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A Survey on Technological Trends to Enhance Spectrum-Efficiency in 6G Communications

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The research community has already identified that, by 2030, 5G networks will reach the capacity limits, and, hence, will be inadequate to support next-generation bandwidth-hungry, ubiquitous, intelligent services, and applications. Therefore, in view of sustaining the competitive edge of wireless technology and stratifying the next decade's communication requirements both, industry and research community have already begun conceptualizing the 6G technology. This article presents a detailed survey on the recent technological trends which address the capacity issues and enhance the spectrum-efficiency in 6G Communications. We present these trends in detail and then identify the challenges that need solutions before the practical deployment to realize 6G communications. Our survey article attempts to significantly contribute to initiating future research directions in the area of spectrum-efficiency in 6G communications.

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  1. Department of ECE, KLE Technological University Dr. MSSCET, Udyambag, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590008, India

    Sridhar Iyer

  2. Department. of ECE, S.G. Balekundri Institute of Technology, Shivabasava Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India

    Anita Patil, Shilpa Bhairanatti & Soumya Halagatti

  3. Department of EE, Indian Institute of Technology-Dharwad, WALMI Campus, PB Road, Near High Court, Dharwad, Karnataka, 580011, India

    Rahul Jashvantbhai Pandya

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Iyer, S., Patil, A., Bhairanatti, S. et al. A Survey on Technological Trends to Enhance Spectrum-Efficiency in 6G Communications. Trans Indian Natl. Acad. Eng. 7, 1093–1120 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41403-022-00372-w

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