Call for Paper-- Feature Topic, Vol. 19, No. 11, 2022

With the acceleration of 5G commercialization, 6G research has attracted considerable attention and investment all over the world. On March 4, 2020, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched the 6G research work for 2030 at the International Mobile Telecommunications Working Party 5D (WP 5D) meeting. This indicates that 6G has officially been included in the work plan of international standardization organizations. In the early stage of 6G research, carrying out research on channel measurements and models is one of the basic and prerequisite work, as well as one of the challenges. Moreover, driven by the demand for all frequencies, all scenarios, and various new technologies in the future, 6G channels are expanding in multiple dimensions such as the space domain, time domain, frequency domain, and scenarios. This makes channel measurement and modeling research face a series of new challenges, e.g., non-stationarity in multiple dimensions, sharp increase in modeling complexity, and changes in theoretical premises and assumptions.

 

In order to meet the challenges of 6G channel research and support the development of global 6G technology in the future, this special issue intends to focus on channel measurements and models for 6G, and solicit contributions from experts and research teams around the world.

 

● Massive MIMO channel measurements and models,

● Channel measurements and models in millimeter wave, terahertz, and optical wireless bands,

● Channel measurements and models in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) scenarios, space-air-ground-sea integrated scenarios, high-speed railway scenarios, vehicle-to-vehicle scenarios, and so on,

● Progress in channel sounder development for massive MIMO, mmWave and sub-THz applications,

● Progress in channel parameter estimation for 5G and beyond 5G scenarios,

● Channel measurements and models for new technologies, e.g., Reflected Intelligent Surface (RIS), Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), and Orbital Angular momentum (OAM),

● Channel modeling based on machine learning,

● The impact analysis of channel characteristics and models on system design, evaluation, and deployment,

● The standardization of channel models.

 

Submission Deadline: May 1, 2022

Acceptance Notification (1st round): June 15, 2022

Minor Revision Due: July 15, 2022

Final Decision Due: August 15, 2022

Final Manuscript Due: September 15, 2022

Publication Date: November 15, 2022

 

Jianhua Zhang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Bo Ai, Beijing Jiaotong University, China

Cheng-Xiang Wang, Southeast University, China

Xiang Cheng, Peking University, China

Mansoor Shafi, Spark NZ Ltd, New Zealand

Wei Fan, Aalborg University, Denmark

 

This feature topic “Channel Measurements and Models for 6G” invites submissions of original, previously unpublished technical papers and visionary articles exploring the architecture, technologies, and applications. All submissions will be anonymously peer reviewed and will be evaluated on the basis of their technical merits. Potential topics of interest include, but not limited to areas listed above.

 

Papers should be submitted in two separate .doc files (preferred) or .pdf files: 1) Main Document (including paper title, abstract, key words, and full text); 2) Title page (including paper title, author affiliation, acknowledgement and any other information related with the authors’ identification) through the Manuscript Central. Please register or login at http://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/chinacomm, then go to the author center and follow the instructions there. Remember to select “ Channel Measurements and Models for 6G--- November Issue 2022” as your manuscript type when submitting; otherwise, it might be considered as a regular paper.

 

Each submission must be accompanied by the following information:

● an abstract of no more than 150 words

● 3-8 keywords

● original photographs with high-resolution (300 dpi or greater); eps. ortif. format is preferred; sequentially numbered references.

● sequentially numbered references. The basic reference format is: author name, “article name”, issue name (italic), vol., no., page, month, year. for example: Y. M. Huang, “peradventure in wireless heterogeneous…”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas, vol. 27, no. 5, pp 34-50, May, 2009.

● brief biographies of authors (50-75 words)

● contact information, including email and mailing addresses