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Energy efficiency and security are two critical issues for mobile edge computing (MEC) networks. With stochastic task arrivals, time-varying dynamic environment, and passive existing attackers, it is very challenging to offload computation…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-10 Qun Wang , Han Hu , Haijian Sun , Rose Qingyang Hu

Reinforcement-learning (RL) solutions for dynamic spectrum access and radio resource management in Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) depend critically on the fidelity of the throughput signal used for training. Analytical or physical-layer…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Alireza Ebrahimi Dorcheh , Tolunay Seyfi , Ryan Barker , Fatemeh Afghah

As next-generation Internet of Things (NG-IoT) networks continue to grow, the number of connected devices is rapidly increasing, along with their energy demands, creating challenges for resource management and sustainability.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Abdullahi Isa Ahmed , Jamal Bentahar , El Mehdi Amhoud

Energy Efficiency (EE) is a big issue in 5th Generation Wireless Communications (5G) on condition that the number of access User Equipments (UEs) are exploding and more antennas should be equipped in one Base Station (BS). In EE studies,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-04-21 Di Zhang , Zhenyu Zhou , Keping Yu , Takuro Sato

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

The open radio access network (RAN) aims to bring openness and intelligence to the traditional closed and proprietary RAN technology and offer flexibility, performance improvement, and cost-efficiency in the RAN deployment and operation.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Wilfrid Azariah , Fransiscus Asisi Bimo , Chih-Wei Lin , Ray-Guang Cheng , Navid Nikaein , Rittwik Jana

The radio access network (RAN) accounts for the largest share of energy consumption in mobile networks, making it essential to understand how and where this energy is used, particularly as future networks move toward higher levels of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Urooj Tariq , Rishu Raj , Merim Dzaferagic , Daniel Kilper

Optimal resource allocation in modern communication networks calls for the optimization of objective functions that are only accessible via costly separate evaluations for each candidate solution. The conventional approach carries out the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-22 Yunchuan Zhang , Osvaldo Simeone , Sharu Theresa Jose , Lorenzo Maggi , Alvaro Valcarce

Despite recent advances in applying large language models (LLMs) and machine learning (ML) techniques to open radio access network (O-RAN), critical challenges remain, such as insufficient cooperation between radio access network (RAN)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Lingyan Bao , Sinwoong Yun , Jemin Lee , Tony Q. S. Quek

In this paper, the problem of opportunistic spectrum sharing for the next generation of wireless systems empowered by the cloud radio access network (C-RAN) is studied. More precisely, low-priority users employ cooperative spectrum sensing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-17 Hossein Safi , A. M Montazeri , Javane Rostampoor , Saeedeh Parsaeefard

The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN)-compliant solutions lack crucial details to perform effective control loops at multiple time scales. In this vein, we propose ORANUS, an O-RAN-compliant mathematical framework to allocate radio…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-09 Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa , Lanfranco Zanzi , Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Andres Garcia-Saavedra , Xavier Costa-Pérez

The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Alliance proposes an open architecture that disaggregates the RAN and supports executing custom control logic in near-real time from third-party applications, the xApps. Despite O-RAN's efforts, the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-02-06 Joao F. Santos , Alexandre Huff , Daniel Campos , Kleber V. Cardoso , Cristiano B. Both , Luiz A. DaSilva

The cloud radio access network (C-RAN) has become the foundational structure for various emerging communication paradigms, leveraging the flexible deployment of distributed access points (APs) and centralized task processing. In this paper,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-17 Chang Wu , Hancheng Lu , Yuang Chen , Langtian Qin

The AI-native vision of 6G requires Radio Access Networks to train, deploy, and continuously refine thousands of machine learning (ML) models that drive real-time radio network optimization. Although the Open RAN (O-RAN) architecture…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Mounir Bensalem , Fin Gentzen , Tuck-Wai Choong , Yu-Chiao Jhuang , Admela Jukan , Jenq-Shiou Leu

The open radio access network (O-RAN) offers new degrees of freedom for building and operating advanced cellular networks. Emphasizing on RAN disaggregation, open interfaces, multi-vendor support, and RAN intelligent controllers (RICs),…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Aly S. Abdalla , Joshua Moore , Nisha Adhikari , Vuk Marojevic

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

The open radio access network (O-RAN) architecture supports intelligent network control algorithms as one of its core capabilities. Data-driven applications incorporate such algorithms to optimize radio access network (RAN) functions via…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-09-20 Ahmad M. Nagib , Hatem Abou-Zeid , Hossam S. Hassanein

Immersive volumetric video streaming in extended reality (XR) demands ultra-low motion-to-photon (MTP) latency, which conventional edge-centric architectures struggle to meet due to per-frame computationally intensive rendering tightly…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Yao Wen , Luping Xiang , Kun Yang

The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) marks a significant shift in the mobile network industry. By transforming a traditionally vertically integrated architecture into an open, data-driven one, O-RAN promises to enhance operational…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-23 Dang Kien Nguyen , Rim El Malki , Filippo Rebecchi

This paper investigates the energy efficient resource allocation for orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) relay systems, where the system is supplied by the conventional utility grid and a renewable energy generator…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-04-07 Bo Yang , Yanyan Shen , Qiaoni Han , Cailian Chen , Xinping Guan , Weidong Zhang