Starting from the concept of the Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN), continuing with the
virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) and most recently with the Open RAN (O-RAN)
initiative, Radio Access Network (RAN) architectures have significantly evolved in the past
decade. In the last few years, the wireless industry has witnessed a strong trend towards
disaggregated, virtualized and open RANs, with numerous tests and deployments
worldwide. One unique aspect that motivates this paper is the availability of new …

Starting from the Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN), continuing with the virtual Radio
Access Network (vRAN) and most recently with Open RAN (O-RAN) initiative, Radio Access
Network (RAN) architectures have significantly evolved in the past decade. In the last few
years, the wireless industry has witnessed a strong trend towards disaggregated, virtualized
and open RANs, with numerous tests and deployments world wide. One unique aspect that
motivates this paper is the availability of new opportunities that arise from using machine …