Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, interfaces, algorithms, security, and research challenges

M Polese, L Bonati, S D'oro, S Basagni… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Open Radio Access Network (RAN) and its embodiment through the O-RAN Alliance
specifications are poised to revolutionize the telecom ecosystem. O-RAN promotes …

[HTML][HTML] Open RAN security: Challenges and opportunities

M Liyanage, A Braeken, S Shahabuddin… - Journal of Network and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Open RAN (ORAN, O-RAN) represents a novel industry-level standard for RAN
(Radio Access Network), which defines interfaces that support inter-operation between …

Toward next generation open radio access networks: What O-RAN can and cannot do!

AS Abdalla, PS Upadhyaya, VK Shah… - IEEE Network, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The open radio access network (O-RAN) describes an industry-driven open architecture and
interfaces for building next generation RANs with artificial intelligence (AI) controllers. We …

A survey on open radio access networks: Challenges, research directions, and open source approaches

W Azariah, FA Bimo, CW Lin, RG Cheng, N Nikaein… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The open radio access network (RAN) aims to bring openness and intelligence to the
traditional closed and proprietary RAN technology and offer flexibility, performance …

Toward integrating intelligence and programmability in open radio access networks: A comprehensive survey

A Arnaz, J Lipman, M Abolhasan, M Hiltunen - Ieee Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Open RAN is an emerging vision and an advancement of the Radio Access Network (RAN).
Its purpose is to implement a vendor and network-generation agnostic RAN, provide …

ORAN-B5G: A next generation open radio access network architecture with machine learning for beyond 5G in industrial 5.0

AA Khan, AA Laghari, AM Baqasah… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous decision-making is considered an intercommunication use case that needs to
be addressed when integrating open radio access networks with mobile-based 5G …

Taking 5G RAN analytics and control to a new level

X Foukas, B Radunovic, M Balkwill, Z Lai - Proceedings of the 29th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Open RAN, a modular and disaggregated design paradigm for 5G radio access networks
(RAN), promises programmability through the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC). However …

Prototyping next-generation O-RAN research testbeds with SDRs

PS Upadhyaya, AS Abdalla, V Marojevic… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Open RAN (O-RAN) defines an emerging cellular radio access network (RAN) architecture
for future 6G wireless networks, emphasizing openness and intelligence which are …

Recent advances in machine learning for network automation in the o-ran

MQ Hamdan, H Lee, D Triantafyllopoulou, R Borralho… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The evolution of network technologies has witnessed a paradigm shift toward open and
intelligent networks, with the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture emerging as …

PandORA: Automated design and comprehensive evaluation of deep reinforcement learning agents for Open RAN

M Tsampazi, S D'Oro, M Polese… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The highly heterogeneous ecosystem of Next Generation (NextG) wireless communication
systems calls for novel networking paradigms where functionalities and operations can be …