Fundamentals of 6G Communications and Networking

Introduction.- Introduction to 6G.- Part I: 6G vision and driving forces.- IMT vision for 2030 and beyond.- Use cases, applications, and services.- Technology trends.- Network capabilities.- Digital inclusion.- Connected sustainable world.- Ubiquitous intelligent connected society.- Part II: Enabling technologies for 6G communications.- Waveforms.- Modulations.- Channel coding.- Multiple access schemes.- Ultra-massive MIMO.- Distributed MIMO.- Terahertz communication.- Joint communication and sensing.- Reconfigurable intelligent surface.- Full duplex.- Ultra-low latency communications.- Visible light communication.- Orbital angular momentum.- AI-native air interface.- Part III: Network evolution towards 6G.- Network disaggregation.- Edge computing.- AI-native network architecture.- Sematic communications & networking.- Deterministic network.- Green networking.- UAV networking.- Integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks.- Convergence of 6G and Wi-Fi networks.- Network security and trustworthiness.- Conclusion.

Xingqin Lin is a Senior Standards Engineer at NVIDIA, leading 3GPP standardization and conducting research at the intersection of 5G/6G and AI. Before joining NVIDIA, he was with Ericsson, leading 5G/6G research and standardization in focus areas. He was a member of the Ericsson NextGen Advisory Board, collaborating with Ericsson Executive Team on strategic projects. He is an expert in wireless communications and technology strategy and a key contributor to 5G NR, NB-IoT, and LTE standards. His pioneering work has led to strategic opportunities, products, and real-world deployments in the telecom industry, enabling major network transitions from 4G to 5G. He has garnered several awards, including the IEEE Communications Society Fred W. Ellersick Prize (2021), IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Early Career Award (2021), IEEE WCNC Best Paper Award (2020), and IEEE Communications Society Best Young Professional Award in Industry (2020), among others. He serves/served as an editor of the IEEE Communications Letters (2015-2018), IEEE Communications Magazine (2022-now), IEEE Network (2021-now), IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (2021-now), and a guest editor for the IEEE Communications Magazine feature topic on "Aerial Communications," IEEE Wireless Communications special issue on "AI-Powered Telco Network Automation: 5G Evolution and 6G," and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on "3GPP technologies: 5G-Advanced and beyond." He is an IET Fellow, an IEEE Senior Member, and an IET Fellow Assessor. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, USA.

 

Jun Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include wireless communications and networking,