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 …

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 …

Autonomous aerial robotics for package delivery: A technical review

J Saunders, S Saeedi, W Li - Journal of Field Robotics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant interest in the last decade.
More specifically these vehicles have the capacity to impact package delivery logistics in a …

Explora: Ai/ml explainability for the open ran

C Fiandrino, L Bonati, S D'Oro, M Polese… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The Open Radio Access Network (RAN) paradigm is transforming cellular networks into a
system of disaggregated, virtualized, and software-based components. These self-optimize …

O-RAN based non-terrestrial networks: Trends and challenges

R Campana, C Amatetti… - 2023 Joint European …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While 5G networks are already being deployed for commercial applications, Academia and
industry are focusing their effort on the development and standardization of the next …

Energy-efficient optimization for IRS-enabled multi-antenna UAV video streaming

J Liao, C Zhan, B Zeng, H Yan - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a promising solution for aerial
surveillance applications, such as traffic monitoring, disaster management, and …

Emerging Trends in UAVs: From Placement, Semantic Communications to Generative AI for Mission-Critical Networks

Z Kaleem, FA Orakzai, W Ishaq, K Latif… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have gained popularity across academia and various
industries due to their ability to operate in challenging and complex environments. They are …

Aerial video streaming over 3D cellular networks: An environment and channel knowledge map approach

C Zhan, H Hu, Z Liu, J Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aerial video streaming is a promising application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),
which extends video service from ground to three-dimensional (3D) airspaces. However …

Autonomous aerial delivery vehicles, a survey of techniques on how aerial package delivery is achieved

J Saunders, S Saeedi, W Li - arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.02429, 2021 - arxiv.org
Autonomous aerial delivery vehicles have gained significant interest in the last decade. This
has been enabled by technological advancements in aerial manipulators and novel grippers …

Closed-Form UAV LoS Blockage Probability in Mixed Ground-and Rooftop-Mounted Urban mmWave NR Deployments

V Begishev, D Moltchanov, A Gaidamaka… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are envisioned to become one of the new types of
fifth/sixth generation (5G/6G) network users. To support advanced services for UAVs such as …