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Radio Access Networks (RANs) for telecommunications represent large agglomerations of interconnected hardware consisting of hundreds of thousands of transmitting devices (cells). Such networks undergo frequent and often heterogeneous…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-25 Igor Kozlov , Dmitriy Rivkin , Wei-Di Chang , Di Wu , Xue Liu , Gregory Dudek

Cloud-Radio Access Network (C-RAN) is characterized by a hierarchical structure in which the baseband processing functionalities of remote radio heads (RRHs) are implemented by means of cloud computing at a Central Unit (CU). A key…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-01 Zoran Utkovski , Osvaldo Simeone , Tamara Dimitrova , Petar Popovski

To satisfy the ever-increasing capacity demand and quality of service (QoS) requirements of users, 5G cellular systems will take the form of heterogeneous networks (HetNets) that consist of macro cells and small cells. To build and operate…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Sangkyu Park , Chan-Byoung Chae , Saewoong Bahk

Spectrum sharing and dynamic spectrum reuse are becoming increasingly critical in modern wireless networks to address spectrum scarcity. However, these techniques inevitably increase Cross-Technology Interference (CTI). In this context, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-14 Dieter Verbruggen , Hazem Sallouha , Sofie Pollin

In this paper, we investigate the resource allocation design for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in distributed antenna networks (DANs). In particular, coordinated by a central processor (CP), a set of remote radio heads (RRHs)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-03 Dongfang Xu , Ata Khalili , Xianghao Yu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Robert Schober

This paper investigates the resource allocation problem combined with fronthaul precoding and access link sparse precoding design in cloud radio access network (C-RAN) wireless fronthaul systems.Multiple remote antenna units (RAUs) in C-RAN…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-26 Peng Jiang , Jiafei Fu , Pengcheng Zhu , Jiamin Li , Xiaohu You

The heterogeneous cloud radio access network (Cloud-RAN) provides a revolutionary way to densify radio access networks. It enables centralized coordination and signal processing for efficient interference management and flexible network…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-06-16 Yuanming Shi , Jun Zhang , Khaled B. Letaief , Bo Bai , Wei Chen

Coordinated multi-point transmission/reception aided collocated antenna system (CoMP-CAS) and mobile relay assisted fractional frequency reuse distributed antenna system (MR-FFR-DAS) constitute a pair of virtual-MIMO based technical options…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-12 Shaoshi Yang , Xinyi Xu , Dimitrios Alanis , Soon Xin Ng , Lajos Hanzo

The cloud radio access network (C-RAN) has become the foundational structure for various emerging communication paradigms, leveraging the flexible deployment of distributed access points (APs) and centralized task processing. In this paper,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-17 Chang Wu , Hancheng Lu , Yuang Chen , Langtian Qin

This paper addresses the slicing of Radio Access Network (RAN) resources by multiple tenants, e.g., virtual wireless operators and service providers. We consider a criterion for dynamic resource allocation amongst tenants, based on a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-01 P. Caballero , A. Banchs , G. de Veciana , X. Costa-Perez

Most of the indoor coverage issues arise from network deployments that are usually planned for outdoor scenarios. Moreover, the ever-growing number of devices with different Radio Access Technologies (RATs), expected for new 5G scenarios…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-03-31 A. Matera , V. Rampa , M. Donati , A. Colamonico , A. F. Cattoni , U. Spagnolini

The need for intelligent and efficient resource provisioning for the productive management of resources in real-world scenarios is growing with the evolution of telecommunications towards the 6G era. Technologies such as Open Radio Access…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-22 Vaishnavi Kasuluru , Luis Blanco , Engin Zeydan , Albert Bel , Angelos Antonopoulos

Centralized radio access network architectures consolidate the baseband operation towards a cloud-based platform, thereby allowing for efficient utilization of computing assets, effective inter-cell coordination, and exploitation of global…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-07-09 Matthew C. Valenti , Salvatore Talarico , Peter Rost

In cloud radio access networks (C-RANs), the baseband units and radio units of base stations are separated, which requires high-capacity fronthaul links connecting both parts. In this paper, we consider the delay-aware fronthaul allocation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-03-02 Wei Wang , Vincent K. N. Lau , Mugen Peng

Cloud radio access networks (C-RAN) enable a network platform for beyond the fifth generation of communication networks (B5G), which incorporates the advances in cloud computing technologies to modern radio access networks. Recently, rate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-03 Alaa Alameer Ahmad , Yijie Mao , Aydin Sezgin , Bruno Clerckx

Over the last few years, Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) has arisen as a transformative architecture for 5G cellular networks that brings the flexibility and agility of cloud computing to wireless communications. At the same time,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-11 Tuyen X. Tran , Abolfazl Hajisami , Dario Pompili

While the Open Radio Access Network Alliance (O-RAN) architecture enables third-party applications to optimize radio access networks at multiple timescales, real-time distributed applications (dApps) that demand low latency, high…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-19 João Paulo Esper , Yure Freitas , Pedro Souza , Bruno Silvestre , Joao F. Santos , Alexandre Huff , Cristiano Both , Kleber Cardoso

In this paper, we design a new flexible smart software-defined radio access network (Soft-RAN) architecture with traffic awareness for sixth generation (6G) wireless networks. In particular, we consider a hierarchical resource allocation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-10 Ali Nouruzi , Atefeh Rezaei , Ata Khalili , Nader Mokari , Mohammad Reza Javan , Eduard A. Jorswieck , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Massive MIMO and C-RAN are two promising techniques for implementing future wireless communication systems, where a large number of antennas are deployed either being co-located at the base station (BS) or totally distributed at separate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-10-28 Liang Liu , Rui Zhang

The radio access network (RAN) landscape is undergoing a transformative shift from traditional, communication-centric infrastructures towards converged compute-communication platforms. This article introduces AI-RAN which integrates both…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-01-16 Lopamudra Kundu , Xingqin Lin , Rajesh Gadiyar , Jean-Francois Lacasse , Shuvo Chowdhury