Intelligent Spectrum Management: Towards 6g

Forward-thinking reference on spectrum sharing and resource management for 5G, B5G, and 6G wireless networks

Blockchain and AI-Enabled Intelligent Spectrum Sharing and Infrastructure Management explores various aspects of spectrum sharing and resource management in 5G, beyond 5G, and the envisaged 6G networks. The book offers an in-depth exploration of intelligent and secure sharing of spectrum and resource management in existing and future mobile networks.

The book sets the stage by providing an insight to the evolution of mobile networks and highlights the importance of spectrum sharing and resource management in next-generation wireless networks. At the core, the book explores various promising technologies such as cognitive radio, reinforcement learning, deep learning, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and blockchain technology towards efficient, intelligent, and secure sharing of spectrum and resource management. Moreover, the book presents dynamic and decentralized resource management techniques, including, network slicing, game theory, and blockchain-enabled approaches.

Topics covered include:

• Spectrum, a limited and scarce resource, and why it must be utilized optimally and transparently
• Future applications envisioned with 6G, such as digital twins, Industry 5.0, holographic telepresence, and Extended Reality (XR)
• Challenges when Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM) is enabled through Machine Learning (ML) techniques, including the complexity of received signals and the difficulty in obtaining accurate network data such as channel state information
• Reinforcement learning and deep learning assisted spectrum management
• Synergy between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology for spectrum management
• Private networks, including their prospects, architecture, enabling concepts, and techniques for efficient operation

In essence, various innovative technologies and approaches that can be leveraged to enhance spectrum utilization and efficiently manage network resources are discussed in Blockchain and AI-Enabled Intelligent Spectrum Sharing and Infrastructure Management. The book is a potential reference for researchers, academics, and professionals in the wireless service provider industry, as well as regulators and officials.

Sridhar Iyer (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Professor at KLE Technological University Dr MSSCET, India. His research interests include semantic communications and spectrum allocation for intelligent wireless systems.

Anshuman Kalla (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering, CGPIT, Uka Tarsadia University (UTU), India. His research interests include blockchain and smart contract enabled systems, IoT, and next-generation mobile networks.

Onel L. A. López (Member, IEEE) holds an Assistant Professorship (tenure track) in sustainable wireless communications engineering at the Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC), Oulu, Finland. His research interests include sustainable IoT, energy harvesting, wireless RF energy transfer, machine-type communications, and cellular-enabled positioning systems.

Chamitha de Alwis (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Lecturer in Cybersecurity at the University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. His research interests include network security, 5G/6G technologies, and blockchain.