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Enhancing AI Transparency: XRL-Based Resource Management and RAN Slicing for 6G ORAN Architecture
Suvidha Mhatre, Ferran Adelantado, Kostas Ramantas +1
This research introduces an advanced Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) framework designed to elucidate the decision-making processes of Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) ag…
Intelligent QoS aware slice resource allocation with user association parameterization for beyond 5G ORAN based architecture using DRL
Suvidha Mhatre, Ferran Adelantado, Kostas Ramantas +1
The diverse requirements of beyond 5G services increase design complexity and demand dynamic adjustments to the network parameters. This can be achieved with slicing and programmab…
AIaaS for ORAN-based 6G Networks: Multi-time Scale Slice Resource Management with DRL
Suvidha Mhatre, Ferran Adelantado, Kostas Ramantas +1
This paper addresses how to handle slice resources for 6G networks at different time scales in an architecture based on an open radio access network (ORAN). The proposed solution i…
Challenges and Opportunities for Simultaneous Multi-functional Networks in the UHF Bands
Xavier Vilajosana, Guillem Boquet, Joan Melià +3
Multi-functional wireless networks are rapidly evolving and aspire to become a promising attribute of the upcoming 6G networks. Enabling multiple simultaneous networking functions…
LR-FHSS: Overview and Performance Analysis
Guillem Boquet, Pere Tuset-Peiro, Ferran Adelantado +2
Long Range-Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (LR-FHSS) is the new physical layer designed to address extremely long-range and large-scale communication scenarios, such as satellite…
Aggressive Fragmentation Strategy for Enhanced Network Performance in Dense LPWANs
Ioana Suciu, Xavier Vilajosana, Ferran Adelantado
Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs) are gaining ground in the IoT landscape and, in particular, for Industrial IoT applications. However, given the strict duty cycle restrictions…
Exploring the Performance Boundaries of NB-IoT
Borja Martinez, Ferran Adelantado, Andrea Bartoli +1
NarrowBand-IoT has just joined the LPWAN community. Unlike most of its competitors, NB-IoT did not emerge from a blank slate. Indeed, it is closely linked to LTE, from which it inh…
The Wireless Technology Landscape in the Manufacturing Industry: A Reality Check
Xavier Vilajosana, Cristina Cano, Borja Martinez +3
An upcoming industrial IoT revolution, supposedly led by the introduction of embedded sensing and computing, seamless communication and massive data analytics within industrial pro…
An Analysis of Packet Fragmentation Impact in LPWAN
Ioana Suciu, Xavier Vilajosana, Ferran Adelantado
Packet fragmentation has mostly been addressed in the literature when referring to splitting data that does not fit a frame. It has received attention in the IoT community after th…
Spectral Efficient and Energy Aware Clustering in Cellular Networks
Georgios Kollias, Ferran Adelantado, Christos Verikoukis
The current and envisaged increase of cellular traffic poses new challenges to Mobile Network Operators (MNO), who must densify their Radio Access Networks (RAN) while maintaining…
Understanding the limits of LoRaWAN
Ferran Adelantado, Xavier Vilajosana, Pere Tuset-Peiro +3
The quick proliferation of LPWAN networks, being LoRaWAN one of the most adopted, raised the interest of the industry, network operators and facilitated the development of novel se…
Scalable RAN Virtualization in Multi-Tenant LTE-A Heterogeneous Networks (Extended version)
Georgia Tseliou, Ferran Adelantado, Christos Verikoukis
Cellular communications are evolving to facilitate the current and expected increasing needs of Quality of Service (QoS), high data rates and diversity of offered services. Towards…