NECOS Approach to End-to-End Cloud-Network Slicing as a Service	16
Sub-THz Wireless Transport Layer for Ubiquitous High Data Rate	16
6G: Connectivity in the Era of Distributed Intelligence	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
Infectious Disease Transmission via Aerosol Propagation from a Molecular Communication Perspective: Shannon Meets Coronavirus	15
Space-Air-Ground FSO Networks for High-Throughput Satellite Communications	15
Phased Array Metantennas for Satellite Communications	15
DECT-2020 New Radio: The Next Step toward 5G Massive Machine-Type Communications	15
Conformal Transmitarrays for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Aided 6G Networks	15
UAV Meets Integrated Sensing and Communication: Challenges and Future Directions	15
Cycle-Based Time-Sensitive and Deterministic Networks: Architecture, Challenges, and Open Issues	15
Optical Wireless Communications for In-Body and Transdermal Biomedical Applications	15
The Role of Time in a Robotic Swarm: A Joint View on Communications, Localization, and Sensing	15
Intelligent Resource Scheduling Based on Locality Principle in Data Center Networks	15
Potential Threats and Possible Countermeasures for Photonic Network-on-Chip	15
Integrated Sensing and Communication for 6G: Ten Key Machine Learning Roles	15
Integrated Human Activity Sensing and Communications	15
Index of Low-Power Wide Area Networks: A Ranking Solution toward Best Practice	15
Signal Detection for Molecular Communication: Model-Based vs. Data-Driven Methods	15
Forecasting Automated Guided Vehicle Malfunctioning with Deep Learning in a 5G-Based Industry 4.0 Scenario	15
Security Issues and Possible Solutions of Future-Oriented Optical Access Networks for 5G and Beyond	14
OAM-SWIPT for IoE-Driven 6G	14
Channel Autoencoder for Wireless Communication: State of the Art, Challenges, and Trends	14
Space Mobile Networks: Satellite as Core and Access Networks for B5G	14
5G-CLARITY: 5G-Advanced Private Networks Integrating 5GNR, WiFi, and LiFi	14
Advanced Receiver Architectures for Millimeter-Wave Communications with Low-Resolution ADCs	14
Millimeter-Wave Communications: Recent Developments and Challenges of Hardware and Beam Management Algorithms	14
Access Frameworks and Application Scenarios for Hybrid VLC and RF Systems: State of the Art, Challenges, and Trends	14
SDVEC: Software-Defined Vehicular Edge Computing with Ultra-Low Latency	14
Space-Terrestrial Integrated Internet of Things: Challenges and Opportunities	14
DRX in New Radio Unlicensed: A Step Beyond 5G Wireless	14
Future Directions for Wi-Fi 8 and Beyond	14
Time as a Service Based on White Rabbit for Finance Applications	14
Integration of Radar Sensing into Communications with Asynchronous Transceivers	14
A Virtual PEP for Web Optimization over a Satellite-Terrestrial Backhaul	14
Robotic Communications for 5G and Beyond: Challenges and Research Opportunities	13
Assisting Intelligent Wireless Networks with Traffic Prediction: Exploring and Exploiting Predictive Causality in Wireless Traffic	13
Edge Learning with Timeliness Constraints: Challenges and Solutions	13
LightEdge: Mapping the Evolution of Multi-Access Edge Computing in Cellular Networks	13
Molecular Physical Layer for 6G in Wave-Denied Environments	13
QUIC-EST: A QUIC-Enabled Scheduling and Transmission Scheme to Maximize VoI with Correlated Data Flows	13
Revisiting LTE LAA: Channel Access, QoS, and Coexistence with WiFi	13
Traffic Prediction and Random Access Control Optimization: Learning and Non-Learning-Based Approaches	13
MESON: Optimized Cross-Slice Communication for Edge Computing	13
Automating Optical Network Fault Management with Machine Learning	13
The Digital Divide in Canada and the Role of LEO Satellites in Bridging the Gap	13
Quickest Detection and Forecast of Pandemic Outbreaks: Analysis of COVID-19 Waves	13
Improving 802.11p for Delivery of Safety-Critical Navigation Information in Robot-to-Robot Communication Networks	12
Breaking Down Network Slicing: Hierarchical Orchestration of End-to-End Networks	12
Integrated Access and Backhaul in Millimeter-Wave Cellular: Benefits and Challenges	12
Wi-Fi Sensing Based on IEEE 802.11bf	12
Coverage and Deployment Analysis of Narrowband Internet of Things in the Wild	12
BEAT: Blockchain-Enabled Accountable and Transparent Network Sharing in 6G	12
Enabling and Scaling of URLLC Verticals on 5G vRAN Running on COTS Hardware	12
Machine Learning and Analytical Power Consumption Models for 5G Base Stations	12
High-Mobility Satellite-UAV Communications: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Research Trends	12
Artificial Intelligence Empowered Power Allocation for Smart Railway	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
The Proximity Radio Access Network for 5G and 6G	12
Isolation Forest-Based Mechanism to Defend against Interest Flooding Attacks in Named Data Networking	12
Game-Theoretic Learning Anti-Jamming Approaches in Wireless Networks	12
Spatial Firewalls: Quarantining Malware Epidemics in Large-Scale Massive Wireless Networks	11
Toward Universal Optical Performance Monitoring for Intelligent Optical Fiber Communication Networks	11
T6CONF: Digital Twin Networking Framework for IPv6-Enabled Net-Zero Smart Cities	11
Network Communication Protocol Design from the Perspective of Batched Network Coding	11
OL4EL: Online Learning for Edge-Cloud Collaborative Learning on Heterogeneous Edges with Resource Constraints	11