A comprehensive survey of RAN architectures toward 5G mobile communication system

MA Habibi, M Nasimi, B Han, HD Schotten - Ieee Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fifth generation (5G) of mobile communication system aims to deliver a ubiquitous
mobile service with enhanced quality of service (QoS). It is also expected to enable new use …

Software-defined networking: A comprehensive survey

D Kreutz, FMV Ramos, PE Verissimo… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet has led to the creation of a digital society, where (almost) everything is
connected and is accessible from anywhere. However, despite their widespread adoption …

OpenAirInterface: A flexible platform for 5G research

N Nikaein, MK Marina, S Manickam, A Dawson… - ACM SIGCOMM …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
Driven by the need to cope with exponentially growing mobile data traffic and to support new
traffic types from massive numbers of machine-type devices, academia and industry are …

Softwarization and virtualization in 5G mobile networks: Benefits, trends and challenges

M Condoluci, T Mahmoodi - Computer Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
The promise behind the effective deployment of 5G networks is an architecture able to
provide flexibility, reconfigurability and programmability in order to support, with fine …

A survey on software-defined networking in vehicular ad hoc networks: Challenges, applications and use cases

M Chahal, S Harit, KK Mishra, AK Sangaiah… - Sustainable cities and …, 2017 - Elsevier
As the concept of smart cities is evolving, the need for automation and effective delivery of
services is essential. Over the last few decades, need for safety and security of travelers on …

Reliability-aware service chaining in carrier-grade softwarized networks

L Qu, M Khabbaz, C Assi - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has revolutionized service provisioning in cloud
datacenter networks. It enables the complete decoupling of Network Functions (NFs) from …

Cost modeling for SDN/NFV based mobile 5G networks

C Bouras, P Ntarzanos… - 2016 8th international …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a techno-economic analysis on the integration of new technologies in
5G mobile networks, in order to fulfil the requirements provided by ETSI organization …

RAN Virtualization: How Hard Is It to Fully Achieve?

M Kassi, S Hamouda - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radio Access Network (RAN) virtualization stands as a pivotal concept in the realm of 5G
networks and beyond. It emerges as a viable solution not only to address energy cost …

When SDN meets C-RAN: A survey exploring multi-point coordination, interference, and performance

FZ Morais, CA da Costa, AM Alberti, CB Both… - Journal of Network and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The transformation of mobile networks towards fifth generation (5G) is considered an
unprecedented revolution when compared to the previous generations, mainly because of …

Understanding autonomic network management: A look into the past, a solution for the future

MA Khan, S Peters, D Sahinel, FD Pozo-Pardo… - Computer …, 2018 - Elsevier
The evolution of mobile network technologies and their vertical integration, heterogeneity of
applications, and the advent of sophisticated end-user devices have continuously been …