Acknowledgement
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; Initiation of International Collaboration within the 6G Multi-RATs Communication Systems (6G-RATs) project; LOEWE Initiatives; Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Grant/Award Number: IPSR/RMC/UTARRF/2020-C2/L07
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