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With the increasing diversity in the requirement of wireless services with guaranteed quality of service(QoS), radio access network(RAN) slicing becomes an important aspect in implementation of next generation wireless systems(5G). RAN…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-13 Darshan A. Ravi , Vijay K. Shah , Chengzhang Li , Tom Hou , Jeffrey H. Reed

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

Within 3GPP, the campus network architecture has evolved as a deployment option for industries and can be provisioned using network slicing over already installed 5G public network infrastructure. In campus networks, the ultra-reliable low…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Iulisloi Zacarias , Francisco Carpio , André Costa Drummond , Admela Jukan

Network slicing is a critical driver for guaranteeing the diverse service level agreements (SLA) in 5G and future networks. Inter-slice radio resource allocation (IS-RRA) in the radio access network (RAN) is very important. However, user…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-09 Heng Zhang , Guangjin Pan , Shugong Xu , Shunqing Zhang , Zhiyuan Jiang

Management and orchestration (MANO) of resources by virtual network functions (VNFs) represents one of the key challenges towards a fully virtualized network architecture as envisaged by 5G standards. Current threshold-based policies…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-10-24 Joan S Pujol Roig , David M. Gutierrez-Estevez , Deniz Gündüz

Recently, open radio access network (O-RAN) has become a promising technology to provide an open environment for network vendors and operators. Coordinating the x-applications (xAPPs) is critical to increase flexibility and guarantee high…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-08-04 Han Zhang , Hao Zhou , Melike Erol-Kantarci

Virtualization technology, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), gives flexibility to communication and 5G core network technologies for dynamic and efficient resource allocation while reducing the cost and dependability of the physical…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Murat Arda Onsu , Poonam Lohan , Burak Kantarci , Emil Janulewicz

Effective resource management and network slicing are essential to meet the diverse service demands of vehicular networks, including Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications (URLLC). This paper…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-19 Haochen Sun , Yifan Liu , Ahmed Al-Tahmeesschi , Swarna Chetty , Syed Ali Raza Zaidi , Avishek Nag , Hamed Ahmadi

Network slicing manages network resources as virtual resource blocks (RBs) for the 5G Radio Access Network (RAN). Each communication request comes with quality of experience (QoE) requirements such as throughput and latency/deadline, which…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Yi Shi , Yalin E. Sagduyu

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

Network slicing in 5G/6G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) is confronted with mobility and traffic variability. An artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital twin (DT) architecture with deep reinforcement learning (DRL) using Deep deterministic…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Afan Ali , Huseyin Arslan

The Network Slicing (NS) paradigm enables the partition of physical and virtual resources among multiple logical networks, possibly managed by different tenants. In such a scenario, network resources need to be dynamically allocated…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-08-22 Federico Mason , Gianfranco Nencioni , Andrea Zanella

5G is regarded as a revolutionary mobile network, which is expected to satisfy a vast number of novel services, ranging from remote health care to smart cities. However, heterogeneous Quality of Service (QoS) requirements of different…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-07-05 Hao Zhou , Medhat Elsayed , Melike Erol-Kantarci

This paper studies the multi-agent resource allocation problem in vehicular networks using non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and network slicing. To ensure heterogeneous service requirements for different vehicles, we propose a network…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-28 Zoubeir Mlika , Soumaya Cherkaoui

It's possible to distribute the Internet to users via drones. However it is then necessary to place the drones according to the positions of the users. Moreover, the 5th Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) technology is designed to accommodate a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-09-19 Nathan Boyer

End-to-End (E2E) network slicing enables wireless networks to provide diverse services on a common infrastructure. Each E2E slice, including resources of radio access network (RAN) and core network, is rented to mobile virtual network…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-06-08 Shiva Kazemi Taskou , Mehdi Rasti , Pedro H. J. Nardelli

Dynamic radio resource management (RRM) in wireless networks presents significant challenges, particularly in the context of Radio Access Network (RAN) slicing. This technology, crucial for catering to varying user requirements, often…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Kun Yang , Shu-ping Yeh , Menglei Zhang , Jerry Sydir , Jing Yang , Cong Shen

We develop a framework based on deep reinforce-ment learning (DRL) to solve the spectrum allocation problem inthe emerging integrated access and backhaul (IAB) architecturewith large scale deployment and dynamic environment. The avail-able…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-29 Wanlu Lei , Yu Ye , Ming Xiao

Network slicing aims to enhance flexibility and efficiency in next-generation wireless networks by allocating the right resources to meet the diverse requirements of various applications. Managing these slices with machine learning (ML)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Shavbo Salehi , Pedro Enrique Iturria-Rivera , Medhat Elsayed , Majid Bavand , Raimundas Gaigalas , Yigit Ozcan , Melike Erol-Kantarci

Network slicing is a key enabler for 5G to support various applications. Slices requested by service providers (SPs) have heterogeneous quality of service (QoS) requirements, such as latency, throughput, and jitter. It is imperative that…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Muhammad Sulaiman , Mahdieh Ahmadi , Mohammad A. Salahuddin , Raouf Boutaba , Aladdin Saleh