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The open radio access network (O-RAN) architecture offers a cost-effective and scalable solution for internet service providers to optimize their networks using machine learning algorithms. The architecture's open interfaces enable network…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-28 Chia-Hsiang Lai , Li-Hsiang Shen , Kai-Ten Feng

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

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 evolution toward 6G networks is being accelerated by the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) paradigm -- an open, interoperable architecture that enables intelligent, modular applications across public telecom and private enterprise…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-06 Prakhar Sharma , Haohuang Wen , Vinod Yegneswaran , Ashish Gehani , Phillip Porras , Zhiqiang Lin

Intent-based network (IBN) is a promising solution to automate network operation and management. IBN aims to offer human-tailored network interaction, allowing the network to communicate in a way that aligns with the network users'…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Salwa Mostafa , Mohamed K. Abdel-Aziz , Mohammed S. Elbamby , Mehdi Bennis

User demand on network communication infrastructure has never been greater with applications such as extended reality, holographic telepresence, and wireless brain-computer interfaces challenging current networking capabilities. Open RAN…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Noe Yungaicela-Naula , Vishal Sharma , Sandra Scott-Hayward

Network slicing provides introduces customized and agile network deployment for managing different service types for various verticals under the same infrastructure. To cater to the dynamic service requirements of these verticals and meet…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-07 Joseph Thaliath , Solmaz Niknam , Sukhdeep Singh , Rahul Banerji , Navrati Saxena , Harpreet S. Dhillon , Jeffrey H. Reed , Ali Kashif Bashir , Avinash Bhat , Abhishek Roy

In this paper, we propose an Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework for wireless networks. The framework coordinates a pool of AI agents guided by Natural Language (NL) inputs from a human operator. At its core, the super agent is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Md Arafat Habib , Medhat Elsayed , Majid Bavand , Pedro Enrique Iturria Rivera , Yigit Ozcan , Melike Erol-Kantarci

The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN)-compliant solutions often lack crucial details for implementing effective control loops at various time scales. To overcome this, we introduce MAREA, an O-RAN-compliant mathematical framework designed…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa , Lanfranco Zanzi , Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Xavier Costa-Pérez

The vision of a smart wireless factory (SWF) demands highly flexible, low-latency, and reliable connectivity that goes beyond conventional wireless solutions. Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-empowered communications, when…

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

Future 6G radio access networks (RANs) will be artificial intelligence (AI)-native: observed, reasoned about, and re-configured by autonomous agents cooperating across the cloud-edge continuum. We introduce MX-AI, the first end-to-end…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Ilias Chatzistefanidis , Andrea Leone , Ali Yaghoubian , Mikel Irazabal , Sehad Nassim , Lina Bariah , Merouane Debbah , Navid Nikaein

Intent-driven network management is critical for managing the complexity of 5G and 6G networks. It enables adaptive, on-demand management of the network based on the objectives of the network operators. In this paper, we propose an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Md Arafat Habib , Pedro Enrique Iturria Rivera , Yigit Ozcan , Medhat Elsayed , Majid Bavand , Raimundas Gaigalas , Melike Erol-Kantarci

5G and beyond networks promise advancements in bandwidth, latency, and connectivity. The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) framework enhances flexibility through network slicing and closed-loop RAN control. Central to this evolution is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-12 Joshua Groen , Zixian Yang , Divyadharshini Muruganandham , Mauro Belgiovine , Lei Ying , Kaushik Chowdhury

Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) is reshaping mobile network architecture by promoting openness, disaggregation, and cross-vendor interoperability. However, this architectural flexibility introduces new security challenges, especially…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-04 Hexuan Yu , Md Mohaimin Al Barat , Yang Xiao , Y. Thomas Hou , Wenjing Lou

The evolution of wireless communication systems will be fundamentally impacted by an open radio access network (O-RAN), a new concept defining an intelligent architecture with enhanced flexibility, openness, and the ability to slice…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-11-14 Mojdeh Karbalaee Motalleb , Chafika Benzaid , Tarik Taleb , Marcos Katz , Vahid Shah-Mansouri , JaeSeung Song

The evolution of Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) enables programmable and intelligent control of radio resources through disaggregated architectures and open interfaces. However, existing solutions typically rely on isolated control…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Anastasios Giannopoulos , Sotirios Spantideas , Panagiotis Trakadas

As wireless communication systems become more advanced, Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) stand out as a notable framework that promotes interoperability and cost-effectiveness. An examination of the progression of RAN architectures, as…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Mira Chandra Kirana , Patatchona Keyela , Fatemeh Rostamian , Deemah H. Tashman , Soumaya Cherkaoui

Recently, the concept of open radio access network (O-RAN) has been proposed, which aims to adopt intelligence and openness in the next generation radio access networks (RAN). It provides standardized interfaces and the ability to host…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-20 Han Zhang , Hao Zhou , Melike Erol-Kantarci

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