Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hybrid optimization for efficient 6G IoT traffic management and multi-routing strategy Subject The topic of the resource Air pollution monitoring; Deep reinforcement learning; Dynamic cluster head selection; IoT; Mobile ad-hoc networking; Quantum entanglement and mobility metric; Quantum genetic algorithm; Quantum-inspired clustering algorithm Description An account of the resource Efficient traffic management solutions in 6G communication systems face challenges as the scale of the Internet of Things (IoT) grows. This paper aims to yield an all-inclusive framework ensuring reliable air pollution monitoring throughout smart cities, capitalizing on leading-edge techniques to encourage large coverage, high-accuracy data, and scalability. Dynamic sensors deployed to mobile ad-hoc pieces of fire networking sensors adapt to ambient changes. To address this issue, we proposed the Quantum-inspired Clustering Algorithm (QCA) and Quantum Entanglement and Mobility Metric (MoM) to enhance the efficiency and stability of clustering. Improved the sustainability and durability of the network by incorporating Dynamic CH selection employing Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL). Data was successfully routed using a hybrid Quantum Genetic Algorithm and Ant Colony Optimization (QGA-ACO) approach. Simulation results were implemented using the ns-3 simulation tool, and the proposed model outperformed the traditional methods in deployment coverage (95%), cluster stability index (0.97), and CH selection efficiency (95%). This work is expected to study the 6G communication systems as a key enabler for IoT applications and as the title legible name explains, the solutions smartly done in a practical and scalable way gives a systematic approach towards solving the IoT traffic, and multi-routing challenges that are intended to be addressed in 6G era delivering a robust IoT ecosystem in securing the process. The Author(s) 2024. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Logeshwaran J.; Patel S.K.; Kumar O.P.; Al-Zahrani F.A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Scientific Reports, Vol-14, No. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Nature Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81709-z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81709-z</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85213509382&amp;doi=10.1038%2Fs41598-024-81709-z&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=859b9bcf72dda30ad76c96981248813b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85213509382&amp;doi=10.1038%2fs41598-024-81709-z&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=859b9bcf72dda30ad76c96981248813b</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20452322; PubMed ID: 39730656 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Logeshwaran J., Department of Computer Science, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Patel S.K., Department of Computer Engineering, Marwadi University, Rajkot, 360003, India; Kumar O.P., Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India; Al-Zahrani F.A., Computer Engineering Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, 24381, Saudi Arabia