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The 5th generation (5G) wireless access technology, known as new radio (NR), will address a variety of usage scenarios from enhanced mobile broadband to ultra-reliable low-latency communications to massive machine type communications. Key…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-06-20 Xingqin Lin , Jingya Li , Robert Baldemair , Thomas Cheng , Stefan Parkvall , Daniel Larsson , Havish Koorapaty , Mattias Frenne , Sorour Falahati , Asbjörn Grövlen , Karl Werner

The fifth generation (5G) wireless network technology is to be standardized by 2020, where main goals are to improve capacity, reliability, and energy efficiency, while reducing latency and massively increasing connection density. An…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-05-31 Imtiaz Parvez , Ali Rahmati , Ismail Guvenc , Arif I. Sarwat , Huaiyu Dai

Future mobile networks in the sixth generation (6G) are poised for a paradigm shift from conventional communication services toward comprehensive information services, driving the evolution of radio access network (RAN) architectures toward…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-06 Xiaoyun Wang , Yutong Zhang , Sen Wang , Sun Qi , Hanning Wang , Qixing Wang , Jing Jin , Jiwei He , Nan Li

The convergence of communication, sensing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Radio Access Network (RAN) offers compelling economic advantages through shared spectrum and infrastructure. How can inference and sensing be integrated in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Michele Polese , Rajeev Gangula , Tommaso Melodia

The innovation provided by network virtualization in 5G, together with standardization and openness boosted by the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Alliance, has paved the way to a collaborative future in cellular systems, driven by…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-12-13 Lorenza Giupponi , Francesc Wilhelmi

Next-generation mobile networks require evolved radio access network (RAN) architectures to meet the demands of high capacity, massive connectivity, reduced costs, and energy efficiency, and to realize communication with ultra-low latency…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-20 Mahmoud A. Hasabelnaby , Mohanad Obeed , Mohammed Saif , Anas Chaaban , M. J. Hossain

Open RAN (O-RAN) defines an emerging cellular radio access network (RAN) architecture for future 6G wireless networks, emphasizing openness and intelligence which are considered the foundations of future 6G wireless networks. While the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-27 Pratheek S. Upadhyaya , Aly S. Abdalla , Vuk Marojevic , Jeffrey H. Reed , Vijay K. Shah

The proliferation of 5G technology necessitates advanced network management strategies to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Digital Twin (DT)s have emerged as a promising paradigm for modeling and simulating complex systems like…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Yash Deshpande , Eni Sulkaj , Wolfgang Kellerer

The advent of 5G virtualized Radio Access Networks (vRANs) brings a new challenge with regards to computer architectures. It requires to select or design computing technologies that provide a sufficient level of performance while maximizing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-22 Romain Beurdouche , Raymond Knopp

In this paper, we design a new smart softwaredefined radio access network (RAN) architecture with important properties like flexibility and traffic awareness for sixth generation (6G) wireless networks. In particular, we consider a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-21 Ali Nouruzi , Atefeh Rezaei , Ata Khalili , Nader Mokari , Mohammad Reza Javan , Eduard A. Jorswieck , Halim Yanikomeroglu

In the fifth generation (5G) of mobile broadband systems, Radio Resources Management (RRM) will reach unprecedented levels of complexity. To cope with the ever more sophisticated RRM functionalities and with the growing variety of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-05-22 Francesco Davide Calabrese , Li Wang , Euhanna Ghadimi , Gunnar Peters , Pablo Soldati

The emergence of 6G technology represents a significant advancement in wireless communications, providing unprecedented speed, extremely low latency, and pioneering applications. In light of this development, an important question arises:…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-18 Sneihil Gopal , Aziz Kord , Richard A. Rouil

Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is a major advancement in the telecommunications field, providing standardized interfaces that promote interoperability between different vendors' technologies, thereby enhancing network flexibility and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Lujia Liang , Lei Zhang

The development of 6G wireless technologies is rapidly advancing, with the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) entering the pre-standardization phase and aiming to deliver the first specifications by 2028. This paper explores the…

Open radio access network (ORAN) Alliance offers a disaggregated RAN functionality built using open interface specifications between blocks. To efficiently support various competing services, \textit{namely} enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-18 Fatemeh Kavehmadavani , Van-Dinh Nguyen , Thang X. Vu , Symeon Chatzinotas

The transition to 6G is expected to bring significant advancements, including much higher data rates, enhanced reliability and ultra-low latency compared to previous generations. Although 6G is anticipated to be 100 times more energy…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Hamed Ahmadi , Mostafa Rahmani , Swarna Bindu Chetty , Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou , Huseyin Arslan , Merouane Debbah , Tony Quek

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

As the next generation of wireless system targets at providing a wider range of services with divergent QoS requirements, new applications will be enabled by the fifth generation (5G) network. Among the emerging applications,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-02-26 Ji Lianghai , Andreas Weinand , Bin Han , Hans D. Schotten

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

This paper analyzes the functional requirements and architectural considerations for Integrated Sensing and Communication ( ISAC) in a 5G Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) environment, with emphasis on secure and modular deployment.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Daniel Lindenschmitt , Tobias Jung , Prudhvi Kumar Kakani , Torsten Reissland , Norman Franchi , Hans D. Schotten