eprintid: 10189910
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datestamp: 2024-04-05 16:42:36
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creators_name: Wen, CK
creators_name: Tsai, LS
creators_name: Shojaeifard, A
creators_name: Liao, PK
creators_name: Wong, KK
creators_name: Chae, CB
title: Shaping a Smarter Electromagnetic Landscape: IAB, NCR, and RIS in 5G Standard and Future 6G
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abstract: The main objective of 5G and beyond networks is to provide an optimal user experience in terms of throughput and reliability, irrespective of location and time. To achieve this, traditional fixed macro base station deployments are being replaced by more innovative and flexible solutions, such as wireless backhaul and relays. This article focuses on the evolution and standardization of these advancements, which are shaping the electromagnetic landscape. Specifically, we explore Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) nodes, which offer a cost-efficient and agile alternative to fiber backhaul. We also discuss Network-Controlled Repeaters (NCRs) and the emergence of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) actively adapting the wireless environment. The article provides an overview of the 5G features and ongoing developments in 3GPP Release 18 related to these intelligent EM entities, highlighting the expected evolution of future wireless networks in terms of architecture, operations, and control signals.
date: 2024-03
date_type: published
publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mcomstd.0008.2300036
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 2262833
doi: 10.1109/MCOMSTD.0008.2300036
lyricists_name: Wong, Kai-Kit
lyricists_id: KWONG98
actors_name: Wong, Kai-Kit
actors_id: KWONG98
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: IEEE Communications Standards Magazine
volume: 8
number: 1
pagerange: 72-78
citation:        Wen, CK;    Tsai, LS;    Shojaeifard, A;    Liao, PK;    Wong, KK;    Chae, CB;      (2024)    Shaping a Smarter Electromagnetic Landscape: IAB, NCR, and RIS in 5G Standard and Future 6G.                   IEEE Communications Standards Magazine , 8  (1)   pp. 72-78.    10.1109/MCOMSTD.0008.2300036 <https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOMSTD.0008.2300036>.       Green open access   
 
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