Next Generation Cellular Networks and Green Communication

The intensifying subscriber demands have resulted in an evolution in the wireless communication networks (WCNs), sporadically. The fifth generation (5G) WCNs, currently in their embryonic stage, are undergoing standardization and are expected to be accessible in 2020. The unraveling technology is sufficient in meeting the subscriber demand for high data rate, but this is achieved at the cost of risen carbon footprint and harmful radiations into the environment. To overcome its detrimental impact on the environment and human health, the WCNs broach GREEN communication, i.e. Globally Resource Optimized Energy-Efficient Network. Various technologies, aid in acquiring the objective of GREEN communication in WCNs, including device-to-device (D2D) communication, ultra-dense networks (UDN), massive MIMO, spectrum sharing (SS) and the Internet of Things (IoT). This research proposal aims to outline these technologies and contribute towards GREEN communication, a protuberant topic of research in the current scenario. Another important aspect addressed in this proposal is to make use of these technologies for prolonging the battery lifetime of mobile terminals, thereby optimizing the network performance, as well as user terminal's battery life, energy-efficiently.