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Leveraging non-terrestrial platforms in 6G networks holds immense significance as it opens up opportunities to expand network coverage, enhance connectivity, and support a wide range of innovative applications, including global-scale…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-27 Mohamed Rihan , Tim Due , MohammadAmin Vakilifard , Dirk Wubben , Armin Dekorsy

Despite the programmable architecture of Open RAN, today's deployments still rely heavily on static control and manual operations. To move beyond this limitation, we introduce AgentRAN, an AI-native, Open RAN-aligned agentic framework that…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Maxime Elkael , Salvatore D'Oro , Leonardo Bonati , Michele Polese , Yunseong Lee , Koichiro Furueda , Tommaso Melodia

The open radio access network (O-RAN) describes an industry-driven open architecture and interfaces for building next generation RANs with artificial intelligence (AI) controllers. We circulated a survey among researchers, developers, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-03-29 Aly S. Abdalla , Pratheek S. Upadhyaya , Vijay K. Shah , Vuk Marojevic

Openness and intelligence are two enabling features to be introduced in next generation wireless networks, e.g. Beyond 5G and 6G, to support service heterogeneity, open hardware, optimal resource utilization, and on-demand service…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-09 Bo Tang , Vijay K. Shah , Vuk Marojevic , Jeffrey H. Reed

The advent of 6G networks promises unprecedented advancements in wireless communication, offering wider bandwidth and lower latency compared to its predecessors. This article explores the evolving infrastructure of 6G networks, emphasizing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Helena Rifa-Pous , Victor Garcia-Font , Carlos Nunez-Gomez , Julian Salas

6G is envisioned to offer higher data rate, improved reliability, ubiquitous AI services, and support massive scale of connected devices. As a consequence, 6G will be much more complex than its predecessors. The growth of the system scale…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-12-06 Chengbo Qiu , Kai Yang , Ji Wang , Shenjie Zhao

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has taken a leading role in transforming data processing methods. However, the high computational demands of GAI present challenges for devices…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Chuan Zhang , Xixi Zheng , Xiaolong Tao , Chenfei Hu , Weiting Zhang , Liehuang Zhu

The Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) aims to enable disaggregated, virtualized, programmable, and data-driven intelligent network with open interfaces to support various real-time and non-real-time applications for different classes of…

With the growing demand for seamless connectivity and intelligent communication, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and sixth-generation (6G) communication networks has emerged as a transformative paradigm. By embedding AI…

The convergence of communication, sensing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Radio Access Network (RAN) offers compelling economic advantages through shared spectrum and infrastructure. How can inference and sensing be integrated in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Michele Polese , Rajeev Gangula , Tommaso Melodia

Future mobile networks in the sixth generation (6G) are poised for a paradigm shift from conventional communication services toward comprehensive information services, driving the evolution of radio access network (RAN) architectures toward…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-06 Xiaoyun Wang , Yutong Zhang , Sen Wang , Sun Qi , Hanning Wang , Qixing Wang , Jing Jin , Jiwei He , Nan Li

As 6G networks evolve towards a synergistic system of Communication, Sensing, and Computing, Radio Access Networks become more distributed, necessitating robust end-to-end authentication. We propose Blockchain-enabled Radio Access Networks,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-16 Hao Xu , Zihan Zhou , Lei Zhang , Yunqing Sun , Chih-Lin I

The emergence of 6G technology represents a significant advancement in wireless communications, providing unprecedented speed, extremely low latency, and pioneering applications. In light of this development, an important question arises:…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-18 Sneihil Gopal , Aziz Kord , Richard A. Rouil

Next-generation mobile networks require evolved radio access network (RAN) architectures to meet the demands of high capacity, massive connectivity, reduced costs, and energy efficiency, and to realize communication with ultra-low latency…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-20 Mahmoud A. Hasabelnaby , Mohanad Obeed , Mohammed Saif , Anas Chaaban , M. J. Hossain

Radio access networks (RAN) are going through a paradigm shift towards interoperable, intelligent, software-defined, and cloud-native open RAN solutions. A key challenge towards the adoption and deployment of open RAN at scale is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-17 Lopamudra Kundu , Xingqin Lin , Elena Agostini , Vikrama Ditya

Current network access infrastructures are characterized by heterogeneity, low latency, high throughput, and high computational capability, enabling massive concurrent connections and various services. Unfortunately, this design does not…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-03-02 Nhu-Ngoc Dao , Quoc-Viet Pham , Ngo Hoang Tu , Tran Thien Thanh , Vo Nguyen Quoc Bao , Demeke Shumeye Lakew , Sungrae Cho

Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a key role in developing 6G networks. While current specifications already include Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) as a network element responsible for providing information about the core, a more…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Daniel Ricardo Cunha Oliveira , Rodrigo Moreira , Flávio de Oliveira Silva

Sixth-generation (6G) networks are evolving towards new features and order-of-magnitude enhancement of systematic performance metrics compared to the current 5G. In particular, the 6G networks are expected to achieve extreme connectivity…

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has emerged as a pivotal technology for content generation, reasoning, and decision-making, making it a promising solution on the 6G stage characterized by openness, connected intelligence, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-02-19 Peizheng Li , Adrián Sánchez-Mompó , Tim Farnham , Aftab Khan , Adnan Aijaz

Future sixth-generation (6G) networks are expected to support low-altitude wireless networks (LAWNs), where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aerial robots operate in highly dynamic three-dimensional environments under stringent latency,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-26 Lingxiao Sun , Zhaoyang Zhang , Zihan Lin , Zirui Chen , Weijie Zhou , Zhaohui Yang , Tony Q. S. Quek