Testes com Aplicativos de Controladores Inteligentes da RAN para o Monitoramento de KPIs e Slicing de Recursos de Rede
Abstract
The smart management of RAN (Radio Access Network) resources in a mobile network ecosystem and the disaggregation of network components can be performed through a central controller known as RIC (RAN Intelligent Controller). The ONF (Open Networking Foundation) and the OAI (OpenAirInterface) provide platforms with open-source solutions for this task. We analyze these platforms by testing KPI (Key Performance Indicator)-monitoring functions, and slicing network resources. Metrics such as throughput, BLER (Block Error Rate), SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio), and the network’s available bandwidth are presented through graphical interfaces.
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Xavier, B. M., Dzaferagic, M., Collins, D., Comarela, G., Martinello, M., and Ruffini, M. (2023). Machine learning-based early attack detection using open ran intelligent controller.
Published
2023-05-26
How to Cite
LIMA, João P. S. H.; SILVA, Paulo R. B. da; FACINA, Michelle S. P.; ALVES, Erika C.; AFANASIEV, Vitalii; LIMA, Gustavo C..
Testes com Aplicativos de Controladores Inteligentes da RAN para o Monitoramento de KPIs e Slicing de Recursos de Rede. In: WORKSHOP ON EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH OF THE FUTURE INTERNET (WPEIF), 14. , 2023, Brasília/DF.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2023
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p. 13-18.
ISSN 2595-2692.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wpeif.2023.798.
