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The next-generation radio access network (RAN), known as Open RAN, is poised to feature an AI-native interface for wireless cellular networks, including emerging satellite-terrestrial systems, making deep learning integral to its operation.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-12 Siya Chen , Chee Wei Tan , Xiangping Zhai , H. Vincent Poor

The Open Radio Access Network (RAN) paradigm is transforming cellular networks into a system of disaggregated, virtualized, and software-based components. These self-optimize the network through programmable, closed-loop control, leveraging…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-23 Claudio Fiandrino , Leonardo Bonati , Salvatore D'Oro , Michele Polese , Tommaso Melodia , Joerg Widmer

Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) offers an open, programmable architecture for next-generation wireless networks, enabling advanced control through AI-based applications on the near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller (near-RT RIC).…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Ryan Barker , Alireza Ebrahimi Dorcheh , Tolunay Seyfi , Fatemeh Afghah

The increasing complexity of modern applications demands wireless networks capable of real time adaptability and efficient resource management. The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture, with its RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC)…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-17 Fatemeh Lotfi , Fatemeh Afghah

Advanced wireless networks must support highly dynamic and heterogeneous service demands. Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture enables this flexibility by adopting modular, disaggregated components, such as the RAN Intelligent…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Fatemeh Lotfi , Hossein Rajoli , Fatemeh Afghah

The open radio access network (O-RAN) architecture offers a cost-effective and scalable solution for internet service providers to optimize their networks using machine learning algorithms. The architecture's open interfaces enable network…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-28 Chia-Hsiang Lai , Li-Hsiang Shen , Kai-Ten Feng

This work addresses resource allocation challenges in multi-cell wireless systems catering to enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC) users. We present a distributed learning framework tailored…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-17 Rana M. Sohaib , Syed Tariq Shah , Oluwakayode Onireti , Yusuf Sambo , Qammer H. Abbasi , M. A. Imran

Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) has gained tremendous attention from industry and academia with decentralized baseband functions across multiple processing units located at different places. However, the ever-expanding scope of RANs,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-06 Haiyuan Li , Amin Emami , Karcius Assis , Antonis Vafeas , Ruizhi Yang , Reza Nejabati , Shuangyi Yan , Dimitra Simeonidou

Connection management is an important problem for any wireless network to ensure smooth and well-balanced operation throughout. Traditional methods for connection management (specifically user-cell association) consider sub-optimal and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-22 Oner Orhan , Vasuki Narasimha Swamy , Thomas Tetzlaff , Marcel Nassar , Hosein Nikopour , Shilpa Talwar

This tutorial seeks to outline the proposed Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) deployment for Fifth generation (5G) wireless networks. O-RAN seeks to supplant hardware-specific Radio Access Network (RAN) components (e.g., the mobility…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Paul H. Masur , Jeffrey H. Reed

5G and beyond networks promise advancements in bandwidth, latency, and connectivity. The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) framework enhances flexibility through network slicing and closed-loop RAN control. Central to this evolution is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-12 Joshua Groen , Zixian Yang , Divyadharshini Muruganandham , Mauro Belgiovine , Lei Ying , Kaushik Chowdhury

Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is an emerging paradigm, whereby virtualized network infrastructure elements from different vendors communicate via open, standardized interfaces. A key element therein is the RAN Intelligent Controller…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-01-13 Jorge Martín-Pérez , Nuria Molner , Francesco Malandrino , Carlos Jesús Bernardos , Antonio de la Oliva , David Gomez-Barquero

Current spectrum-sharing frameworks struggle with adaptability, often being either static or insufficiently dynamic. They primarily emphasize temporal sharing while overlooking spatial and spectral dimensions. We propose an adaptive,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-20 Mehdi Rasti , Elaheh Ataeebojd , Shiva Kazemi Taskooh , Mehdi Monemi , Siavash Razmi , Matti Latva-aho

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

In mobile networks, Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) provides a framework for implementing network slicing that interacts with the resources at the lower layers. Both monitoring and Radio Access Network (RAN) control is feasible for both 4G…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Andreas Casparsen , Beatriz Soret , Jimmy Jessen Nielsen , Petar Popovski

Energy consumption in mobile communication networks has become a significant challenge due to its direct impact on Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and Operational Expenditure (OPEX). The introduction of Open RAN (O-RAN) enables…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Rawlings Ntassah , Gian Michele Dell'Aera , Fabrizio Granelli

Network slicing provides introduces customized and agile network deployment for managing different service types for various verticals under the same infrastructure. To cater to the dynamic service requirements of these verticals and meet…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-07 Joseph Thaliath , Solmaz Niknam , Sukhdeep Singh , Rahul Banerji , Navrati Saxena , Harpreet S. Dhillon , Jeffrey H. Reed , Ali Kashif Bashir , Avinash Bhat , Abhishek Roy

Open RAN (O-RAN) exposes rich control and telemetry interfaces across the Non-RT RIC, Near-RT RIC, and distributed units, but also makes it harder to operate multi-tenant, multi-objective RANs in a safe and auditable manner. In parallel,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Zhizhou He , Yang Luo , Xinkai Liu , Mahdi Boloursaz Mashhadi , Mohammad Shojafar , Merouane Debbah , Rahim Tafazolli

The evolution of the future beyond-5G/6G networks towards a service-aware network is based on network slicing technology. With network slicing, communication service providers seek to meet all the requirements imposed by the verticals,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-15 Abderrahime Filali , Boubakr Nour , Soumaya Cherkaoui , Abdellatif Kobbane

This paper studies a spectrum sharing scenario between a cooperative relay network (CRN) and a nearby ad-hoc network. In particular, we consider a dynamic spectrum access and resource allocation problem of the CRN. Based on sensing and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yin Sun , Xiaofeng Zhong , Yunzhou Li , Shidong Zhou , Xibin Xu