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Proactive Caching for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks Using the City Model

Caching at Roadside Units (RSUs) is a promising technique to alleviate the load on network backhaul in Vehicular AdHoc Networks (VANETs). It also allows us to minimize communications latency between RSUs and connected vehicles, which are interested in massive multimedia contents. This work proposes novel proactive caching schemes at RSUs for the city mobility environment. We adopt the Manhattan

Software and Communications

A Queueing Theory Approach to Small-Cell Assisted IoT Traffic Offloading

Massive numbers of Internet of Things (IoT) connections represent an essential component of the next-generation wireless networks. However, catering for such unprecedented numbers via cellular networks significantly increases the network congestion and degrades the achievable quality of service (QoS). Hence, traffic offloading has been proposed to alleviate the expected high growth rate in

Software and Communications

Energy Efficiency Optimization through RRHs ON/OFF Switching Technique in C-RAN

Energy efficiency (EE) is one of the main parameters to be considered in recent networks targeting green technology. Our system is based on cloud radio access networks and it consists of a macro base-station and many small remote radio heads (RRHs). We solve an optimization problem to improve the system's EE through resource allocation and power control. We also reduce the power consumption

Software and Communications

A Neural Network-Based VLC Indoor Positioning System for Moving Users

In this paper, we present an indoor visible light communication (VLC) system to estimate the position of a moving user. This system uses two approaches based on received signal strength, trilateration estimation, and neural network estimation. In the VLC system, each transmitter sends its position information via light. A photo-detector receiver supported with the moving user is used to receive

Software and Communications

Coded Caching and Spatial Multiplexing Gains in MIMO Interference Networks

This paper studies the Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) interference networks with arbitrary number of transmitters and receivers, where both the transmitters and receivers are equipped with caches. Our objective is to propose content placement and delivery schemes that minimize the worst case normalized delivery time (NDT). First, we design a delivery scheme for the cache-aided Single-Input

Software and Communications

Optimization of energy-constrained wireless powered communication networks with heterogeneous nodes

In this paper, we generalize conventional time division multiple access (TDMA) wireless networks to a new type of wireless networks coined generalized wireless powered communication networks (g-WPCNs). Our prime objective is to optimize the design of g-WPCNs where nodes are equipped with radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting circuitries along with constant energy supplies. This constitutes an

Software and Communications

Low-voltage and low-power fractional-order parallel tunable resonator

A novel implementation of a fractional-order parallel resonator, capable of operating in a ±0.5 V power supply voltage environment, is presented in this work. Compared to the corresponding already published structures, it offers the benefit of reduced circuit complexity, due to the utilization of very simple voltage-mode 1st-order filter sections, leading also to reduction in the dc power

Circuit Theory and Applications

One-terminal electronically controlled fractional-order capacitor and inductor emulator

A novel topology for simultaneous emulation of fractional-order capacitors and inductors is presented in this paper. In particular, only one control terminal is used in order to select the type of the element as well as its fractional order. This is achieved through an appropriate fitting of the expressions of the intermediate bias currents, in such a way that, eventually, only the adjustment of

Circuit Theory and Applications

Generalization of third-order low pass filters to the fractional-order domain with experimental results

This paper is concerned with the generalization of continuous-time 3rd order low-pass filters to the fractional order domain. Three fractional-order capacitors of the same order α are to be considered in the process of filter design. A complete mathematical analysis of the 3rd order fractional low-pass filter is given with stability constraints taken into consideration. Finally, several low-pass

Circuit Theory and Applications

On the realization of Current-Mode Fractional-order Simulated Inductors

The objective of this work is to revisit the design criteria of current-mode simulated inductors in order to realize their fractional-order versions. Numerical simulations and SPICE circuits simulations are carried out on these generalized fractional-order simulated inductors. As well, fractional-order low pass filters based on the proposed circuits are realized and validated. © 2019 IEEE.

Circuit Theory and Applications