Recent Development of Emerging Indoor Wireless Networks towards 6G
Sixth-generation (6G) mobile technology is currently under development, and is envisioned to fulfill the requirements of a fully connected world, providing ubiquitous wireless connectivity for diverse users and emerging applications. Transformative solutions are expected to drive the surge to accomm...
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| author | Sampath Edirisinghe Orga Galagedarage Imali Dias Chathurika Ranaweera |
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| description | Sixth-generation (6G) mobile technology is currently under development, and is envisioned to fulfill the requirements of a fully connected world, providing ubiquitous wireless connectivity for diverse users and emerging applications. Transformative solutions are expected to drive the surge to accommodate a rapidly growing number of intelligent devices and services. In this regard, wireless local area networks (WLANs) have a major role to play in indoor spaces, from supporting explosive growth in high-bandwidth applications to massive sensor arrays with diverse network requirements. Sixth-generation technology is expected to have a superconvergence of networks, including WLANs, to support this growth in applications in multiple dimensions. To this end, this paper comprehensively reviews the latest developments in diverse WLAN technologies, including WiFi, visible light communication, and optical wireless communication networks, as well as their technical capabilities. This paper also discusses how well these emerging WLANs align with supporting 6G requirements. The analyses presented in the paper provide insight into the research opportunities that need to be investigated to overcome the challenges in integrating WLANs in a 6G ecosystem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3e7228a0de94d4587c73ab0c5e216382023-11-18T11:54:30ZengMDPI AGNetwork2673-87322023-05-013226929710.3390/network3020014Recent Development of Emerging Indoor Wireless Networks towards 6GSampath Edirisinghe0Orga Galagedarage1Imali Dias2Chathurika Ranaweera3Department of Computer Engineering, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda 12250, Sri LankaSchool of Information Technology, Deakin University, Geelong VIC3220, AustraliaSchool of Information Technology, Deakin University, Geelong VIC3220, AustraliaSchool of Information Technology, Deakin University, Geelong VIC3220, AustraliaSixth-generation (6G) mobile technology is currently under development, and is envisioned to fulfill the requirements of a fully connected world, providing ubiquitous wireless connectivity for diverse users and emerging applications. Transformative solutions are expected to drive the surge to accommodate a rapidly growing number of intelligent devices and services. In this regard, wireless local area networks (WLANs) have a major role to play in indoor spaces, from supporting explosive growth in high-bandwidth applications to massive sensor arrays with diverse network requirements. Sixth-generation technology is expected to have a superconvergence of networks, including WLANs, to support this growth in applications in multiple dimensions. To this end, this paper comprehensively reviews the latest developments in diverse WLAN technologies, including WiFi, visible light communication, and optical wireless communication networks, as well as their technical capabilities. This paper also discusses how well these emerging WLANs align with supporting 6G requirements. The analyses presented in the paper provide insight into the research opportunities that need to be investigated to overcome the challenges in integrating WLANs in a 6G ecosystem.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/3/2/146GOWCLiFiVLCWiFiWLAN |
| spellingShingle | Sampath Edirisinghe Orga Galagedarage Imali Dias Chathurika Ranaweera Recent Development of Emerging Indoor Wireless Networks towards 6G Network 6G OWC LiFi VLC WiFi WLAN |
| title | Recent Development of Emerging Indoor Wireless Networks towards 6G |
| title_full | Recent Development of Emerging Indoor Wireless Networks towards 6G |
| title_fullStr | Recent Development of Emerging Indoor Wireless Networks towards 6G |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Development of Emerging Indoor Wireless Networks towards 6G |
| title_short | Recent Development of Emerging Indoor Wireless Networks towards 6G |
| title_sort | recent development of emerging indoor wireless networks towards 6g |
| topic | 6G OWC LiFi VLC WiFi WLAN |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/3/2/14 |
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