A two-timescale approach for network slicing in C-RAN

H Zhang, VWS Wong - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network slicing is a promising technique for cloud radio access networks (C-RANs). It
enables multiple tenants (ie, service providers) to reserve resources from an infrastructure …

Decentralized blockchain-based dynamic spectrum acquisition for wireless downlink communications

M Jiang, Y Li, Q Zhang, G Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless network virtualization is a promising solution to improve spectrum efficiency. For a
wireless downlink communication system with multiple mobile virtual network operators …

Data-driven adaptive network slicing for multi-tenant networks

N Reyhanian, ZQ Luo - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network slicing to support multi-tenancy plays a key role in improving the performance of 5G
and beyond networks. In this paper, we study dynamically slicing network resources in the …

Resource reservation within sliced 5G networks: A cost-reduction strategy for service providers

JB Monteil, J Hribar, P Barnard, Y Li… - 2020 IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In future cellular networks, licensed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) will be able to
dynamically allocate dedicated resources to third party service providers (SPs) via an open …

Pricing game with complete or incomplete information about spectrum inventories for mobile virtual network operators

C Li, J Li, Y Li, Z Han - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In network virtualization, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) lease spectrum
resources from mobile network operators (MNOs) and offer certain wireless services to end …

Pricing-based resource allocation in virtualized cloud radio access networks

J Ye, YJ Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With centralized processing, cooperative radio, and cloud infrastructure, cloud radio access
network (CRAN) has attracted much attention due to its flexibility in network operation and …

Risk-averse investment strategy for MEC service provisioning: A data-driven distributionally robust solution

X Li, R Xiao, M Pan, N Zhao - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emerging Internet of Things (IoT) era has stimulated many new computation-intensive
applications. To support them, mobile edge computing (MEC) is a promising solution that …

Learning-based reservation of virtualized network resources

JB Monteil, G Iosifidis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network slicing markets have the potential to increase significantly the utilization of
virtualized network resources and facilitate the low-cost deployment of over-the-top services …

Towards Spectrum Efficiency and Reliability For Heterogeneous Users in CR-enabled Social Internet of Things

M Tanveer, H Shin, M Ahmad, A Muthanna… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cognitive radio enabled social internet of things (CR-SIoT) can potentially revolutionize the
existing networking paradigm by enabling heterogeneous IoT users to communicate socially …

Filling two needs with one deed: Combo pricing plans for computing-intensive multimedia applications

S Zang, W Bao, PL Yeoh, B Vucetic… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we examine new plan pricing schemes for multimedia applications that offload
computing-intensive tasks to computing servers incurring both communication and …