Next-Generation Indoor Wireless Communication
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2024 | Viewed by 572
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wireless channel modeling; modulation system; relay system; vehicular communications; ultradense small cell networks; building wireless performance
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Interests: radio wave propagation over fading channels; wave scattering in random media; optical wireless communications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue (SI) aims to collate research papers that disseminate novel theory, methods, and techniques for next-generation indoor wireless communication. More than 80% of wireless traffic takes place indoors; however, substantial research is still needed in this area. First, indoor wireless channel must be investigated carefully as building structures have a significant impact on in-building wireless networks, e.g., blockage, reflection, diffraction, etc. For accurate indoor wireless channel modeling, characterizing the scattering properties of building materials is urgently needed. Second, short-range communication techniques, such as ultra-dense small cell networks, mmwave/Terahertz communications, near-field MIMO system, etc., have great potential to further enhance indoor wireless networks. Third, building material with integrated wireless devices, e.g., reconfigurable intelligent surface, transparent antennas and concrete embedded antennas, is promising to eliminate negative consequences on weight, space, and visual impact of wireless infrastructure. Fourth, complex indoor radio propagation brings challenge to indoor wireless sensing in the emerging integrated sensing and communication system. Finally, building wireless performance, as a new concept that bridges the gap between wireless communications and building design communities, provides an efficient pathway to enhance indoor wireless in the building design stage. Therefore, this Special Issue invites high-quality submissions with recent breakthroughs in next-generation indoor wireless communication.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Smart built environment;
- Building wireless performance;
- Wireless-friendly buildings;
- Wireless-friendly building materials;
- Transparent antenna systems;
- Concrete embedded antenna systems;
- Reconfigurable intelligent surface;
- Indoor channel modeling;
- Indoor channel sounding;
- Scattering properties of building materials;
- Short-range communication techniques;
- Ultra-dense small cell networks;
- Mmwave communications;
- Terahertz communications;
- Near-field MIMO system;
- Extremely large antenna array;
- Integrated sensing and communication;
- Indoor positioning.
Prof. Dr. Jiliang Zhang
Prof. Dr. Guanjun Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart built environment
- building wireless performance
- wireless-friendly buildings
- wireless-friendly building materials
- transparent antenna systems
- concrete embedded antenna systems
- reconfigurable intelligent surface
- indoor channel modeling
- indoor channel sounding
- scattering properties of building materials
- short-range communication techniques
- ultra-dense small cell networks
- mmwave communications
- terahertz communications
- near-field
- MIMO system
- extremely large antenna array
- integrated sensing and communication
- indoor positioning
