Journal: IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials

Volume 27, Issue 5

0 -- 0Trung Q. Duong. Editorial Fifth Bi-Monthly 2025 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
2765 -- 2793Ziyuan Wang 0002, Jun Du 0001, Xiangwang Hou, Jingjing Wang 0001, Chunxiao Jiang, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Yong Ren 0001. Toward Communication Optimization for Future Underwater Networking: A Survey of Reinforcement Learning-Based Approaches
2794 -- 2825Navid Heydarishahreza, Tao Han 0002, Nirwan Ansari. Spectrum Sharing and Interference Management for 6G LEO Satellite-Terrestrial Network Integration
2826 -- 2859Bouziane Brik, Hatim Chergui, Lanfranco Zanzi, Francesco Devoti, Adlen Ksentini, Muhammad Shuaib Siddiqui, Xavier Costa-Pérez, Christos V. Verikoukis. Explainable AI in 6G O-RAN: A Tutorial and Survey on Architecture, Use Cases, Challenges, and Future Research
2860 -- 2894Shaolong Guo, Yuntao Wang 0004, Ning Zhang 0007, Zhou Su, Tom H. Luan, Zhiyi Tian, Xuemin Shen. A Survey on Semantic Communication Networks: Architecture, Security, and Privacy
2895 -- 2936Anton Tishchenko, Mohsen Khalily, Arman Shojaeifard, Fraser Burton, Emil Björnson, Marco Di Renzo, Rahim Tafazolli. The Emergence of Multi-Functional and Hybrid Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Integrated Sensing and Communications - A Survey
2937 -- 2972Shuai Han 0002, Jinming Wang, Cheng Li 0005, Ekram Hossain 0001. Principles, Applications, and Challenges of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Enabled Backscatter Communication: A Comprehensive Survey and Outlook
2973 -- 3019Muhammad Omair Butt, Nazar Waheed, Trung Q. Duong, Waleed Ejaz. Quantum-Inspired Resource Optimization for 6G Networks: A Survey
3020 -- 3057Ang He, Heng Pan, Yueyue Dai, Xueming Si, Chau Yuen, Yan Zhang 0002. ADMM for Mobile Edge Intelligence: A Survey
3058 -- 3098Dingzhu Wen, Yong Zhou 0006, Xiaoyang Li 0002, Yuanming Shi, Kaibin Huang, Khaled B. Letaief. A Survey on Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation
3099 -- 3164Adeel Ahmed, Xingfu Wang, Ammar Hawbani, Weijie Yuan 0001, Hina Tabassum, Yuanwei Liu, Muhammad Umar Farooq Qaisar, Zhiguo Ding 0001, Naofal Al-Dhahir, Arumugam Nallanathan, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng. Unveiling the Potential of NOMA: A Journey to Next-Generation Multiple Access
3165 -- 3198Alfredo Nascita, Giuseppe Aceto, Domenico Ciuonzo, Antonio Montieri, Valerio Persico, Antonio Pescapè. A Survey on Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Internet Traffic Classification and Prediction, and Intrusion Detection
3199 -- 3226Hammad Ahmed Khan, Haibat Khan, Salman Ghafoor, Mansoor Ahmed Khan. A Survey on Security of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Protocol: Challenges, Potential Solutions, and Future Directions
3227 -- 3265Ozlem Ceviz, Sevil Sen, Pinar Sadioglu. A Survey of Security in UAVs and FANETs: Issues, Threats, Analysis of Attacks, and Solutions
3266 -- 3307Razi Arshad, Muhammad Rizwan Asghar. Characterization and Quantification of User Privacy: Key Challenges, Regulations, and Future Directions
3308 -- 3338Ying Liu 0018, Jianhui Yin, Weiting Zhang, Changming An, Yu Xia 0031, Hongke Zhang. Integration of Federated Learning and AI-Generated Content: A Survey of Overview, Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions
3339 -- 3381Aviram Zilberman, Adi Offer, Bar Pincu, Yoni Glickshtein, Roi Kant, Oleg Brodt, Andikan Otung, Rami Puzis, Asaf Shabtai, Yuval Elovici. A Survey on Geolocation on the Internet

Volume 27, Issue 4

0 -- 0Trung Q. Duong. Editorial Fourth Bi-Monthly 2025 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
2129 -- 2155Kouros Zanbouri, Md. Noor-A-Rahim, Jobish John, Cormac J. Sreenan, H. Vincent Poor, Dirk Pesch. A Comprehensive Survey of Wireless Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN): Architecture, Technologies, Applications, and Open Issues
2156 -- 2203Majid H. Khoshafa, Omar Maraqa, Jules M. Moualeu, Sylvester Aboagye, Telex Magloire Nkouatchah Ngatched, Mohamed Hossam Ahmed, Yasser Gadallah, Marco Di Renzo. RIS-Assisted Physical Layer Security in Emerging RF and Optical Wireless Communications Systems: A Comprehensive Survey
2204 -- 2246Armed Tusha, Hüseyin Arslan. Interference Burden in Wireless Communications: A Comprehensive Survey From PHY Layer Perspective
2247 -- 2282Meixuan Ren, Haipeng Dai 0001, Tang Liu 0001, Xianjun Deng, Wanchun Dou, Yuanyuan Yang 0001, Guihai Chen. Understanding Wireless Charger Networks: Concepts, Current Research, and Future Directions
2283 -- 2324Mohammad Cheraghinia, Adnan Shahid, Stijn Luchie, Gert-Jan Gordebeke, Olivier Caytan, Jaron Fontaine, Ben Van Herbruggen, Sam Lemey, Eli De Poorter. A Comprehensive Overview on UWB Radar: Applications, Standards, Signal Processing Techniques, Datasets, Radio Chips, Trends and Future Research Directions
2325 -- 2377Wee-Kiat New, Kai-Kit Wong, Hao Xu 0003, Chao Wang 0028, Farshad Rostami Ghadi, Jichen Zhang, Junhui Rao, Ross D. Murch, Pablo Ramírez-Espinosa, David Morales-Jiménez, Chan-Byoung Chae, Kin-Fai Tong. A Tutorial on Fluid Antenna System for 6G Networks: Encompassing Communication Theory, Optimization Methods and Hardware Designs
2378 -- 2419Wei Zhao 0023, Tangjie Weng, Yue Ruan, Zhi Liu 0002, Xuangou Wu, Xiao Zheng, Nei Kato. Quantum Computing in Wireless Communications and Networking: A Tutorial-cum-Survey
2420 -- 2469Hamza Kheddar, Diana W. Dawoud, Ali Ismail Awad, Yassine Himeur, Muhammad Khurram Khan. Reinforcement-Learning-Based Intrusion Detection in Communication Networks: A Review
2470 -- 2504Alessandro Lotto, Francesco Marchiori, Alessandro Brighente, Mauro Conti. A Survey and Comparative Analysis of Security Properties of CAN Authentication Protocols
2505 -- 2542Mostafa M. Fouda, Zubair Md Fadlullah, Mohamed I. Ibrahem, Nei Kato. Privacy-Preserving Data-Driven Learning Models for Emerging Communication Networks: A Comprehensive Survey
2543 -- 2580Evans Owusu, Mohamed Rahouti, Senthil Kumar Jagatheesaperumal, Kaiqi Xiong, Yufeng Xin, Lu Lu 0007, D. Frank Hsu. Online Network DoS/DDoS Detection: Sampling, Change Point Detection, and Machine Learning Methods
2581 -- 2620Lan-Huong Nguyen, Van Linh Nguyen, Ren-Hung Hwang, Jian-Jhih Kuo, Yu-Wen Chen, Chien-Chung Huang, Ping-I Pan. Toward Secured Smart Grid 2.0: Exploring Security Threats, Protection Models, and Challenges
2621 -- 2657Muhammad Ali Naeem, Ikram Ud Din, Yahui Meng, Ahmad Almogren, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues. Centrality-Based On-Path Caching Strategies in NDN-Based Internet of Things: A Survey
2658 -- 2692Dilara Aktas, Beyza E. Ortlek, Meltem Civas, Elham Baradari, Ahmet Burak Kilic, Fatih Efe Bilgen, Ayse Sila Okcu, Melanie Whitfield, Oktay Cetinkaya, Özgür B. Akan. Odor-Based Molecular Communications: State-of-the-Art, Vision, Challenges, and Frontier Directions
2693 -- 2732Marvin Manalastas, Muhammad Umar Bin Farooq, Syed Muhammad Asad Zaidi, Haneya Naeem Qureshi, Yusuf A. Sambo, Ali Imran 0001. From Simulators to Digital Twins for Enabling Emerging Cellular Networks: A Tutorial and Survey
2733 -- 2764Yujun Cheng, Weiting Zhang, Zhewei Zhang, Chuan Zhang 0003, Shengjin Wang, Shiwen Mao. Toward Federated Large Language Models: Motivations, Methods, and Future Directions

Volume 27, Issue 3

0 -- 0Trung Q. Duong. Editorial Third Bi-Monthly 2025 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
1488 -- 1535Lorenzo Italiano, Bernardo Camajori Tedeschini, Mattia Brambilla, Huiping Huang, Monica Nicoli, Henk Wymeersch. A Tutorial on 5G Positioning
1536 -- 1564Zohre Mashayekh Bakhsh, Yasaman Omid, Gaojie Chen, Farbod Kayhan, Yi Ma 0002, Rahim Tafazolli. Multi-Satellite MIMO Systems for Direct Satellite-to-Device Communications: A Survey
1565 -- 1597Olfa Ben Yahia, Zineb Garroussi, Olivier Bélanger, Brunilde Sansò, Jean-François Frigon, Stéphane Martel, Antoine Lesage-Landry, Gunes Karabulut Kurt. Evolution of High-Throughput Satellite Systems: A Vision of Programmable Regenerative Payload
1598 -- 1617Yande Chen, Chongzhi Xu, Kexin Li, Jia Zhang, Xiuzhen Guo, Meng Jin 0002, Xiaolong Zheng 0002, Yuan He 0004. Wireless Sensing for Material Identification: A Survey
1618 -- 1655Ibrahim Aboumahmoud, Ekram Hossain 0001, Amine Mezghani. Resource Management in RIS-Assisted Rate Splitting Multiple Access for Next Generation (xG) Wireless Communications: Models, State-of-the-Art, and Future Directions
1656 -- 1686Zhiyu Zhu, Yang Yang 0057, Mingzhe Chen, Caili Guo, Julian Cheng, Shuguang Cui. A Survey on Indoor Visible Light Positioning Systems: Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges
1687 -- 1728Yuanwei Liu, Chongjun Ouyang, Zhaolin Wang, Jiaqi Xu, Xidong Mu, A. Lee Swindlehurst. Near-Field Communications: A Comprehensive Survey
1729 -- 1757Xiaojie Wang 0001, Beibei Wang, Yu Wu, Zhaolong Ning, Song Guo 0001, Fei Richard Yu. A Survey on Trustworthy Edge Intelligence: From Security and Reliability to Transparency and Sustainability
1758 -- 1797Dongwook Won, Geeranuch Woraphonbenjakul, Ayalneh Bitew Wondmagegn, Anh-Tien Tran, Donghyun Lee 0003, Demeke Shumeye Lakew, Sungrae Cho. Resource Management, Security, and Privacy Issues in Semantic Communications: A Survey
1798 -- 1838Luliang Jia, Nan Qi, Zhe Su, Feihuang Chu, Shengliang Fang, Kai-Kit Wong, Chan-Byoung Chae. Game Theory and Reinforcement Learning for Anti-Jamming Defense in Wireless Communications: Current Research, Challenges, and Solutions
1839 -- 1866B. Yagmur Koca, Ozgur B. Akan. Bacterial Communications and Computing in Internet of Everything (IoE)
1867 -- 1910Pushpak Shukla, Shailendra Shukla, Amit Kumar Singh 0001. Trajectory-Prediction Techniques for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): A Comprehensive Survey
1911 -- 1954Qian Chen 0012, Zheng Guo, Weixiao Meng 0001, Shuai Han 0002, Cheng Li 0005, Tony Q. S. Quek. A Survey on Resource Management in Joint Communication and Computing-Embedded SAGIN
1955 -- 2005Hao Zhou 0013, Chengming Hu, Ye Yuan, Yufei Cui, Yili Jin 0001, Can Chen, Haolun Wu, Dun Yuan, Li Jiang, Di Wu 0044, Xue (Steve) Liu, Jianzhong Zhang 0002, Xianbin Wang 0001, Jiangchuan Liu. Large Language Model (LLM) for Telecommunications: A Comprehensive Survey on Principles, Key Techniques, and Opportunities
2006 -- 2050Melika Emami, Amirhossein Bayat, Rahim Tafazolli, Atta ul Quddus. A Survey on Haptics: Communication, Sensing and Feedback
2051 -- 2084Ping Zhang 0003, Wenjun Xu 0001, Yiming Liu 0002, Xiaoqi Qin, Kai Niu 0001, Shuguang Cui, Guangming Shi, Zhijin Qin, Xiaodong Xu 0001, Fengyu Wang, Yue Meng, Chen Dong 0001, Jincheng Dai, Qianqian Yang 0002, Yaping Sun, Dahua Gao, Hui Gao 0001, Shujun Han, Xiaodan Song. Intellicise Wireless Networks From Semantic Communications: A Survey, Research Issues, and Challenges
2085 -- 2128Xiaofei Wang 0001, Yunfeng Zhao, Chao Qiu, Qinghua Hu, Victor C. M. Leung. Socialized Learning: A Survey of the Paradigm Shift for Edge Intelligence in Networked Systems

Volume 27, Issue 2

0 -- 0Trung Q. Duong. Editorial Second Bi-Monthly 2025 IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
748 -- 781Xiaoqiang Zhu, Jiqiang Liu, Lingyun Lu, Tao Zhang 0063, Tie Qiu 0001, Chunpeng Wang 0001, Yuan Liu 0001. Enabling Intelligent Connectivity: A Survey of Secure ISAC in 6G Networks
782 -- 838Gaurav Kumar Pandey, Devendra Singh Gurjar, Suneel Yadav, Yuming Jiang 0001, Chau Yuen. UAV-Assisted Communications With RF Energy Harvesting: A Comprehensive Survey
839 -- 869Manzoor Ahmed, Salman Raza, Aized Amin Soofi, Feroz Khan, Wali Ullah Khan, Syed Zain Ul Abideen, Fang Xu 0001, Zhu Han 0001. Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Expanding the Frontiers of Wireless Communication-A Survey
870 -- 911Bowen Gu, Dong Li 0009, Haiyang Ding, Gongpu Wang, Chintha Tellambura. Breaking the Interference and Fading Gridlock in Backscatter Communications: State-of-the-Art, Design Challenges, and Future Directions
912 -- 940Zikai Chang, YunTao Xu, Junjie Chen, Ning Xie 0007, Yejun He, Hongbin Li 0001. Modeling, Estimation, and Applications of Phase Noise in Wireless Communications: A Survey
941 -- 973Thulitha Senevirathna, Vinh Hoa La, Samuel Marchal, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Madhusanka Liyanage, Shen Wang 0006. A Survey on XAI for 5G and Beyond Security: Technical Aspects, Challenges and Research Directions
974 -- 1007Aditya Kulkarni, Vivek Balachandran, Tamal Das. Phishing Webpage Detection: Unveiling the Threat Landscape and Investigating Detection Techniques
1008 -- 1052Abeer Awadallah, Khouloud Eledlebi, Mohamed Jamal Zemerly, Deepak Puthal, Ernesto Damiani, Kamal Taha, Tae-Yeon Kim 0001, Paul D. Yoo, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Man-Sung Yim, Chan Yeob Yeun. Artificial Intelligence-Based Cybersecurity for the Metaverse: Research Challenges and Opportunities
1053 -- 1100Mai Le, Thien Huynh-The, Tan Do-Duy, Thai-Hoc Vu, Won-Joo Hwang, Quoc-Viet Pham. Applications of Distributed Machine Learning for the Internet-of-Things: A Comprehensive Survey
1101 -- 1151Zhenning Wang, Yue Cao 0002, Kai Jiang, Huan Zhou 0002, Jiawen Kang 0001, Yuan Zhuang 0001, Daxin Tian, Victor C. M. Leung. When Crowdsensing Meets Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Survey and New Perspectives
1152 -- 1190Aryan Rana, Deepika Gautam, Pankaj Kumar 0006, Ashok Kumar Das. Architectures, Benefits, Security, and Privacy Issues of Internet of Nano Things: A Comprehensive Survey, Opportunities, and Research Challenges
1191 -- 1237Yan Liu 0045, Bin Guo 0001, Nuo Li, Yasan Ding, Zhouyangzi Zhang, Zhiwen Yu 0001. CrowdTransfer: Enabling Crowd Knowledge Transfer in AIoT Community
1238 -- 1292Ons Aouedi, Thai-Hoc Vu, Alessio Sacco, Dinh C. Nguyen, Kandaraj Piamrat, Guido Marchetto, Quoc-Viet Pham. A Survey on Intelligent Internet of Things: Applications, Security, Privacy, and Future Directions
1293 -- 1325Ayshika Kapoor, Dheeraj Kumar. Federated Learning for Urban Sensing Systems: A Comprehensive Survey on Attacks, Defences, Incentive Mechanisms, and Applications
1326 -- 1362Chenyu Yang, Chiew Foong Kwong, David Chieng, Pushpendu Kar, Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Yusen Chen. Navigating the Road Ahead: A Comprehensive Survey of Radio Resource Allocation for Vehicle Platooning in C-V2X Communications
1363 -- 1394Wanxin Shi, Qing Li 0006, Qian Yu, Fulin Wang, Gengbiao Shen, Yong Jiang 0001, Yang Xu 0010, Lianbo Ma, Gabriel-Miro Muntean. A Survey on Intelligent Solutions for Increased Video Delivery Quality in Cloud-Edge-End Networks
1395 -- 1426Sheng Wu 0001, Ning Chen 0011, Ailing Xiao, Peiying Zhang 0001, Chunxiao Jiang, Wei Zhang 0001. AI-Empowered Virtual Network Embedding: A Comprehensive Survey
1427 -- 1487Fazal E. Subhan, Abid Yaqoob, Cristina Hava Muntean, Gabriel-Miro Muntean. A Survey on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Improved Rich Media Content Delivery in a 5G and Beyond Network Slicing Context

Volume 27, Issue 1

0 -- 0Trung Q. Duong. Editorial First Bi-Monthly 2025 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
1 -- 36Shivani Singh, Sushant Kumar, Sudhan Majhi, Udit Satija, Chau Yuen. Blind Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation Techniques for Next-Generation Multicarrier Communication Systems: Challenges, Comparative Analysis, and Future Prospects
37 -- 76Christina Chaccour, Walid Saad, Mérouane Debbah, Zhu Han 0001, H. Vincent Poor. Less Data, More Knowledge: Building Next-Generation Semantic Communication Networks
77 -- 107Winfried Stock, Robert T. Schwarz, Christian A. Hofmann, Andreas Knopp. Survey on Opportunistic PNT With Signals From LEO Communication Satellites
108 -- 139Honglin Hu, Zhenyu Wang, Xi Zhao, Ruxue Li, Ang Li, Yuan Si, Jiaheng Wang, Ting Zhou, Tianheng Xu. A Survey on Brain-Computer Interface-Inspired Communications: Opportunities and Challenges
140 -- 183Siqi Meng, Shaohua Wu, Jiaming Zhang, Junlan Cheng, Haibo Zhou, Qinyu Zhang 0001. Semantics-Empowered Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Network: New Paradigm, Frameworks, and Challenges
184 -- 217Rui Du, Haocheng Hua, Hailiang Xie, Xianxin Song, Zhonghao Lyu, Mengshi Hu, Narengerile, Yan Xin, Stephen McCann, Michael Montemurro, Tony Xiao Han, Jie Xu 0002. An Overview on IEEE 802.11bf: WLAN Sensing
218 -- 258Hazem Sallouha, Sharief Saleh, Sibren De Bast, Zhuangzhuang Cui, Sofie Pollin, Henk Wymeersch. On the Ground and in the Sky: A Tutorial on Radio Localization in Ground-Air-Space Networks
259 -- 321Jorge Sasiain, David Franco, Asier Atutxa, Jasone Astorga, Eduardo Jacob. Toward the Integration and Convergence Between 5G and TSN Technologies and Architectures for Industrial Communications: A Survey
322 -- 352Shuai Wang 0008, Luoyu Mei, Ruofeng Liu, Wenchao Jiang, Zhimeng Yin 0001, Xianjun Deng, Tian He 0001. Multi-Modal Fusion Sensing: A Comprehensive Review of Millimeter-Wave Radar and Its Integration With Other Modalities
353 -- 371Zhiyi Zhang 0001, Guorui Xiao, Sichen Song, R. Can Aygun, Angelos Stavrou, Lixia Zhang 0001, Eric Osterweil. Revealing Protocol Architecture's Design Patterns in the Volumetric DDoS Defense Design Space
372 -- 425Sara Salim, Nour Moustafa, Martin Reisslein. Cybersecurity of Satellite Communications Systems: A Comprehensive Survey of the Space, Ground, and Links Segments
426 -- 462Thien Thi Thanh Le, Naveed Ul Hassan, Xiaoming Chen 0001, Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Zhu Han 0001, Chau Yuen. A Survey on Random Access Protocols in Direct-Access LEO Satellite-Based IoT Communication
463 -- 508Hao Kong, Cheng Huang 0001, Jiadi Yu, Xuemin Shen. A Survey of mmWave Radar-Based Sensing in Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Homes and Industry
509 -- 545Cheng Qiao, Mianjie Li, Yuan Liu 0002, Zhihong Tian. Transitioning From Federated Learning to Quantum Federated Learning in Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey
546 -- 594Ning Yang 0005, Shuo Chen, Haijun Zhang 0001, Randall Berry. Beyond the Edge: An Advanced Exploration of Reinforcement Learning for Mobile Edge Computing, Its Applications, and Future Research Trajectories
595 -- 628Wajid Rafique, Joyeeta Rani Barai, Abraham O. Fapojuwo, Diwakar Krishnamurthy. A Survey on Beyond 5G Network Slicing for Smart Cities Applications
629 -- 666Abdulhalim Fayad, Tibor Cinkler, Jacek Rak. Toward 6G Optical Fronthaul: A Survey on Enabling Technologies and Research Perspectives
667 -- 724S. H. Shah Newaz, Ehsan Ahvar, Md. Shamim Ahsan, Joarder Kamruzzaman, Gour C. Karmakar, Gyu Myoung Lee. Energy Conservation in Passive Optical Networks: A Tutorial and Survey
725 -- 747Sarah Karmous, Nadia Adem, Mohammed Atiquzzaman, Sumudu Samarakoon. How Can Optical Communications Shape the Future of Deep Space Communications? A Survey