While cellular networks have continuously evolved in recent years， the industry has clearly seen unprecedented challenges to meet the exponentially growing expectations in the near future. The 5G system is facing grand challenges such as the ever-increasing traffic volumes and remarkably diversified services connecting humans and machines alike. As a result， the future network has to deliver massively increased capacity， greater flexibility， incorporated computing capability， support of significantly extended battery lifetime， and accommodation of varying payloads with fast setup and low latency， etc. In particular， as 5G requires more spectrum resource， higher frequency bands are desirable. Nowadays， millimeter wave has been widely accepted as one of the main communication bands for 5G. As a result， envisioned 5G research and development are inclined to be heterogeneous， with possibly ultra dense network layouts due to their capability to support high speed connections， flexibility of resource management， and integration of distinct access technologies.

Towards the heterogeneous 5G， the first and foremost hurdle lies in the channel measurement and modeling in the broad and diversified 5G scenarios. This special issue is dedicated to providing a platform to share and present the latest views and developments on 5G channel measurement and modeling issues.

Schedule

Submission Deadline： November 1， 2016

Final Decision Due： December 1， 2016

Final Manuscript Due： December 15， 2016

Publication Date： February 25， 2017

Guest Editors

Prof. Shuguang Cui， Texas A&M; University， USA. Email： cui@tamu.edu

Prof. Xiang Cheng， Peking University， China. Email： xiangcheng@pku.edu.cn

Paper Submission

Please directly send to cui@tamu.edu and xiangcheng@pku.edu.cn， using the email subject “ZTE-CMMH5G-Paper-Submission”.