The evolution of mobile network operations: A comprehensive analysis of open RAN adoption

LMP Larsen, HL Christiansen, S Ruepp, MS Berger - Computer Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract As Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) seek to revolutionise their infrastructures and
meet the growing demands of a data-centric world, the adoption of open RAN (Radio Access …

Open RAN: A concise overview

MS Wani, M Kretschmer, B Schröder… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Open RAN has emerged as a transformative approach in the evolution of cellular networks,
addressing challenges posed by modern applications and high network density. By …

Open RAN xApps design and evaluation: Lessons learnt and identified challenges

M Hoffmann, S Janji, A Samorzewski… - IEEE Journal on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The concept of open radio access networks (RAN) creates numerous opportunities for
developing new technology and economy branches. At the same time, a flexible and …

Managing O-RAN Networks: xApp Development from Zero to Hero

JF Santos, A Huff, D Campos, KV Cardoso… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Alliance proposes an open architecture that
disaggregates the RAN and supports executing custom control logic in near-real time from …

Intent-driven intelligent control and orchestration in o-ran via hierarchical reinforcement learning

MA Habib, H Zhou, PE Iturria-Rivera… - 2023 IEEE 20th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
rApps and xApps need to be controlled and orchestrated well in the open radio access
network (O-RAN) so that they can deliver a guaranteed network performance in a complex …

Security vulnerabilities in 5G non-stand-alone networks: A systematic analysis and attack taxonomy

MS Wani, M Rademacher, T Horstmann… - Journal of Cybersecurity …, 2024 - mdpi.com
5G networks, pivotal for our digital mobile societies, are transitioning from 4G to 5G Stand-
Alone (SA) networks. However, during this transition, 5G Non-Stand-Alone (NSA) networks …

A Comprehensive Overview and Survey of O-RAN: Exploring Slicing-aware Architecture, Deployment Options, and Use Cases

K Alam, MA Habibi, M Tammen, D Krummacker… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Open-radio access network (O-RAN) seeks to establish principles of openness,
programmability, automation, intelligence, and hardware-software disaggregation with …

Cloud-native orchestration framework for network slice federation across administrative domains in 5G/6G mobile networks

M Dalgitsis, N Cadenelli, MA Serrano… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recent advancements in cellular Vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and edge computing
paradigms foster novel use cases for connected and automated vehicles that come with …

On the use of Probabilistic Forecasting for Network Analysis in Open RAN

V Kasuluru, L Blanco, E Zeydan - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unlike other single-point Artificial Intelligence (AI) based prediction techniques, such as
Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM), probabilistic forecasting techniques (eg, DeepAR and …

Minimizing Power Consumption under SINR Constraints for Cell-Free Massive MIMO in O-RAN

V Kasuluru, L Blanco, MÁ Vázquez… - … on Network and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with the problem of energy consumption minimization in Open RAN cell-
free (CF) massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (mMIMO) systems under minimum per-user …