3 papers
cs.NI2026
Comparing UPF Dataplane I/O Modes in a Cloud-Native 5G Core: AF_PACKET, AF_XDP, CNDP, and DPDK on SD-Core BESS-UPF
Shiva Valia, Nitin Rajput, Aditya Gairola +1
The User Plane Function (UPF) carries all user-plane traffic in a 5G network, and its throughput depends on how packets move between the NIC and the application, that is, on the pa…
cs.CR2025
QORE : Quantum Secure 5G/B5G Core
Vipin Rathi, Lakshya Chopra, Rudraksh Rawal +4
Quantum computing is reshaping the security landscape of modern telecommunications. The cryptographic foundations that secure todays 5G systems, including RSA, Elliptic Curve Crypt…
cs.CR2025
Q-RAN: Quantum-Resilient O-RAN Architecture
Vipin Rathi, Lakshya Chopra, Madhav Agarwal +6
The telecommunications industry faces a dual transformation: the architectural shift toward Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) and the emerging threat from quantum computing. O-RAN…