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Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is a major advancement in the telecommunications field, providing standardized interfaces that promote interoperability between different vendors' technologies, thereby enhancing network flexibility and…

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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…

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Over the last few years, Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) has arisen as a transformative architecture for 5G cellular networks that brings the flexibility and agility of cloud computing to wireless communications. At the same time,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-11 Tuyen X. Tran , Abolfazl Hajisami , Dario Pompili

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful technology that improves system performance and enables new features in 5G and beyond. Standardization, defining functionality and interfaces, is essential for driving the industry…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-09-13 Xingqin Lin , Lopamudra Kundu , Chris Dick , Soma Velayutham

The rapid advancement of 5G networks and the upcoming transition to 6G necessitate the use of the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture to enable greater flexibility, interoperability, and innovation. This shift towards 6G and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-05-31 Seyed Bagher Hashemi Natanzi , Bo Tang

In this paper, we design a new smart softwaredefined radio access network (RAN) architecture with important properties like flexibility and traffic awareness for sixth generation (6G) wireless networks. In particular, we consider a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-21 Ali Nouruzi , Atefeh Rezaei , Ata Khalili , Nader Mokari , Mohammad Reza Javan , Eduard A. Jorswieck , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Cellular Radio Access Networks (RANs) are rapidly evolving towards 6G, driven by the need to reduce costs and introduce new revenue streams for operators and enterprises. In this context, AI emerges as a key enabler in solving complex RAN…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Ganesh Ananthanarayanan , Matthew Balkwill , Xenofon Foukas , Zhihua Lai , Bozidar Radunovic , Connor Settle , Yongguang Zhang

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

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

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

Radio Access Network (RAN) is a bridge between user devices and the core network in mobile communication systems, responsible for the transmission and reception of wireless signals and air interface management. In recent years, Semantic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-25 Rui Meng , Zixuan Huang , Jingshu Yan , Mengying Sun , Yiming Liu , Chenyuan Feng , Xiaodong Xu , Zhidi Zhang , Song Gao , Ping Zhang , Tony Q. S. Quek

The increasing complexity of Beyond 5G and 6G networks necessitates new paradigms for autonomy and assur- ance. Traditional O-RAN control loops rely heavily on RIC- based orchestration, which centralizes intelligence and exposes the system…

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Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) has become the most certain and prominent feature of 6G mobile networks. Unlike 5G, where AI/ML was not natively integrated but rather an add-on feature over existing architecture, 6G shall…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Nan Li , Qi Sun , Lehan Wang , Xiaofei Xu , Jinri Huang , Chunhui Liu , Jing Gao , Yuhong Huang , Chih-Lin I

Fifth-generation (5G) and beyond systems are expected to accelerate the ongoing transformation of power systems towards the smart grid. However, the inherent heterogeneity in smart grid services and requirements pose significant challenges…

The emerging demands of sixth-generation wireless networks, such as ultra-connectivity, native intelligence, and cross-domain convergence, are bringing renewed focus to cooperative non-orthogonal multiple access (C-NOMA) as a fundamental…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Mahmoud M. Salim , Suhail I. Al-Dharrab , Daniel Benevides Da Costa , Ali H. Muqaibel

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…

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The Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) framework, emerging as the cornerstone for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled Sixth-Generation (6G) mobile networks, heralds a transformative shift in radio access network architecture. As the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-05-15 Sanaz Soltani , Mohammad Shojafar , Ali Amanlou , Rahim Tafazolli

Artificial intelligence (AI) will play an increasing role in cellular network deployment, configuration and management. This paper examines the security implications of AI-driven 6G radio access networks (RANs). While the expected timeline…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-07 Talha F. Rahman , Aly Sabri Abdalla , Keith Powell , Walaa AlQwider , Vuk Marojevic

To enable an intelligent, programmable and multi-vendor radio access network (RAN) for 6G networks, considerable efforts have been made in standardization and development of open RAN (O-RAN). So far, however, the applicability of O-RAN in…

Compared with the fourth generation (4G) cellular systems, the fifth generation wireless communication systems (5G) are anticipated to provide spectral and energy efficiency growth by a factor of at least 10, and the area throughput growth…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Mugen Peng , Yong Li , Zhongyuan Zhao , Chonggang Wang