Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, interfaces, algorithms, security, and research challenges

M Polese, L Bonati, S D'oro, S Basagni… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Open Radio Access Network (RAN) and its embodiment through the O-RAN Alliance
specifications are poised to revolutionize the telecom ecosystem. O-RAN promotes …

A survey on open radio access networks: Challenges, research directions, and open source approaches

W Azariah, FA Bimo, CW Lin, RG Cheng, N Nikaein… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The open radio access network (RAN) aims to bring openness and intelligence to the
traditional closed and proprietary RAN technology and offer flexibility, performance …

OrchestRAN: Network automation through orchestrated intelligence in the open RAN

S D'Oro, L Bonati, M Polese… - IEEE INFOCOM 2022 …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next generation of cellular networks will be characterized by softwarized, open, and
disaggregated architectures exposing analytics and control knobs to enable network …

OrchestRAN: Orchestrating network intelligence in the open RAN

S D'Oro, L Bonati, M Polese… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next generation of cellular networks will be characterized by softwarized, open, and
disaggregated architectures exposing analytics and control knobs to enable network …

Deep reinforcement learning-based joint user association and cu–du placement in o-ran

R Joda, T Pamuklu, PE Iturria-Rivera… - … on Network and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) architecture is based on disaggregation,
virtualization, openness, and intelligence. These features allow the RAN network functions …

Design and deployment of optical x-haul for 5G, 6G, and beyond: progress and challenges

C Ranaweera, C Lim, Y Tao, S Edirisinghe… - Journal of Optical …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Sixth generation (6G) wireless technology, which is the next giant leap in the evolution of
wireless communication, has been gaining great interest from academia, industry, and the …

Map** the VNFs and VLs of a RAN slice onto intelligent PoPs in beyond 5G mobile networks

MA Habibi, FZ Yousaf… - IEEE Open Journal of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The map** of a virtual network service onto a physical network infrastructure is a
challenging task due to the joint allocation of virtual resources across nodes and links, the …

From cyber–physical convergence to digital twins: A review on edge computing use case designs

MC Hlophe, BT Maharaj - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a result of the new telecommunication ecosystem landscape, wireless communication
has become an interdisciplinary field whose future is shaped by several interacting …

Deep reinforcement learning for robust vnf reconfigurations in o-ran

E Amiri, N Wang, M Shojafar… - … on Network and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Open Radio Access Networks (O-RANs) have revolutionized the telecom ecosystem by
bringing intelligence into disaggregated RAN and implementing functionalities as Virtual …

Techno-economics of fiber versus microwave for mobile transport network deployments

M Lashgari, F Tonini, M Capacchione… - Journal of Optical …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
One of the challenges network operators face is designing and deploying cost-efficient
transport networks (TNs) to meet the high capacity and strict latency/reliability requirements …