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Large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly capable at small parameter scales. At the same time, conventional cloud-centric deployment introduces challenges around data privacy, latency, and cost that are acute in operational…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Harri Renney , Fouad Trad , Michael Mattarock , Zena Wood

The deployment of large language models' (LLMs) inference at the edge can facilitate prompt service responsiveness while protecting user privacy. However, it is critically challenged by the resource constraints of a single edge node.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Peirong Zheng , Wenchao Xu , Haozhao Wang , Jinyu Chen , Xuemin Shen

The proliferation of IoT devices in smart cities challenges 6G networks with conflicting energy-latency requirements across heterogeneous slices. Existing approaches struggle with the energy-latency trade-off, particularly for massive scale…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-07 Amine Abouaomar , Badr Ben Elallid , Nabil Benamar

Artificial intelligence approaches for base-band processing for radio receivers have demonstrated significant performance gains. Most of the proposed methods are characterized by high compute and memory requirements, hindering their…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-23 Mahdi Abdollahpour , Marco Bertuletti , Yichao Zhang , Yawei Li , Luca Benini , Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli

Deploying FL using IoT devices is an area poised to significantly benefit from advances in NextG wireless. In this paper, we deploy a FL application using a 5G-NR Standalone (SA) testbed with open-source and Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Robert J. Hayek , Kayla Comer , Joaquin Chung , Chandra R. Murthy , Rajkumar Kettimuthu , Igor Kadota

Integrating Large AI Models (LAMs) into 6G mobile networks is a key enabler of the AI-Native Air Interface (AI-AI), where protocol intelligence must scale beyond handcrafted logic. This paper presents, to our knowledge, the first…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Ziming Liu , Bryan Liu , Alvaro Valcarce , Xiaoli Chu

The fronthaul connection is a key component of Centralized RAN (C-RAN) architectures, consistently required to handle high capacity demands. However, this critical feature is at risk when the transport link relies on wireless technology.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-22 Marcello Morini , Eugenio Moro , Ilario Filippini , Danilo De Donno , Salvatore Moscato , Antonio Capone

Large Artificial Intelligence Models (LAMs) powered by massive datasets, extensive parameter scales, and extensive computational resources, leading to significant transformations across various industries. Yet, their practical deployment on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-22 Xianke Qiang , Hongda Liu , Xinran Zhang , Zheng Chang , Ying-Chang Liang

In recent years, wireless networks are evolving complex, which upsurges the use of zero-touch artificial intelligence (AI)-driven network automation within the telecommunication industry. In particular, network slicing, the most promising…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-02-21 Swastika Roy , Farhad Rezazadeh , Hatim Chergui , Christos Verikoukis

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…

Edge computing decentralizes computing resources, allowing for novel applications in domains such as the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare and agriculture by reducing latency and improving performance. This decentralization is achieved…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-12-17 Suhrid Gupta , Muhammed Tawfiqul Islam , Rajkumar Buyya

Vision Language Action (VLA) models are mainstream in embodied intelligence but face high inference costs. Edge-Cloud Collaborative (ECC) inference offers an effective fix by easing edge-device computing pressure to meet real-time needs.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Zihao Zheng , Sicheng Tian , Hangyu Cao , Chenyue Li , Jiayu Chen , Maoliang Li , Xinhao Sun , Hailong Zou , Guojie Luo , Xiang Chen

Next-generation (NextG) cellular networks are designed to support emerging applications with diverse data rate and latency requirements, such as immersive multimedia services and large-scale Internet of Things deployments. A key enabling…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Deemah H. Tashman , Soumaya Cherkaoui

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) empowers LLMs with external knowledge, making cross-institutional domain-specific knowledge base integration a highly promising deployment paradigm. Despite this potential, strict privacy regulations…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Chenxin Mao , Shangyu Liu , Zhenzhe Zheng , Fan Wu , Jie Wu , Guihai Chen

Edge computing that leverages cloud resources to the proximity of user devices is seen as the future infrastructure for distributed applications. However, developing and deploying edge applications, that rely on cellular networks, is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-08-26 Juuso Haavisto , Muhammad Arif , Lauri Lovén , Teemu Leppänen , Jukka Riekki

Advanced millimeter-wave software-defined array (SDA) platforms, or testbeds at affordable costs and high performance are essential for the wireless community. In this paper, we present a low-cost, portable, and programmable SDA that allows…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-19 Ashwini Pondeycherry Ganesh , Anthony Perre , Alphan Sahin , Ismail Guvenc , Brian A. Floyd

AI-RAN consolidates AI services and Radio Access Network (RAN) functions onto a unified, GPU-accelerated infrastructure at the network edge. However, compute sharing between real-time RAN functions and highly heterogeneous AI services…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Haiyuan Li , Yulei Wu , Dimitra Simeonidou

AI agents execute tens to hundreds of chained LLM calls per task, yet GPU schedulers treat each call as independent, discarding gigabytes of intermediate state between steps and inflating end-to-end latency by 3-8x. We argue that this…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Dongxin Guo , Jikun Wu , Siu Ming Yiu

Deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) on edge devices presents significant challenges due to computational constraints, memory limitations, inference speed, and energy consumption. Model quantization has emerged as a key technique to…

Telecommunications networks generate extensive performance and environmental telemetry, yet most LTE and 5G-NR deployments still rely on static, manually engineered configurations. This limits adaptability in rural, nomadic, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Simran Saxena , Arpad Kovesdy