Concordia: Teaching the 5G vRAN to share compute

X Foukas, B Radunovic - Proceedings of the 2021 ACM SIGCOMM 2021 …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) offers a cost-efficient solution for running the 5G
RAN as a virtualized network function (VNF) on commodity hardware. The vRAN is more …

vrAIn: A deep learning approach tailoring computing and radio resources in virtualized RANs

JA Ayala-Romero, A Garcia-Saavedra… - The 25th Annual …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
The virtualization of radio access networks (vRAN) is the last milestone in the NFV
revolution. However, the complex dependencies between computing and radio resources …

Fluidran: Optimized vran/mec orchestration

A Garcia-Saavedra, X Costa-Perez… - … -IEEE Conference on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) architectures constitute a promising solution for
the densification needs of 5G networks, as they decouple Base Stations (BUs) functions from …

System cost minimization in cloud RAN with limited fronthaul capacity

J Tang, WP Tay, TQS Quek… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) is emerging as a potential alternative for the next
generation RAN by merging RAN and cloud computing together. In this paper, we consider …

Artificial intelligence for elastic management and orchestration of 5G networks

DM Gutierrez-Estevez, M Gramaglia… - IEEE wireless …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emergence of 5G enables a broad set of diversified and heterogeneous services with
complex and potentially conflicting demands. For networks to be able to satisfy those needs …

Joint optimization of edge computing architectures and radio access networks

A Garcia-Saavedra, G Iosifidis… - IEEE Journal on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtualized radio access network (vRAN) architectures and multiple-access edge computing
(MEC) systems constitute two key solutions for the emerging Tactile Internet applications …

vrAIn: Deep learning based orchestration for computing and radio resources in vRANs

JA Ayala-Romero, A Garcia-Saavedra… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The virtualization of radio access networks (vRAN) is the last milestone in the NFV
revolution. However, the complex relationship between computing and radio dynamics …

WizHaul: On the centralization degree of cloud RAN next generation fronthaul

A Garcia-Saavedra, JX Salvat, X Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) will become a main building block for 5G. However,
the stringent requirements of current fronthaul solutions hinder its large-scale deployment. In …

Are heterogeneous cloud-based radio access networks cost effective?

V Suryaprakash, P Rost… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile networks of the future are predicted to be much denser than today's networks to cater
to increasing user demands. In this context, cloud-based radio access networks have …

Subset MMSE receivers for cell-free networks

M Attarifar, A Abbasfar, A Lozano - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper formulates linear MMSE receivers that are both network-and user-centric for the
uplink of cell-free wireless networks with centralized processing. Precisely, every user's …