CALL FOR PAPERS - Special Issue on 5G Technologies and Applications - IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine (Impact Factor: 6.038) Submission Deadline: 1 March 2019 The fifth-generation (5G) networks continue to emerge through evolved technologies that support massive users connectivity and multigigabits downloading speeds. The 5G is a service-based network that requires efficient selection of sliced architectures considering connected end-user and requested standard slice type. The key advances over previous generations include spectrum extensions using new radio (NR) technologies, multi-interface access, orchestrated operations driven by network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN), etc. Those technical evolutions will improve the resource availability and system scalability in response to dynamic changes in traffic. Considering a technology road-map for development, IEEE Future Networks is sponsoring this series of special issues to publish new papers on the state-of-the-art research material that covey new concepts and results in tutorial style. The selected papers will mark the millstones for 5G findings and trails in view of end-to-end system features. Authors are invited to submit original manuscripts on topics including, but not limited to: - Physical layer developments in 5G - Resource allocations for ultra-dense networks - Interoperability between licensed and unlicensed bands - Dense small cell deployments for edge device connectivity - Time alignment for dual- and multi-transmission - Millimetre wave band and massive MIMO - Network slicing and topology managements - Service type analysis: uRLLC, eMBB, mIoT - C-RAN and network function virtualization - 5G core network and service -based architecture - Network hierarchy and mobile edge computing - Software defined networking - Distributed mobility management and network intelligence - Network stability, control and optimization - Integration of various services and tools - Data centres and load provisioning - Vertical application of 5G: smart grid, V2X, etc. - Performance evaluation of testbeds and trials - Internet of Things (IoT) and support for massive connectivity - Innovative applications and services facilities by 5G - Visions for Beyond 5G technologies - Standardization activities by IEEE, 3GPP and ETSI Authors should submit their manuscripts following the IEEE VTM guidelines at: http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtmagazine/submission.php Authors should submit a PDF version of their complete manuscripts (select Special Issue when submitting your paper) to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/vtm-ieee Submission Deadline: 1 March 2019 Guest Editors: Anwer Al-Dulaimi (anwer.al-dulaimi@exfo.com), EXFO, Canada Rose Hu (rose.hu@usu.edu), Utah State University, USA Editor in Chief: Javier Gozalvez (j.gozalvez@umh.es), Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Spain