Contemporary advances in multi-access edge computing: A survey of fundamentals, architecture, technologies, deployment cases, security, challenges, and directions

M Mahbub, RM Shubair - Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
With advancements of cloud technologies Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) emerged as
a remarkable edge-cloud technology to provide computing facilities to resource-restrained …

Optimal slicing of virtualized passive optical networks to support dense deployment of cloud-RAN and multi-access edge computing

S Das, F Slyne, M Ruffini - IEEE Network, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The commercialization of Cloud-RAN, and Open-RAN in particular, is a key factor to enable
5G cell densification by providing lower cost and more agile deployment of small cells. In …

Optical front/mid-haul with open access-edge server deployment framework for sliced O-RAN

S Mondal, M Ruffini - IEEE Transactions on Network and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fifth-generation of mobile radio technologies is expected to be agile, flexible, and
scalable while provisioning ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (uRLLC) …

Network Slicing Support by Fronthaul Interface in Disaggregated Radio Access Networks: A Survey

F Arnhold, SS Anbazhagan, LR Prade… - … on Network and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G networks must offer network slicing as a service to support
disruptive applications using mobile network infrastructures. Moreover, network slicing as a …

Load adaptive merging algorithm for multi-tenant PON environments

KH Mohammadani, RA Butt, KA Memon… - Optical Switching and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wavelength division multiplexing\time division multiplexing passive optical network
(WDM/TDM-PON) is the attractive candidate for PON bandwidth sharing among multiple …

Flexible functional split and fronthaul delay: A queuing-based model

L Diez, AM Alba, W Kellerer, R Agüero - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study the delay over virtual RAN (vRAN) topologies, entailing base stations that are
divided into centralized and distributed units, as well as the packet-switched fronthaul …

Fairness guaranteed and auction-based x-haul and cloud resource allocation in multi-tenant O-RANs

S Mondal, M Ruffini - IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The open-radio access network (O-RAN) embraces cloudification and network function
virtualization for base-band function processing by dis-aggregated radio units (RUs) …

SDN East–West cooperation in a converged fixed-mobile optical access network: enabling 5G slicing capabilities

M Wang, G Simon, LA Neto, I Amigo… - Journal of Optical …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The new 5G service requirements will force operators to rethink the deployment of
infrastructure and management tools. The reuse of passive optical network (PON) …

Optimal virtual PON slicing to support ultra-low latency mesh traffic pattern in MEC-based Cloud-RAN

S Das, M Ruffini - … Conference on Optical Network Design and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As progressive densification of cells, deployment of Cloud-RAN and Multi Access Edge
Computing (MEC) are coming into reality to support the ultra-low latency with high reliability …

A min-max fair resource allocation framework for optical x-haul and DU/CU in multi-tenant O-RANs

S Mondal, M Ruffini - ICC 2022-IEEE International Conference …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recently proposed open-radio access network (O-RAN) architecture embraces
cloudification and network function virtualization techniques to perform the base-band …