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Communication and Control Co-Design in 6G: Sequential Decision-Making with LLMs

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Communication and Control Co-Design in 6G: Sequential Decision-Making with LLMs. / Chen, Xianfu; Wu, Celimuge; Shen, Yi et al.
In: IEEE Network, Vol. 39, No. 4, 31.07.2025, p. 131-138.

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Chen, X, Wu, C, Shen, Y, Ji, Y, Yoshinaga, T, Ni, Q, Zarakovitis, CC & Zhang, H 2025, 'Communication and Control Co-Design in 6G: Sequential Decision-Making with LLMs', IEEE Network, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1109/mnet.2024.3520983

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Chen, X., Wu, C., Shen, Y., Ji, Y., Yoshinaga, T., Ni, Q., Zarakovitis, C. C., & Zhang, H. (2025). Communication and Control Co-Design in 6G: Sequential Decision-Making with LLMs. IEEE Network, 39(4), 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1109/mnet.2024.3520983

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Chen X, Wu C, Shen Y, Ji Y, Yoshinaga T, Ni Q et al. Communication and Control Co-Design in 6G: Sequential Decision-Making with LLMs. IEEE Network. 2025 Jul 31;39(4):131-138. Epub 2024 Dec 23. doi: 10.1109/mnet.2024.3520983

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Chen, Xianfu ; Wu, Celimuge ; Shen, Yi et al. / Communication and Control Co-Design in 6G : Sequential Decision-Making with LLMs. In: IEEE Network. 2025 ; Vol. 39, No. 4. pp. 131-138.

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