Frontiers in Communications and Networks

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2026

Autonomous federated defense for zero-day threats in IIoT: explainable agents with real-time edge inference

in Security, Privacy and Authentication

William Villegas-Ch
Rommel Gutierrez
Jaime Govea
Pablo Palacios

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1697204

339 views

Review

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Direct-to-Satellite Internet of Things (DtS-IoT): A Tutorial Review on Architectures, Protocols, and Future Directions

in IoT and Sensor Networks

Serdar Akar
Roberto Garello
Juan A. Fraire

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

DDPG-based energy efficiency optimization for ABS-assisted beyond-5G cellular networks with sleep mode management

in IoT and Sensor Networks

Vala Saleh
Mohsen Eslami
Kamran Kazemi

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1764320

145 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

Fairness Optimization in RIS-FAS NOMA Networks under Practical Impairments

in Wireless Communications

Aigerim Dairanbek
Leila Tlebaldiyeva
Galymzhan Nauryzbayev
Sultangali Arzykulov

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

172 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

Data and Distance Aware Clustering for Scalable Wireless Federated Learning

in Wireless Communications

Zhenning Chen
Zihe Xu
Yihan Ding
Youren Wang

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

131 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Optimization of cloud resource demand forecasting and investment decisions in the context of digital transformation

in IoT and Sensor Networks

Zhuolin Chen
Yuanchun Tang
Fei Wu
Xujing Wang
Minghui Xia
Ziren Wang

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1732098

528 views

Technology and Code

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Towards realistic simulation of DNA-based molecular communication networks

in Communications Theory

Max Kaussow
Robert Peters
Sarah Scheer
Christian Hyttrek
Stefan Fischer
Florian Lau

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1637220

544 views

Editorial

Published on 02 Jan 2026

Editorial: Machine learning-based spectrum occupancy prediction and resource allocation/management for wireless communication systems

in Wireless Communications

Mehmet Ali Aygül
H. Birkan Yilmaz
Hasan Fehmi Ateş
Sanjay Dhar Roy

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1757608

446 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 29 Dec 2025

Emerging Threats in AI: A Detailed Review of Misuses and Risks Across Modern AI Technologies

in Security, Privacy and Authentication

Niyat Habtom Seghid
Farkhund Iqbal
Khalifa Al-Room
Áine MacDermott

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

1,358 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Dec 2025

TinyTwinGuard: A Lightweight Authentication Scheme for Digital Twin Edge Networks Using TinyJAMBU

in Security, Privacy and Authentication

Mohammed Elhajj

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

205 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Investigating consumers’ behavioral intentions in the adoption of 5G mobile networks: a holistic approach to technology acceptance and business process integration

in Data Science for Communications

Heru Susanto
Izzati Nadiah Hj Ahamad
Alifya Kayla Shafa Susanto

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1594378

982 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

F-GGRU: a sensor-driven deep learning framework for smart city weather-aware traffic congestion prediction

in IoT and Sensor Networks

Akbar Ali
Adnan Nadeem
Noureen Zafar
Muhammad Shiraz

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1666487

1,324 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2025

Adaptive ant colony methods for UAV LEO coordination in non terrestrial IoT

in IoT and Sensor Networks

Hitesh Mohapatra

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1691346

1,329 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2025

Graph-theoretic approach to mobility-aware frequency assignment via deep Q-learning

in Wireless Communications

Hyewon Kim
Hong-Bae Jeon
Younggun Ji
Jiyeon Park
Chan-Byoung Chae

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1657288

1,165 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2025

Spatio-temporal beam-level traffic forecasting in 5G wireless systems using multi-task learning

in Wireless Communications

Israel Tommy
Taoreed Akinola
Xiangfang Li
Lijun Qian

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1658461

1,438 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Intelligent path selection algorithm for tactical communication networks enhanced by link state awareness

in Networks

Yigang Shen
Lei Xie
Ming Li

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1635982

1,222 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Oct 2025

XGBoost-driven adaptive spreading factor allocation for energy-efficient LoRaWAN networks

in Networks

Farhan Nisar
Muhammad Amin
Muhammad Touseef Irshad
Hassan Jalil Hadi
Naveed Ahmad
Mohamad Ladan

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1665262

1,733 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2025

Sentence-level consistency of conformer based pre-training distillation for Chinese speech recognition

in Signal Processing for Communications

Haifang Li
Chao Tang
Xin Yue
Xu Li

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1662788

2,143 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Channel Estimation of full-duplex relay-assisted RSMA-OFDM based wireless networks

in Wireless Communications

Urvashi Chaudhary
Samikkannu Rajkumar
Dushantha Nalin K. Jayakody

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1567879

1,856 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 30 Sep 2025

A comprehensive review of AI-native 6G: integrating semantic communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and edge intelligence for next-generation connectivity

in Wireless Communications

Fabian Chukwudi Ogenyi
Chinyere Nneoma Ugwu
Okechukwu Paul-Chima Ugwu

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1655410

8,306 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2025

Modeling and analysis of response time in vehicular networks using Markov chains

in Networks

Masood Kalamati
Hasan Raei
Bulbula Kumeda Kussia
Sadiq Hussain
Emrah Arslan
Javad Hassannataj Joloudari
Silvia Gaftandzhieva

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1657378

1,384 views

Review

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Cyber threat in drone systems: bridging real-time security, legal admissibility, and digital forensic solution readiness

in Security, Privacy and Authentication

Usman Mistura Mohammed
Abiodun Esther Omolara
Oludare Isaac Abiodun
Jawad Rasheed
Onur Osman
Patricia Manko Lar
Philip Oyadiran Adeyinka
Adeola Grace Olugbenga

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1661928

3,243 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Modular middleware for IoT: scalability, interoperability and energy efficiency in smart campus

in IoT and Sensor Networks

Rommel Gutierrez
William Villegas-Ch
Jaime Govea

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1672617

2,359 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

A DSP-free carrier phase recovery system using 16-offset-QAM laser forwarded links for 400 Gb/s and beyond

in Optical Communications and Networks

Marziyeh Rezaei
Dan Sturm
Pengyu Zeng
Sajjad Moazeni

Frontiers in Communications and Networks

doi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1642672

1,034 views

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articles

Autonomous federated defense for zero-day threats in IIoT: explainable agents with real-time edge inference

Direct-to-Satellite Internet of Things (DtS-IoT): A Tutorial Review on Architectures, Protocols, and Future Directions

DDPG-based energy efficiency optimization for ABS-assisted beyond-5G cellular networks with sleep mode management

Fairness Optimization in RIS-FAS NOMA Networks under Practical Impairments

Data and Distance Aware Clustering for Scalable Wireless Federated Learning

Optimization of cloud resource demand forecasting and investment decisions in the context of digital transformation

Towards realistic simulation of DNA-based molecular communication networks

Editorial: Machine learning-based spectrum occupancy prediction and resource allocation/management for wireless communication systems

Emerging Threats in AI: A Detailed Review of Misuses and Risks Across Modern AI Technologies

TinyTwinGuard: A Lightweight Authentication Scheme for Digital Twin Edge Networks Using TinyJAMBU

Investigating consumers’ behavioral intentions in the adoption of 5G mobile networks: a holistic approach to technology acceptance and business process integration

F-GGRU: a sensor-driven deep learning framework for smart city weather-aware traffic congestion prediction

Adaptive ant colony methods for UAV LEO coordination in non terrestrial IoT

Graph-theoretic approach to mobility-aware frequency assignment via deep Q-learning

Spatio-temporal beam-level traffic forecasting in 5G wireless systems using multi-task learning

Intelligent path selection algorithm for tactical communication networks enhanced by link state awareness

XGBoost-driven adaptive spreading factor allocation for energy-efficient LoRaWAN networks

Sentence-level consistency of conformer based pre-training distillation for Chinese speech recognition

Channel Estimation of full-duplex relay-assisted RSMA-OFDM based wireless networks

A comprehensive review of AI-native 6G: integrating semantic communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and edge intelligence for next-generation connectivity

Modeling and analysis of response time in vehicular networks using Markov chains

Cyber threat in drone systems: bridging real-time security, legal admissibility, and digital forensic solution readiness

Modular middleware for IoT: scalability, interoperability and energy efficiency in smart campus

A DSP-free carrier phase recovery system using 16-offset-QAM laser forwarded links for 400 Gb/s and beyond