Journal of Nantong University (Natural Science Edition), Volume. 24, Issue 2, 56(2025)
Research on cell-free hybrid NTN-TN for wide-area IoT
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WANG Xiule, ZHAO Taotao, CHEN Xiaomin, SUN Qiang, YANG Yongjie. Research on cell-free hybrid NTN-TN for wide-area IoT[J]. Journal of Nantong University (Natural Science Edition), 2025, 24(2): 56
Received: Oct. 31, 2024
Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025
Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025
The Author Email: CHEN Xiaomin (chenxm@ntu.edu.cn)