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Internet of Things from Space: Transforming LTE Machine Type Communications for Non-terrestrial Networks
Talha Ahmed Khan, Xingqin Lin, Stefan Eriksson Löwenmark +6
Satellite communication is experiencing a new dawn thanks to low earth orbit mega constellations being deployed at an unprecedented speed. Fueled by the renewed interest in non-ter…
5G Air-to-Ground Network Design and Optimization: A Deep Learning Approach
Yun Chen, Xingqin Lin, Talha Khan +2
Direct air-to-ground (A2G) communications leveraging the fifth-generation (5G) new radio (NR) can provide high-speed broadband in-flight connectivity to aircraft in the sky. A2G ne…
Narrowband Internet of Things for Non-terrestrial Networks
Olof Liberg, Stefan Eriksson Löwenmark, Sebastian Euler +4
The Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is a cellular access technology developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to provide wide area connectivity for the In…
A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach to Efficient Drone Mobility Support
Yun Chen, Xingqin Lin, Talha Ahmed Khan +1
The growing deployment of drones in a myriad of applications relies on seamless and reliable wireless connectivity for safe control and operation of drones. Cellular technology is…
A Stochastic Geometry Approach to Doppler Characterization in a LEO Satellite Network
Talha Ahmed Khan, Mehrnaz Afshang
A Non-terrestrial Network (NTN) comprising Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites can enable connectivity to underserved areas, thus complementing existing telecom networks. The high-spe…
Efficient Drone Mobility Support Using Reinforcement Learning
Yun Chen, Xingqin Lin, Talha Khan +1
Flying drones can be used in a wide range of applications and services from surveillance to package delivery. To ensure robust control and safety of drone operations, cellular netw…
Optimization of Power Transfer Efficiency and Energy Efficiency for Wireless-Powered Systems with Massive MIMO
Talha Ahmed Khan, Ali Yazdan, Robert W. Heath
Massive MIMO is attractive for wireless information and energy transfer due to its ability to focus energy towards desired spatial locations. In this paper, the overall power trans…
5G New Radio Evolution Meets Satellite Communications: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions
Xingqin Lin, Björn Hofström, Eric Wang +10
The 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) completed the first global 5th generation (5G) new radio (NR) standard in its Release 15, paving the way for making 5G a commercial re…
Wirelessly Powered Communication Networks with Short Packets
Talha Ahmed Khan, Robert W. Heath, Petar Popovski
Wirelessly powered communications will entail short packets due to naturally small payloads, low-latency requirements and/or insufficient energy resources to support longer transmi…
On Wirelessly Powered Communications with Short Packets
Talha Ahmed Khan, Robert W. Heath, Petar Popovski
Wireless-powered communications will entail short packets due to naturally small payloads, low latency requirements and/or insufficient energy resources to support longer transmiss…
A Stochastic Geometry Analysis of Large-scale Cooperative Wireless Networks Powered by Energy Harvesting
Talha Ahmed Khan, Philip Orlik, Kyeong Jin Kim +2
Energy harvesting is a technology for enabling green, sustainable, and autonomous wireless networks. In this paper, a large-scale wireless network with energy harvesting transmitte…
Millimeter Wave Energy Harvesting
Talha Ahmed Khan, Ahmed Alkhateeb, Robert W. Heath
The millimeter wave (mmWave) band, which is a prime candidate for 5G cellular networks, seems attractive for wireless energy harvesting. This is because it will feature large anten…