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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

The open radio access network (O-RAN) architecture's native virtualization and embedded intelligence facilitate RAN slicing and enable comprehensive end-to-end services in post-5G networks. However, any vulnerabilities could harm security.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Mojdeh Karbalaee Motalleb , Chafika Benzaïd , Tarik Taleb , Vahid Shah-Mansouri

The goal of Next-Generation Networks is to improve upon the current networking paradigm, especially in providing higher data rates, near-real-time latencies, and near-perfect quality of service. However, existing radio access network (RAN)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-03-06 Ibrahim Tamim , Sam Aleyadeh , Abdallah Shami

The recently proposed open-radio access network (O-RAN) architecture embraces cloudification and network function virtualization techniques to perform the base-band function processing by dis-aggregated radio units (RUs), distributed units…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-23 Sourav Mondal , Marco Ruffini

The concept of AI-RAN as specified by the AI-RAN alliance is geared to explore a converged 6G platform that can support management, orchestration, and deployment of both AI and RAN workloads. This concept is central to the development of a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Syed Danial Ali Shah , Zeinab Nezami , Maryam Hafeez , Syed Ali Raza Zaidi

With the advent of 6G, Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architectures are evolving to support intelligent, adaptive, and automated network orchestration. This paper proposes a novel Edge AI and Network Service Orchestration framework that…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Yun Tang , Udhaya Chandhar Srinivasan , Benjamin James Scott , Obumneme Umealor , Dennis Kevogo , Weisi Guo

[...] This paper presents AutoRAN, an automated, intent-driven framework for zero-touch provisioning of open, programmable cellular networks. Leveraging cloud-native principles, AutoRAN employs virtualization, declarative…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Stefano Maxenti , Ravis Shirkhani , Maxime Elkael , Leonardo Bonati , Salvatore D'Oro , Tommaso Melodia , Michele Polese

Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN), a novel architecture that separates the traditional radio access network (RAN) into multiple disaggregated components, leads a revolution in the telecommunication ecosystems. Compared to the traditional…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-11-07 Yi-Zih Chen , Terrance Yu-Hao Chen , Po-Jung Su , Chi-Ting Liu

The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN), an industry-driven initiative, utilizes intelligent Radio Access Network (RAN) controllers and open interfaces to facilitate efficient spectrum sharing between LTE and NR RANs. In this paper, we…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Sneihil Gopal , David Griffith , Richard A. Rouil , Chunmei Liu

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 fifth-generation of mobile radio technologies is expected to be agile, flexible, and scalable while provisioning ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (uRLLC), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), and massive machine type…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-10 Sourav Mondal , Marco Ruffini

Radio access network (RAN) technologies continue to evolve, with Open RAN gaining the most recent momentum. In the O-RAN specifications, the RAN intelligent controllers (RICs) are software-defined orchestration and automation functions for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-11-28 Peizheng Li , Jonathan Thomas , Xiaoyang Wang , Ahmed Khalil , Abdelrahim Ahmad , Rui Inacio , Shipra Kapoor , Arjun Parekh , Angela Doufexi , Arman Shojaeifard , Robert Piechocki

The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture is reshaping telecommunications by promoting openness, flexibility, and intelligent closed-loop optimization. By decoupling hardware and software and enabling multi-vendor deployments,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-02 Joshua Moore , Aly Sabri Abdalla , Prabesh Khanal , Vuk Marojevic

Vehicular communications integrated with the Radio Access Network (RAN) are envisioned as a breakthrough application for the 6th generation (6G) cellular systems. However, traditional RANs lack the flexibility to enable sophisticated…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-11 Eugenio Moro , Francesco Linsalata , Maurizio Magarini , Umberto Spagnolini , Antonio Capone

Emerging AI/ML techniques have been showing great potential in automating network control in open radio access networks (Open RAN). However, existing approaches heavily rely on blackbox policies parameterized by deep neural networks, which…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Ming Zhao , Yuru Zhang , Qiang Liu , Ahan Kak , Nakjung Choi

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

Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture provides an intrinsic capability to exploit key performance monitoring (KPM) within Radio Intelligence Controller (RIC) to derive network optimisation through xApps. These xApps can leverage…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-12 Mohammed M. H. Qazzaz , Abdelaziz Salama , Maryam Hafeez , Syed A. R. Zaidi

Mobile networks are undergoing fast evolution to software-defined networking (SDN) infrastructure in order to accommodate the ever-growing mobile traffic and overcome the network management nightmares caused by unremitting acceleration in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-08-04 Jun He , Wei Song

Network virtualization and cloudification in Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) enable joint orchestration of the processing and fronthaul resources, which are essential for realizing the energy-saving potential of cell-free massive MIMO…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-07 Ozan Alp Topal , Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Emil Björnson , Cicek Cavdar

Cell-free Massive MIMO has emerged as a promising solution for next-generation radio networks. Particularly the user-centric variant where users are served by a limited subset of access points, a so-called cluster, has garnered significant…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-08 Robbert Beerten , Vida Ranjbar , Andrea P. Guevara , Sofie Pollin