From 5G to beyond: Passive optical network and multi-access edge computing integration for latency-sensitive applications

I Dias, L Ruan, C Ranaweera, E Wong - Optical Fiber Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
A recent paradigm shift in support of 5G-and-beyond (5GB), Human-to-Machine/Robot
(H2M/R), and the Tactile Internet has resulted in a surge of latency-sensitive applications …

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 …

Design of cost-efficient optical fronthaul for 5G/6G networks: An optimization perspective

A Fayad, T Cinkler, J Rak, M Jha - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, 5G and the forthcoming 6G mobile communication systems are the most
promising cellular generations expected to beat the growing hunger for bandwidth and …

Energy efficient node selection in edge-fog-cloud layered IoT architecture

R Fereira, C Ranaweera, K Lee, JG Schneider - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Internet of Things (IoT) architectures generally focus on providing consistent performance
and reliable communications. The convergence of IoT, edge, fog, and cloud aims to improve …

5G/6G optical fronthaul modeling: cost and energy consumption assessment

A Fayad, T Cinkler, J Rak - Journal of Optical Communications and …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
In fifth generatin (5G) and the future beyond 5G (6G) radio access networks (RANs), the cost
of fronthaul deployment is a main challenge for mobile network operators. Depending on …

Recent development of emerging indoor wireless networks towards 6G

S Edirisinghe, O Galagedarage, I Dias, C Ranaweera - Network, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sixth-generation (6G) mobile technology is currently under development, and is envisioned
to fulfill the requirements of a fully connected world, providing ubiquitous wireless …

Toward 6G Optical Fronthaul: A Survey on Enabling Technologies and Research Perspectives

A Fayad, T Cinkler, J Rak - IEEE Communications Surveys & …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The anticipated launch of the Sixth Generation (6G) of mobile technology by 2030 will mark
a significant milestone in the evolution of wireless communication, ushering in a new era …

Reconfigurable optical crosshaul architecture for 6G radio access networks

Y Tao, C Ranaweera, S Edirisinghe, C Lim… - Journal of Optical …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The radio access network (RAN) architecture is undergoing a significant evolution to support
the next-generation mobile networks and their emerging applications. To realize scalable …

Optimal node selection in communication and computation converged iot network

R Fereira, C Ranaweera… - 2022 IEEE Intl Conf on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Internet of Things (IoT), the things collect, relay information, and processes the information
collectively and take self-automated actions. With growing complexities in the IoT domain …

Optical X-haul for 5G/6G: design and deployment standpoint

C Lim, C Ranaweera, A Nirmalathas… - 2022 IEEE Future …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we review the work we have carried out in the investigation of the transport
network in a hybrid fiber-wireless system to cater for the next generation wireless networks …