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20182025
most citedA Software-Defined Networking Solution for Transparent Session and Service Continuity in Dynamic Multi-Access Edge Computing

23 citations · 114 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

cs.NI2025

A Simulator for FANETs Using 5G Vehicle-to-Everything Communications and Named-Data Networking

José Manuel Rúa-Estévez, Alicia Meleiro-Estévez, Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro +3

This work presents a simulator designed for the validation, evaluation, and demonstration of flying adhoc networks (FANETs) using 5G vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications and…

cs.NI2025

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Enabled Physical-Layer Network Coding for Higher Order M-QAM Signals

Ehsan Atefat Doost, Firooz B. Saghezchi, Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro +5

Physical-Layer Network Coding (PNC) is an effective technique to improve the throughput and latency in wireless networks. However, there are two major challenges for PNC, especiall…

cs.NI2025★ 4 cited

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Backhaul Link Selection for Network Slices in IAB Networks

António J. Morgado, Firooz B. Saghezchi, Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro +4

Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) has been recently proposed by 3GPP to enable network operators to deploy fifth generation (5G) mobile networks with reduced costs. In this pape…

cs.NI2025★ 2 cited

5G Network Slicing as a Service Enabler for theAutomotive Sector

David Candal-Ventureira, José Manuel Rúa-Estévez, Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro +5

Network slicing, a key technology introduced in 5G standards, enables mobile networks to simultaneously support a wide range ofheterogeneous use cases with diverse quality of servi…

cs.NI2025★ 2 cited

Intelligent Backhaul Link Selection for Traffic Offloading in B5G Networks

António J. Morgado, Firooz B. Saghezchi, Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro +2

Fifth Generation (5G) mobile networks considers an expansive set of heterogeneous services with stringent Quality of Service (QoS) requirements, and traffic demand with inherent sp…

cs.NI2025★ 4 cited

Learning-based visibility prediction for terahertz communications in 6G networks

Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro, Cristina López-Bravo, Francisco Javier González-Castaño +2

Terahertz communications are envisioned as a key enabler for 6G networks. The abundant spectrum available in such ultra high frequencies has the potential to increase network capac…

cs.NI2024★ 12 cited

Quarantining Malicious IoT Devices in Intelligent Sliced Mobile Networks

David Candal-Ventureira, Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro, Felipe Gil-Castiñeira +1

The unstoppable adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) is driven by the deployment of new services that require continuous capture of information from huge populations of sensors…

cs.NI2024★ 6 cited

Latency Reduction in Vehicular Sensing Applications by Dynamic 5G User Plane Function Allocation with Session Continuity

Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro, David Candal-Ventureira, Francisco Javier González-Castaño +1

Vehicle automation is driving the integration of advanced sensors and new applications that demand high-quality information, such as collaborative sensing for enhanced situational…

cs.NI2024★ 7 cited

Is the edge really necessary for drone computing offloading? An experimental assessment in carrier-grade 5G operator networks

David Candal-Ventureira, Francisco Javier González-Castaño, Felipe Gil-Castiñeira +1

In this article, we evaluate the first experience of computation offloading from drones to real fifth-generation (5G) operator systems, including commercial and private carrier-gra…

cs.NI2024★ 15 cited

Coordinated Allocation of Radio Resources to Wi-Fi and Cellular Technologies in Shared Unlicensed Frequencies

David Candal-Ventureira, Francisco Javier González-Castaño, Felipe Gil-Castiñeira +1

Wireless connectivity is essential for industrial production processes and workflow management. Moreover, the connectivity requirements of industrial devices, which are usually lon…

cs.NI2024★ 8 cited

A Software-Defined Networking Solution for Interconnecting Network Functions in Service-Based Architectures

Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro, Felipe Gil-Castiñeira, Francisco Javier González-Castaño +1

Mobile core networks handle critical control functions for delivering services in modern cellular networks. Traditional point-to-point architectures, where network functions are di…

cs.NI2024★ 12 cited

Efficient Anchor Point Deployment for Low Latency Connectivity in MEC-Assisted C-V2X Scenarios

Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro, Felipe Gil-Castiñeira, Francisco Javier González-Castaño +4

Next-generation cellular networks will play a key role in the evolution of different vertical industries. Low latency will be a major requirement in many related uses cases. This r…

cs.NI2024★ 12 cited

Fast Decision Algorithms for Efficient Access Point Assignment in SDN-Controlled Wireless Access Networks

Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro, Saber Mhiri, Cristina López-Bravo +2

Global optimization of access point (AP) assignment to user terminals requires efficient monitoring of user behavior, fast decision algorithms, efficient control signaling, and fas…

cs.NI2020★ 23 cited

A Software-Defined Networking Solution for Transparent Session and Service Continuity in Dynamic Multi-Access Edge Computing

Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro, Felipe Gil-Castiñeira, Francisco Javier González-Castaño +1

Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) will allow implementing low-latency services that have been unfeasible so far. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the…

cs.NI2018★ 6 cited

Implementing energy saving algorithms for Ethernet link aggregates with ONOS

Pablo Fondo Ferreiro, Miguel Rodríguez Pérez, Manuel Fernández Veiga

During the last few years, there has been plenty of research for reducing energy consumption in telecommunication infrastructure. However, many of the proposals remain unim-plement…

cs.NI2018★ 1 cited

QoS-aware Energy-Efficient Algorithms for Ethernet Link Aggregates in Software-Defined Networks

Pablo Fondo Ferreiro, Miguel Rodríguez Pérez, Manuel Fernández Veiga

In this paper we discuss the implementation of an ONOS application that leverages Energy-Efficient Ethernet links between a pair of switches and shares incoming traffic among the l…