Network function virtualization was recently proposed to improve the flexibility of network
service provisioning and reduce the time to market of new services. By leveraging …

Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) is a novel mobile network architecture which can
address a number of challenges the operators face while trying to support growing end …

Since wireless network virtualization enables abstraction and sharing of infrastructure and
radio spectrum resources, the overall expenses of wireless network deployment and …

In this survey paper, we first provide insights on the evolution of radio access networks
(RANs) through investigating the existing paradigms and future trends towards 6G. We then …

Driven by the need to cope with exponentially growing mobile data traffic and to support new
traffic types from massive numbers of machine-type devices, academia and industry are …

Cloud Radio Access Networks (RANs) have become a key enabling technique for the next
generation (5G) wireless communications, which can meet requirements of massively …

An important piece of the cellular network infrastructure is the radio access network (RAN)
that provides wide-area wireless connectivity to mobile devices. The fundamental problem …

This article surveys the literature on analyses of mobile traffic collected by operators within
their network infrastructure. This is a recently emerged research field, and, apart from a few …

The wide proliferation of various wireless communication systems and wireless devices has
led to the arrival of big data era in large-scale wireless networks. Big data of large-scale …

This paper presents a comprehensive literature review on applications of economic and
pricing models for resource management in cloud networking. To achieve sustainable profit …