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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Nested Bee Hive: A Conceptual Multilayer Architecture for 6G in Futuristic Sustainable Smart Cities.

Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Rana Muhammad Nadir, Furqan Rustam, Soojung Hur, Yongwan Park, Imran Ashraf

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. 6G-Enabling the New Smart City: A Survey.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  2. Smartphone Sensors for Indoor Positioning.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  4. Ultrafast Modulation of THz Waves Based on MoTeSensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Muhammad Shoaib FarooqDepartment of Computer Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-4095-8868
Rana Muhammad NadirDepartment of Computer Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Furqan RustamDepartment of Software Engineering, School of Systems and Technology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-8403-1047
Soojung HurDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si 38541, Korea.
Yongwan ParkDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si 38541, Korea.
Imran AshrafDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si 38541, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8271-6496

Funding

Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Educationv NRF-2021R1A6A1A03039493
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several smart city ideas are introduced to manage various problems caused by overpopulation, but the futuristic smart city is a concept based on dense and artificial-intelligence-centric cities. Thus, massive device connectivity with huge data traffic is expected in the future where communication networks are expected to provide ubiquity, high quality of service, and on-demand content for a large number of interconnected devices. The sixth-generation (6G) network is considered the problem-solving network of futuristic cities, with huge bandwidth and low latency. The expected 6G of the radio access network is based on terahertz (THz) waves with the capability of carrying up to one terabit per second (Tbps). THz waves have the capability of carrying a large amount of data but these waves have several drawbacks, such as short-range and atmospheric attenuation. Hence, these problems can introduce complications and hamper the performance of the 6G network. This study envisions futuristic smart cities using 6G and proposes a conceptual terrestrial network (TN) architecture for 6G. The nested Bee Hive is a scalable multilayer architecture designed to meet the needs of futuristic smart cities. Moreover, we designed the multilayer network infrastructure while considering the expectations from a network of futuristic smart cities and the complications of THz waves. Extensive simulations are performed using different pathfinding algorithms in the 3D multilayer domain to evaluate the performance of the proposed architecture and set the dynamics of futuristic communication of 6G.

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AlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceAnimalsBeesCitiesForecasting6G communication networkbee hivefuturistic smart cityInternet of Thingsmultilayer architecturenetwork slicing

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PMCPMC9414619

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