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Experimental Classification of xApp Conflicts in O-RAN: Slicing vs. Per-UE Scheduling
Rashmi Sharan Sinha, Merim Dzaferagic, Marco Ruffini +1
Concurrent applications (xApps) in the Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Near-RT RIC) of the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) can issue control intents that are jointly i…
Energy-Latency Trade-offs in O-RAN with Distributed Baseband Processing and AI Inference
Urooj Tariq, Rishu Raj, Shashi Raj Pandey +3
The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture introduces flexible functional splits and open interfaces that enable distributed and centralized deployment of baseband processi…
AI-Native Network Controller: A Modular Framework for Safe Agentic Control of Multi-Domain Network Infrastructure
Merim Dzaferagic
The convergence of multiple network domains, including radio access, optical transport, and core networks, under unified intelligent control is a fundamental requirement for future…
Energy Consumption in Next Generation Radio Access Networks
Urooj Tariq, Rishu Raj, Merim Dzaferagic +1
Historically, in macro-cell-based networks, the radio access network (RAN) portion accounts for the largest share of energy consumption in mobile networks. With greater densificati…
Demonstration of Cooperative Transport Interface over Open Source 7.2 split RAN and Virtualised Open PON Network
Merim Dzaferagic, Kevin O'Sullivan, Bruce Richardson +4
We demonstrate end-to-end 5G Open RAN over PON using off-the-shelf open networking hardware and open source RAN software. The implementation of the Cooperative Transport Interface…
Modular and Integrated AI Control Framework across Fiber and Wireless Networks for 6G
Merim Dzaferagic, Marco Ruffini, Daniel Kilper
The rapid evolution of communication networks towards 6G increasingly incorporates advanced AI-driven controls across various network segments to achieve intelligent, zero-touch op…
Decentralized Multi-Party Multi-Network AI for Global Deployment of 6G Wireless Systems
Merim Dzaferagic, Marco Ruffini, Nina Slamnik-Krijestorac +21
Multiple visions of 6G networks elicit Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a central, native element. When 6G systems are deployed at a large scale, end-to-end AI-based solutions will…
ML-based handover prediction over a real O-RAN deployment using RAN Intelligent controller
Merim Dzaferagic, Bruno Missi Xavier, Diarmuid Collins +3
O-RAN introduces intelligent and flexible network control in all parts of the network. The use of controllers with open interfaces allow us to gather real time network measurements…
Demonstration of Cooperative Transport Interface using open-source 5G OpenRAN and virtualised PON network
Frank Slyne, Kevin O Sullivan, Merim Dzaferagic +6
We demonstrate a real-time, converged 5G-PON through the Cooperative Transport Interface, synchronising 5G and PON-DBA upstream schedulers. This innovative approach, implemented us…
Machine Learning-based Early Attack Detection Using Open RAN Intelligent Controller
Bruno Missi Xavier, Merim Dzaferagic, Diarmuid Collins +3
We design and demonstrate a method for early detection of Denial-of-Service attacks. The proposed approach takes advantage of the OpenRAN framework to collect measurements from the…
Analysis of Temporal Robustness in Massive Machine Type Communications
Debjani Goswami, Merim Dzaferagic, Harun Siljak +2
The evolution of fifth generation (5G) networks needs to support the latest use cases, which demand robust network connectivity for the collaborative performance of the network age…
Minimizing the Signaling Overhead and Latency based on Users' Mobility Patterns
Merim Dzaferagic, Nicola Marchetti, Irene Macaluso
We demonstrate a distributed and a centralized 4G/5G compliant approach to minimize signaling and latency related to user mobility in cellular networks. This is crucial due to the…
Performance of Massive MIMO Self-Backhauling for Ultra-Dense Small Cell Deployments
Andrea Bonfante, Lorenzo Galati Giordano, David López-Pérez +6
A key aspect of the fifth-generation wireless communication network will be the integration of different services and technologies to provide seamless connectivity. In this paper,…
Complex Systems Science meets 5G and IoT
Nicola Marchetti, Irene Macaluso, Nicholas Kaminski +8
We propose a new paradigm for telecommunications, and develop a framework drawing on concepts from information (i.e., different metrics of complexity) and computational (i.e., agen…
How Functional Complexity affects the Scalability-Energy Efficiency Trade-Off of HCC WSN Clustering
Merim Dzaferagic, Nicholas Kaminski, Irene Macaluso +1
Even though clustering algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are a well investigate subject, the increasing interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G technologies has…
Relation between Functional Complexity, Scalability and Energy Efficiency in WSNs
Merim Dzaferagic, Nicholas Kaminski, Irene Macaluso +1
In order to understand the underlying mechanisms that lead to certain network properties (i.e. scalability, energy efficiency) we apply a complex systems science approach to analyz…