A survey on 5G radio access network energy efficiency: Massive MIMO, lean carrier design, sleep modes, and machine learning

D López-Pérez, A De Domenico… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cellular networks have changed the world we are living in, and the fifth generation (5G) of
radio technology is expected to further revolutionise our everyday lives by enabling a high …

Toward an efficient C-RAN optical fronthaul for the future networks: A tutorial on technologies, requirements, challenges, and solutions

IA Alimi, AL Teixeira, PP Monteiro - … Communications Surveys & …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The exponential traffic growth, demand for high speed wireless data communications, as
well as incessant deployment of innovative wireless technologies, services, and …

A survey of energy-efficient techniques for 5G networks and challenges ahead

S Buzzi, I Chih-Lin, TE Klein, HV Poor… - IEEE Journal on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
After about a decade of intense research, spurred by both economic and operational
considerations, and by environmental concerns, energy efficiency has now become a key …

Green communication in next generation cellular networks: A survey

P Gandotra, RK Jha, S Jain - IEEE access, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to meet the intense user demands, the 5G networks are evolving, and will be
available by 2020. The unfolding cellular technology has raised the energy consumption in …

Wireless traffic prediction with scalable Gaussian process: Framework, algorithms, and verification

Y Xu, F Yin, W Xu, J Lin, S Cui - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The cloud radio access network (C-RAN) is a promising paradigm to meet the stringent
requirements of the fifth generation (5G) wireless systems. Meanwhile, the wireless traffic …

Probabilistic small-cell caching: Performance analysis and optimization

Y Chen, M Ding, J Li, Z Lin, G Mao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Small-cell caching utilizes the embedded storage of small-cell base stations (SBSs) to store
popular contents for the sake of reducing duplicated content transmissions in networks and …

Electric load profile of 5G base station in distribution systems based on data flow analysis

Y Zou, Q Wang, Y Chi, J Wang, C Lei… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an electric load demand model of the 5th generation (5G) base station
(BS) in a distribution system based on data flow analysis. First, the electric load model of a …

Software defined networking, caching, and computing for green wireless networks

R Huo, FR Yu, T Huang, R Xie, J Liu… - IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in networking, caching, and computing will have a profound impact on the
development of next generation green wireless networks. Nevertheless, these three …

[HTML][HTML] Energy-aware dynamic DU selection and NF relocation in O-RAN using actor–critic learning

S Mollahasani, T Pamuklu, R Wilson, M Erol-Kantarci - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Open radio access network (O-RAN) is one of the promising candidates for fulfilling flexible
and cost-effective goals by considering openness and intelligence in its architecture. In the …

Energy optimization in ultra-dense radio access networks via traffic-aware cell switching

M Ozturk, AI Abubakar, JPB Nadas… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a reinforcement learning-based cell switching algorithm to minimize the energy
consumption in ultra-dense deployments without compromising the quality of service (QoS) …