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Abstract
As 6G and 7G networks evolve, the efficient management of the Terahertz (THz) frequency band and network slicing in Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) architectures is critical to support ultra-high-speed data transmission, diverse service requirements, and dynamic network conditions. This research addresses key challenges such as interference management in the high-density THz spectrum, unpredictable traffic patterns, and fluctuating service demands in network slicing. The proposed AI-Driven Graph-Swarm THz Slice Optimizer Framework introduces two novel components: Co-Annealed Graph-AE OptiNet for real-time THz frequency optimization and Deep Q-Cat Memory Net for adaptive network slicing. The Co-Annealed Graph-AE OptiNet dynamically models the ORAN network state, predicts interference, and optimizes spectrum allocation, achieving 95.7% spectrum efficiency and 2.2% interference rates, ensuring minimal signal degradation. Simultaneously, the Deep Q-Cat Memory Net learns optimal slicing strategies, predicts congestion, and proactively allocates resources, resulting in 97.8 Gbps throughput, 0.8 ms latency, and improved bandwidth utilization. Simulation results validate the framework's effectiveness, showcasing significant improvements over existing models in all key performance metrics, including low latency, enhanced resource utilization, and robust adaptability. These findings highlight the framework's potential to enable scalable and efficient network management in future-generation wireless networks.
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The International Journal of Communication Systems provides a forum for R&D, open to researchers from all types of institutions and organisations worldwide, aimed at the increasingly important area of communication technology. The Journal''s emphasis is particularly on the issues impacting behaviour at the system, service and management levels. Published twelve times a year, it provides coverage of advances that have a significant potential to impact the immense technical and commercial opportunities in the communications sector. The International Journal of Communication Systems strives to select a balance of contributions that promotes technical innovation allied to practical relevance across the range of system types and issues.
The Journal addresses both public communication systems (Telecommunication, mobile, Internet, and Cable TV) and private systems (Intranets, enterprise networks, LANs, MANs, WANs). The following key areas and issues are regularly covered:
-Transmission/Switching/Distribution technologies (ATM, SDH, TCP/IP, routers, DSL, cable modems, VoD, VoIP, WDM, etc.)
-System control, network/service management
-Network and Internet protocols and standards
-Client-server, distributed and Web-based communication systems
-Broadband and multimedia systems and applications, with a focus on increased service variety and interactivity
-Trials of advanced systems and services; their implementation and evaluation
-Novel concepts and improvements in technique; their theoretical basis and performance analysis using measurement/testing, modelling and simulation
-Performance evaluation issues and methods.