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Toward Experimentation-as-a-Service in 5G/6G: The Plaza6G Prototype for AI-Assisted Trials
Sergio Barrachina-Muñoz, Marc Carrascosa-Zamacois, Horacio Bleda +6
This paper presents Plaza6G, the first operational Experiment-as-a-Service (ExaS) platform unifying cloud resources with next-generation wireless infrastructure. Developed at CTTC…
Resource Orchestration and Optimization in 6G Extreme-edge Scenario
Manuel A. Jimenez, Sarang Kahvazadeh, Ignacio Labrador +1
6G networks envision a pervasive service infrastructure spanning from centralized cloud to distributed edge and highly dynamic extreme-edge domains. This vision introduces signific…
Trustworthy Inter-Provider Agreements in 6G Using a Privacy-Enabled Hybrid Blockchain Framework
Farhana Javed, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy
Inter-provider agreements are central to 6G networks, where administrative domains must securely and dynamically share services. To address the dual need for transparency and confi…
Performance Analysis, Lessons Learned and Practical Advice for a 6G Inter-Provider DApp on the Ethereum Blockchain
Farhana Javed, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy
This paper presents a multi-contract blockchain framework for inter-provider agreements in 6G networks, emphasizing performance analysis under a realistic Proof-of-Stake (PoS) sett…
Blockchain for Federated Learning in the Internet of Things: Trustworthy Adaptation, Standards, and the Road Ahead
Farhana Javed, Engin Zeydan, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy +2
As edge computing gains prominence in Internet of Things (IoTs), smart cities, and autonomous systems, the demand for real-time machine intelligence with low latency and model reli…
An Empirical Smart Contracts Latency Analysis on Ethereum Blockchain for Trustworthy Inter-Provider Agreements
Farhana Javed, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy
As 6G networks evolve, inter-provider agreements become crucial for dynamic resource sharing and network slicing across multiple domains, requiring on-demand capacity provisioning…
GenOnet: Generative Open xG Network Simulation with Multi-Agent LLM and ns-3
Farhad Rezazadeh, Amir Ashtari Gargari, Sandra Lagén +3
The move toward Sixth-Generation (6G) networks relies on open interfaces and protocols for seamless interoperability across devices, vendors, and technologies. In this context, ope…
Decentralized Energy Marketplace via NFTs and AI-based Agents
Rasoul Nikbakht, Farhana Javed, Farhad Rezazadeh +2
The paper introduces an advanced Decentralized Energy Marketplace (DEM) integrating blockchain technology and artificial intelligence to manage energy exchanges among smart homes w…
X-GRL: An Empirical Assessment of Explainable GNN-DRL in B5G/6G Networks
Farhad Rezazadeh, Sergio Barrachina-MuNoz, Engin Zeydan +3
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques has triggered a revolution in beyond fifth-generation (B5G) and upcoming sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks. Des…
A Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for RAN Resource Allocation in O-RAN
Farhad Rezazadeh, Lanfranco Zanzi, Francesco Devoti +4
Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are considered as key enablers for realizing the full potential of fifth-generation (5G) and beyond mobile networks, particul…
Explanation-Guided Deep Reinforcement Learning for Trustworthy 6G RAN Slicing
Farhad Rezazadeh, Hatim Chergui, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy
The complexity of emerging sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks has sparked an upsurge in adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to underpin the challenges in network management…
Vertical-oriented 5G platform-as-a-service: user-generated content case study
Sarang Kahvazadeh, Hamzeh Khalili, Rasoul Nikbakht Silab +2
5G realizes an impactful convergence, where Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and cloud-native models become fundamental for profiting from the unprecedented capacity offered…
Video on Demand Streaming Using RL-based Edge Caching in 5G Networks
Rasoul Nikbakht, Sarang Kahvazadeh, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy
Edge caching can significantly improve the 5G networks' performance both in terms of delay and backhaul traffic. We use a reinforcement learning-based (RL-based) caching technique…
Intent-Based Orchestration for Application Relocation in a 5G Cloud-native Platform
Sergio Barrachina-Muñoz, Jorge Baranda, Miquel Payaró +1
The need of mobile network operators for cost-effectiveness is driving 5G and beyond networks towards highly flexible and agile deployments to adapt to dynamic and resource-constra…
Cloud-native 5G experimental platform with over-the-air transmissions and end-to-end monitoring
Sergio Barrachina-Muñoz, Miquel Payaró, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy
5G represents a revolutionary shift with respect to previous generations given its design centered on network softwarization. Within such a change of paradigm, cloud-native solutio…
Multi-Provider NFV Network Service Delegation via Average Reward Reinforcement Learning
Bahador Bakhshi, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy, Jorge Baranda
In multi-provider 5G/6G networks, service delegation enables administrative domains to federate in provisioning NFV network services. Admission control is fundamental in selecting…
Near Optimal VNF Placement in Edge-Enabled 6G Networks
Carlos Ruiz De Mendoza, Bahador Bakhshi, Engin Zeydan +1
Softwarization and virtualization are key concepts for emerging industries that require ultra-low latency. This is only possible if computing resources, traditionally centralized a…
Model-Based Reinforcement Learning Framework of Online Network Resource Allocation
Bahador Bakhshi, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy
Online Network Resource Allocation (ONRA) for service provisioning is a fundamental problem in communication networks. As a sequential decision-making under uncertainty problem, it…
R-Learning Based Admission Control for Service Federation in Multi-domain 5G Networks
Bahador Bakhshi, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy, Jorge Baranda
Service federation in 5G/B5G networks enables service providers to orchestrate network services across multiple domains where admission control is a key issue. For each demand, wit…
Resource Orchestration of 5G Transport Networks for Vertical Industries
K. Antevski, J. Martín-Pérez, Nuria Molner +12
The future 5G transport networks are envisioned to support a variety of vertical services through network slicing and efficient orchestration over multiple administrative domains.…
End-to-end 5G services via an SDN/NFV-based multi-tenant network and cloud testbed
Raul Muñoz, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy, Nikolaos Bartzoudis +11
5G has a main requirement of highly flexible, ultralow latency and ultra-high bandwidth virtualized infrastructure in order to deliver end-to-end services. This requirement can be…
Interworking Scheme Using Optimized SIP Mobility for MultiHomed Mobile Nodes in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks
Paolo Dini, Jaume Nin-Guerrero, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy +2
Nowadays, mobile users wish to use their multi-interface mobile devices to access the Internet through network points of attachment (PoA) based on heterogeneous wireless technologi…
Analysis of bandwidth measurement methodologies over WLAN systems
Marc Portoles-Comeras, Albert Cabellos-Aparicio, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy +1
WLAN devices have become a fundamental component of nowadays network deployments. However, even though traditional networking applications run mostly unchanged over wireless links,…