{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3161143904","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.001.2000384","title":"A Vision on 6G-Enabled NIB: Requirements, Technologies, Deployments, and Prospects","display_name":"A Vision on 6G-Enabled NIB: Requirements, Technologies, Deployments, and Prospects","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-05-10","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3161143904","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.001.2000384","mag":"3161143904"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/mwc.001.2000384","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.001.2000384","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S146764194","display_name":"IEEE Wireless Communications","issn_l":"1536-1284","issn":["1536-1284","1558-0687"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Wireless Communications","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5060873402","display_name":"Partha Pratim Ray","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-2792"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I43475992","display_name":"Sikkim University","ror":"https://ror.org/00wa05t61","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I43475992"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Partha Pratim Ray","raw_affiliation_strings":["Sikkim University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Sikkim University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I43475992"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100409306","display_name":"Neeraj Kumar","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3020-3947"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I143578492","display_name":"Asia University","ror":"https://ror.org/038a1tp19","country_code":"TW","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I143578492"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I5847235","display_name":"University of Petroleum and Energy Studies","ror":"https://ror.org/04q2jes40","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I5847235"]}],"countries":["IN","TW"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Neeraj Kumar","raw_affiliation_strings":["Asia University, Taiwan","School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand","TIET, India"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Asia University, Taiwan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I143578492"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I5847235"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"TIET, India","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5057916222","display_name":"Mohsen Guizani","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-8094"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60342839","display_name":"Qatar University","ror":"https://ror.org/00yhnba62","country_code":"QA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60342839"]}],"countries":["QA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mohsen Guizani","raw_affiliation_strings":["Qatar University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Qatar University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60342839"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":3,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":4.0681,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":51,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.94461442,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":95,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":"28","issue":"4","first_page":"120","last_page":"127"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11458","display_name":"Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies","score":0.9994000196456909,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11458","display_name":"Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies","score":0.9994000196456909,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13905","display_name":"Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies","score":0.9984999895095825,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12079","display_name":"IoT Networks and Protocols","score":0.9933000206947327,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.720821738243103},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-deployment","display_name":"Software deployment","score":0.6857223510742188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-portability","display_name":"Software portability","score":0.6233645677566528},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/key","display_name":"Key (lock)","score":0.5549821257591248},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/the-internet","display_name":"The Internet","score":0.505622386932373},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business-model","display_name":"Business model","score":0.46939295530319214},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/service","display_name":"Service (business)","score":0.4557662606239319},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/risk-analysis","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","score":0.3813171982765198},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.3496335744857788},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.3226652145385742},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business","display_name":"Business","score":0.18705567717552185},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/world-wide-web","display_name":"World Wide Web","score":0.16360539197921753},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.12883567810058594},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/marketing","display_name":"Marketing","score":0.1114484965801239}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.720821738243103},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105339364","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2297740","display_name":"Software deployment","level":2,"score":0.6857223510742188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C63000827","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3080428","display_name":"Software portability","level":2,"score":0.6233645677566528},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26517878","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228039","display_name":"Key (lock)","level":2,"score":0.5549821257591248},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110875604","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75","display_name":"The Internet","level":2,"score":0.505622386932373},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C4216890","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q815823","display_name":"Business model","level":2,"score":0.46939295530319214},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780378061","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25351891","display_name":"Service (business)","level":2,"score":0.4557662606239319},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112930515","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4389547","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","level":1,"score":0.3813171982765198},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.3496335744857788},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.3226652145385742},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.18705567717552185},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136764020","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466","display_name":"World Wide Web","level":1,"score":0.16360539197921753},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.12883567810058594},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162853370","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39809","display_name":"Marketing","level":1,"score":0.1114484965801239},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/mwc.001.2000384","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.001.2000384","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S146764194","display_name":"IEEE Wireless Communications","issn_l":"1536-1284","issn":["1536-1284","1558-0687"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Wireless Communications","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:qspace.qu.edu.qa:10576/35612","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10576/35612","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400014","display_name":"Qatar University QSpace (Qatar University)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I60342839","host_organization_name":"Qatar University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60342839"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"Article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.6499999761581421,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":14,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2793676270","https://openalex.org/W2981096252","https://openalex.org/W2993508366","https://openalex.org/W2993809815","https://openalex.org/W3006541201","https://openalex.org/W3007193003","https://openalex.org/W3007749181","https://openalex.org/W3010887230","https://openalex.org/W3011067038","https://openalex.org/W3011296336","https://openalex.org/W3011830499","https://openalex.org/W3013888436","https://openalex.org/W3014233392","https://openalex.org/W3020908628"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W107105315","https://openalex.org/W1584537303","https://openalex.org/W1872724644","https://openalex.org/W2750549761","https://openalex.org/W4388155270","https://openalex.org/W28826848","https://openalex.org/W2122272819","https://openalex.org/W4367156293","https://openalex.org/W2130894091","https://openalex.org/W2994151208"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Network-in-a-box":[0],"(NIB)":[1],"aims":[2],"to":[3,22,39,43,135],"provide":[4],"personalized":[5],"private":[6],"network":[7,52],"services":[8],"in":[9,13,16,81],"mission-crit-ical":[10],"situations.":[11],"Innovation":[12],"business":[14],"models":[15],"industry":[17,136],"4.0":[18,137],"would":[19,118],"require":[20],"NIB":[21,38,68],"get":[23],"positioned":[24],"anywhere":[25],"and":[26,54,107,111,122],"provision":[27],"seamless":[28],"Internet":[29],"connectivity.":[30],"However,":[31],"legacy":[32],"technologies":[33],"restrict":[34],"the":[35,44,65,82],"vision":[36],"of":[37,46,67,93,127],"become":[40,119],"feasible":[41],"due":[42],"lack":[45],"efficient":[47],"mobility":[48],"management,":[49],"portability,":[50],"all-dimension":[51],"coverage":[53],"privacy":[55],"aware":[56],"service":[57],"mitigation.":[58],"In":[59],"this":[60],"study,":[61],"we":[62],"elaborate":[63],"on":[64,91],"significance":[66],"upon":[69,124],"integration":[70],"with":[71],"6G,":[72],"that":[73,116,132],"is,":[74],"6G-NIB":[75,90,117,141],"for":[76],"serving":[77],"actual":[78],"use":[79,102],"cases":[80],"future.":[83],"We":[84,114,130],"present":[85],"a":[86],"visionary":[87],"augmentation":[88],"about":[89],"top":[92],"vital":[94],"aspects,":[95,101],"such":[96],"as":[97],"key":[98],"requirements,":[99],"technological":[100],"cases,":[103],"deployment":[104],"schemes,":[105],"variants,":[106],"open":[108],"research":[109],"issues":[110],"future":[112],"directions.":[113],"learn":[115],"feasible,":[120],"reliable":[121],"resilient":[123],"true":[125],"comprehension":[126],"earlier":[128],"aspects.":[129],"recommend":[131],"applications":[133],"related":[134],"might":[138],"benefit":[139],"from":[140],"when":[142],"proper":[143],"connectivity":[144],"features":[145],"are":[146],"sought.":[147]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":16},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":14},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":3}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}