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Densely deployed base stations are responsible for the majority of the energy consumed in Radio access network (RAN). While these deployments are crucial to deliver the required data rate in busy hours of the day, the network can save…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-02 Xuanyu Liang , Ahmed Al-Tahmeesschi , Swarna Chetty , Cicek Cavdar , Berk Canberk , Hamed Ahmadi

This paper proposes a novel meta-learning based hyper-parameter optimization framework for wireless network traffic prediction (NTP) models. The primary objective is to accumulate and leverage the acquired hyper-parameter optimization…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Liangzhi Wang , Jie Zhang , Yuan Gao , Jiliang Zhang , Guiyi Wei , Haibo Zhou , Bin Zhuge , Zitian Zhang

Traffic prediction plays a vital role in efficient planning and usage of network resources in wireless networks. While traffic prediction in wired networks is an established field, there is a lack of research on the analysis of traffic in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-06-04 Amin Azari , Panagiotis Papapetrou , Stojan Denic , Gunnar Peters

Next-generation wireless systems, already widely deployed, are expected to become even more prevalent in the future, representing challenges in both environmental and economic terms. This paper focuses on improving the energy efficiency of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-21 Matteo Bordin , Andrea Lacava , Michele Polese , Sai Satish , Manoj AnanthaSwamy Nittoor , Rajarajan Sivaraj , Francesca Cuomo , Tommaso Melodia

The transition to disaggregated and interoperable Open Radio Access Network (RAN) architectures and the introduction of RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs) in O-RAN creates new resource optimization opportunities and fine-grained tuning and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Ravis Shirkhani , Stefano Maxenti , Leonardo Bonati , Niloofar Mohamadi , Maxime Elkael , Umair Hashmi , Jeebak Mitra , Michele Polese , Tommaso Melodia , Salvatore D'Oro

The evolution of Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) enables programmable and intelligent control of radio resources through disaggregated architectures and open interfaces. However, existing solutions typically rely on isolated control…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Anastasios Giannopoulos , Sotirios Spantideas , Panagiotis Trakadas

Residual radio resources are abundant in wireless networks due to dynamic traffic load, which can be exploited to support high throughput for serving non-real-time (NRT) traffic. In this paper, we investigate how to achieve this by resource…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-03-29 Jia Guo , Chuting Yao , Chenyang Yang , Zixiang Xiong

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) pose as a transformative technology to revolutionize the cellular architecture of Next Generation (NextG) Radio Access Networks (RANs). Previous studies have demonstrated the capabilities of RISs…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-02-27 Maria Tsampazi , Michele Polese , Falko Dressler , Tommaso Melodia

O-RAN (Open-Radio Access Network) offers a flexible, open architecture for next-generation wireless networks. Network slicing within O-RAN allows network operators to create customized virtual networks, each tailored to meet the specific…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-04-25 Sihem Bakri , Indrakshi Dey , Harun Siljak , Marco Ruffini , Nicola Marchetti

As Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) continue to expand, AI-driven applications (xApps) are increasingly being deployed enhance network management. However, developing xApps without formal verification risks introducing logical…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Roberto Metere , Kangfeng Ye , Yue Gu , Zhi Zhang , Dalal Alrajeh , Michele Sevegnani , Poonam Yadav

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

Intelligent techniques are urged to achieve automatic allocation of the computing resource in Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN), to save computing resource, increase utilization rate of them and decrease the delay. However, the existing…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-01-13 Gan Ruan , Leandro L. Minku , Zhao Xu , Xin Yao

The vision of AI-RAN convergence, as advocated by the AI-RAN Alliance, aims to unlock a unified 6G platform capable of seamlessly supporting AI and RAN workloads over shared infrastructure. However, the architectural framework and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Syed Danial Ali Shah , Maryam Hafeez , Abdelaziz Salama , Syed Ali Raza Zaidi

As wireless networks grow to support more complex applications, the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture, with its smart RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) modules, becomes a crucial solution for real-time network data collection,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Fatemeh Lotfi , Fatemeh Afghah

Next-generation cellular networks will evolve into more complex and virtualized systems, employing machine learning for enhanced optimization and leveraging higher frequency bands and denser deployments to meet varied service demands. This…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Ioannis Panitsas , Akrit Mudvari , Ali Maatouk , Leandros Tassiulas

With growing mobile-network complexity, management and optimization have become increasingly difficult. Centralized algorithms face high control-data overhead and computational load, while distributed approaches often perform far from…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Paweł Kryszkiewicz , Łukasz Kułacz , Marcin Pakuła , Marcin Dryjanski , Marcin Hoffmann , Piotr Skrzypczak , Heiko Lehmann , Martin Stahn

The virtualization of radio access networks (RANs) is emerging as a key component of future wireless systems, as it brings agility to the RAN architecture and offers degrees of design freedom. In this paper, we investigate and characterize…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-04 Somreeta Pramanik , Adlen Ksentini , Carla Fabiana Chiasserini

The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture is revolutionizing cellular networks with its open, multi-vendor design and AI-driven management, aiming to enhance flexibility and reduce costs. Although it has many advantages, O-RAN is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Eran Aizikovich , Dudu Mimran , Edita Grolman , Yuval Elovici , Asaf Shabtai

Unlike other single-point Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based prediction techniques, such as Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM), probabilistic forecasting techniques (e.g., DeepAR and Transformer) provide a range of possible outcomes and…

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

The transition toward softwarized Radio Access Networks (RANs), driven by the Open RAN (O-RAN) paradigm, enables flexible, vendor-neutral deployments through disaggregation and virtualization of base station functions. However, this shift…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-04 Francisco Crespo , Javier Villegas , Carlos Baena , Eduardo Baena , Sergio Fortes , Raquel Barco