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We propose a power-and rate-adaptation scheme for cloud radio access networks (C-RANs), where each radio remote head (RRH) is connected to the baseband unit (BBU) pool through optical links. The RRHs jointly support the users by efficiently…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-06-15 Hong Ren , Nan Liu , Cunhua Pan , Maged Elkashlan , Arumugam Nallanathan , Xiaohu You , Lajos Hanzo

Cloud-based Radio Access Network (C-RAN) is a promising architecture for future cellular networks, in which Baseband Units (BBUs) are placed at a centralized location, with capacity-constrained fronthaul connected to multiple distributed…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-23 Lei You , Di Yuan

Fronthaul limitations in terms of capacity and latency motivate the growing interest in the wireless industry for the study of alternative functional splits between cloud and edge nodes in Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN). This work…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-23 Jinkyu Kang , Osvaldo Simeone , Joonhyuk Kang , Shlomo Shamai

The open radio access network (O-RAN) Alliance developed an architecture and specifications for open and disaggregated cellular networks including many elements that are being widely adopted and implemented in both commercial and research…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-06-02 Urooj Tariq , Rishu Raj , Dan Kilper

Cloud RAN (C-RAN) is a promising enabler for distributed massive MIMO systems, yet is vulnerable to its fronthaul congestion. To cope with the limited fronthaul capacity, this paper proposes a hybrid analog-digital precoding design that…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-26 Jihong Park , Dong Min Kim , Elisabeth De Carvalho , Carles Navarro Manchón

This paper explores the application of uplink fronthaul compression techniques within Open RAN (O-RAN) to mitigate fronthaul load in decentralized distributed MIMO (DD-MIMO) systems. With the ever-increasing demand for high data rates and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-08 Mostafa Rahmani , Junbo Zhao , Vida Ranjbar , Ahmed Al-Tahmeesschi , Hamed Ahmadi , Sofie Pollin , Alister G. Burr

In a cloud radio access network (C-RAN), distributed remote radio heads (RRHs) are coordinated by baseband units (BBUs) in the cloud. The centralization of signal processing provides flexibility for coordinated multi-point transmission…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-01-21 Lei You , Di Yuan

In this paper, we consider a green cloud radio access network (C-RAN) with simultaneous wireless and power transfer ability. In order to reduce the energy consumed for updating the chanel state information (CSI), energy users are divided…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-03-30 Xu Li , Zhao Chen , Aurobinda Laha , Ziru Chen , Yu Cheng , Lin X. Cai

A key problem in the design of cloud radio access networks (CRANs) is that of devising effective baseband compression strategies for transmission on the fronthaul links connecting a remote radio head (RRH) to the managing central unit (CU).…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-10-07 Eunhye Heo , Osvaldo Simeone , Hyuncheol Park

The deployment of beyond fifth-generation (5G) infrastructure over disaster-affected regions, temporary hotspot situations (e.g., massive gatherings, etc.), complex terrains (e.g., sea, hills, marshes, etc.) poses numerous challenges for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-05-27 Byomakesh Mahapatra , Deepika Gupta , Pankaj Kumar Sharma

Wireless positioning systems that are implemented by means of a Cloud Radio Access Networks (C-RANs) may provide cost-effective solutions, particularly for indoor localization. In a C-RAN, the baseband processing, including localization, is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Seongah Jeong , Osvaldo Simeone , Alexander Haimovich , Joonhyuk Kang

The continually rising demand for wireless services and applications in the era of Internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) presents a significant number of unprecedented challenges to existing network structures. To meet…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-12-02 Xintong Ling , Yuwei Le , Jiaheng Wang , Zhi Ding , Xiqi Gao

Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) has become a promising network architecture to support the massive data traffic in the next generation cellular networks. In a C-RAN, a massive number of low-cost remote antenna ports (RAPs) are connected…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-02-27 Zhiyang Liu , Hong Wu , Yingxin Zhao , Shuxue Ding

This work studies the robust design of downlink precoding for cloud radio access network (C-RAN) in the presence of asynchronism among remote radio heads (RRHs). Specifically, a C-RAN downlink system is considered in which non-ideal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-09-21 Seok-Hwan Park , Osvaldo Simeone , Shlomo Shamai

The fronthaul connection is a key component of Centralized RAN (C-RAN) architectures, consistently required to handle high capacity demands. However, this critical feature is at risk when the transport link relies on wireless technology.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-22 Marcello Morini , Eugenio Moro , Ilario Filippini , Danilo De Donno , Salvatore Moscato , Antonio Capone

Driven by the emerging use cases in massive access future networks, there is a need for technological advancements and evolutions for wireless communications beyond the fifth-generation (5G) networks. In particular, we envisage the upcoming…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Ying Loong Lee , Donghong Qin , Li-Chun Wang , Gek Hong , Sim

Hybrid beamforming is known to be a cost-effective and wide-spread solution for a system with large-scale antenna arrays. This work studies the optimization of the analog and digital components of the hybrid beamforming solution for remote…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-03-15 Jaein Kim , Seok-Hwan Park , Osvaldo Simeone , Inkyu Lee , Shlomo Shamai

In this work, we study a full-duplex (FD) cloud radio access network (C-RAN) from the aspects of infrastructure sharing and information secrecy, where the central unit utilizes FD remote radio units (RU)s belonging to the same operator,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-20 Omid Taghizadeh , Tianyu Yang , Hiroki Iimori , Giuseppe Abreu , Ali Cagatay Cirik , Rudolf Mathar

The growth of wireless devices affects the availability of limited frequencies or spectrum bands as it has been known that spectrum bands are a natural resource that cannot be added. Meanwhile, the licensed frequencies are idle most of the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-03-01 Kurniawan D. Irianto , Demetres D. Kouvatsos

Popular content caching is expected to play a major role in efficiently reducing backhaul congestion and achieving user satisfaction in next generation mobile radio systems. Consider the downlink of a cache-enabled cloud radio access…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-09-07 Oussama Dhifallah , Hayssam Dahrouj , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini