Abstract

As 5G is being widely commercially deployed around the world, it is of great interest to continue investigating how it can be further improved in the near term or evolved aiming at a longer term. This issue of Mobile Communications and Networks explores the above directions covering several aspects. These include the exploration of joint slicing and functional split in the 5G radio access network (RAN), addressing coverage issues in 5G focusing on the uplink data channel, tackling the issue of temporal blockages and outdated channel feedback in an Internet of Vehicles setting, and investigation of the inter-play between rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) and intelligent reflecting surface (IRS).

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