This paper presents the generic definitions, basic functionalities and current research trends
in Cloud Radio Access Networks and its derivatives, Virtual Radio Access Networks and …

Digitalization is a journey that has been started and put ICT industry in a crucial situation to
provide required infrastructure for diverse range of data hungry, short tempered applications …

Migration from distributed to centralized radio access networks (C-RANs) can be expensive
in terms of capital expenditures due to the initial investment while it has lower operational …

Network slicing in fifth generation (5G) radio access network (RAN) enables serving massive
network traffic with diverse and stringent quality of service (QoS) requirements. Multiple …

5G networks are characterized by massive device connectivity, supporting a wide range of
novel applications with their diverse Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. This poses a …

This paper is concerned with a cognitive cloud radio access network (CRAN) with a special
attention to efficient and reliable downlink transmission of big data for secondary users …

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication enables ultra-high rate data transmission in
wireless environments, but its performance depends on blockages between the transmitter …

In recent years, green communications and networks have drawn increasing attention from
researchers and relevant industries owing to their economic and environmental benefits. In …

Mobile network operators are currently facing a tremendous increase in the level of data
traffic. Although cell size reduction is one of the most common ways used to accommodate …

In this work, one proposes a model to evaluate the optimal deployment of Centralised Radio
Access Network (C-RAN) architecture elements, ie Base Band processing Units (BBUs) and …