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Cloud radio access networks (C-RAN) are a promising technology to enable the ambitious vision of the fifth generation (5G) communication networks. In spite of the potential benefits of C-RAN, the operational costs are still a challenging…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-22 Alaa Alameer , Aydin Sezgin

Due to the huge surge in the traffic of IoT devices and applications, mobile networks require a new paradigm shift to handle such demand roll out. With the 5G economics, those networks should provide virtualized multi-vendor and intelligent…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-11-15 Ibrahim Tamim , Anas Saci , Manar Jammal , Abdallah Shami

For decades, wireless energy transfer and harvesting remained of focused attention in the research community, but with limited practical applications. Recently, with the development of fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology, the concept of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-12-22 Olga Galinina , Hina Tabassum , Konstantin Mikhaylov , Sergey Andreev , Ekram Hossain , Yevgeni Koucheryavy

The Open Radio Access Network (RAN) is a networking paradigm that builds on top of cloud-based, multi-vendor, open and intelligent architectures to shape the next generation of cellular networks for 5G and beyond. While this new paradigm…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-26 Joshua Groen , Salvatore DOro , Utku Demir , Leonardo Bonati , Michele Polese , Tommaso Melodia , Kaushik Chowdhury

Fog Radio Access Networks (F-RAN) are gaining worldwide interests for enabling mobile edge computing for Beyond 5G. However, to realize the future real-time and delay-sensitive applications, F-RAN tailored radio resource allocation and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-09-28 Thi Ha Ly Dinh , Megumi Kaneko , Ellen Hidemi Fukuda , Lila Boukhatem

Multi-radio multi-channel (MR-MC) networks contribute significant enhancement in the network throughput by exploiting multiple radio interfaces and non-overlapping channels. While throughput optimization is one of the main targets in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-10-09 Lu Liu , Xianghui Cao , Yu Cheng , Li Wang

This survey uncovers the tension between AI techniques designed for energy saving in mobile networks and the energy demands those same techniques create. We compare modeling approaches that estimate power usage cost of current commercial…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Kishan Sthankiya , Nagham Saeed , Greg McSorley , Mona Jaber , Richard G. Clegg

Growing congestion in current mobile networks necessitates innovative solutions. This paper explores the potential of mmWave 5G networks in urban settings, focusing on Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) and the Smart Radio Environment…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-13 Paolo Fiore , Ilario Filippini , Danilo De Donno

It is important to assess the effect of transmit power allocation schemes on the energy consumption on random cellular networks. The energy efficiency of 5G green cellular networks with average and water-filling power allocation schemes is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-12-11 Xiaohu Ge , Jiaqi Chen , Cheng-xiang Wang , John Thompson , Jing Zhang

Reduction of wireless network energy consumption is becoming increasingly important to reduce environmental footprint and operational costs. A key concept to achieve it is the use of lean transmission techniques that dynamically…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-06 François Rottenberg

Consciousness of energy saving is increasing in fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks due to the high energy consumption issue. Energy harvesting technology is a possible appealing solution for ultimately prolonging the lifetime of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-10-03 Muhammad Imran , Latif U. Khan , Ibrar Yaqoob , Ejaz Ahmed , Muhammad Ahsan Qureshi , Arif Ahmed

Fog radio access network (F-RAN) and virtualisation are promising technologies for 5G networks. In F-RAN, the fog and cloud computing are integrated where the conventional C-RAN functions are diverged to the edge devices of radio access…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-04-05 Yu Zeng , Ahmed Al-Quzweeni , Taisir E. H. Elgorashi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

In the rapidly evolving landscape of 5G and B5G (beyond 5G) networks, efficient resource optimization is critical to addressing the escalating demands for high-speed, low-latency, and energy efficient communication. This study explores the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Stella N. Arinze , Halima I. Kure , Augustine O. Nwajana

The advent of 6G technology demands flexible, scalable wireless architectures to support ultra-low latency, high connectivity, and high device density. The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) framework, with its open interfaces and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-22 Chenrui Sun , Swarna Bindu Chetty , Gianluca Fontanesi , Jie Zhang , Amirhossein Mohajerzadeh , David Grace , Hamed Ahmadi

The concept of energy-efficient computing is not new but recently the focus of the industries related to technology has been shifted towards energy utilization techniques with minimum energy loss. Computer Networks also needed to be energy…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-05-24 Anum Masood

Radio Access Network (RAN) systems are inherently complex, requiring continuous monitoring to prevent performance degradation and ensure optimal user experience. The RAN leverages numerous key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-29 Douglas Liao , Jiping Luo , Jens Vevstad , Nikolaos Pappas

Taking full advantages of both heterogeneous networks (HetNets) and cloud access radio access networks (CRANs), heterogeneous cloud radio access networks (H-CRANs) are presented to enhance both the spectral and energy efficiencies, where…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Mugen Peng , Kecheng Zhang , Jiamo Jiang , Jiaheng Wang , Wenbo Wang

Radio access management plays a vital role in delay and energy consumption of connected devices. The radio access in existing cellular networks is unable to efficiently support massive connectivity, due to its signaling overhead. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-08 Amin Azari , Petar Popovski , Guowang Miao , Cedomir Stefanovic

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