Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is a platform developed by a collaboration between wireless operators, infrastructure vendors, and service providers for deploying mobile fronthaul and midhaul networks, built entirely on cloud-native principles. The vision of O-RAN lies in the virtualization of traditional wireless infrastructure components, like Central Units (CU), Radio Units (RU), and Distributed Units (DU). O-RAN decouples the above-mentioned wireless infrastructure components into open-source elements, operating consistently with other elements of different vendors in the network. Quality of Experience (QoE) deals with a user's subjective measure of satisfaction. RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) in O-RAN provides flexibility to intelligently program and control RAN functions using AI/ML-based models. We argue that various QoE parameters can be measured and operated by the RIC in O-RAN. We propose to improve the efficiency of O-RAN's radio resources by creating a RIC xApp that estimates the QoE measured using Video Mean Opinion of Score (MOS), and accurately optimizes the usage of radio resources across multiple network slices. We use predictive AI/ML-based models to accurately predict the QoE parameters in the network after which we can optimize the usage of network compo-nents leading to an enhanced user experience. Simulation results on 3 simulated data sets show that our proposed approach can achieve up to 95% QoE prediction accuracy.
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Alberto Coboi, Minh T. Nguyen, Van Nam Pham, Thang C. Vu, Mui D. Nguyen, Dung T. Nguyen
Wireless sensor networks, have drawn a lot of interest because of their adaptability and range of uses in different industries. WSNs face significant challenges when it comes to energy efficiency because sensor nodes are usually battery-powered and have limited resources. Several energy-efficient methods and protocols, such as duty cycling, data aggregation, and topology management, have been put forth to address this problem. Moreover, new potential for mobile wireless sensor networks are presented by the integration of WSNs with mobile and static devices, such as drones, tablets, and smartphones. In this study, we suggest utilizing Zigbee technology to establish a robust and flexible monitoring system for both stationary and mobile sensors. Numerous industries, including healthcare, smart agriculture, asset tracking, energy management, smart home automation, and industrial monitoring and control, have made extensive use of Zigbee. By leveraging Zigbee's capabilities, we hope to improve the protocol's performance while establishing dependable communication links between nodes, analyzing the communication range, and assessing the influence of environmental conditions. In this study, a system model for Zigbee deployment in mobile robots will be presented. It will address the basics of Zigbee, communication difficulties, networking with Zigbee, and simulations or real-world outcomes. We will learn about the strengths and weaknesses of Zigbee-based systems in terms of creating reliable communication links in mobile wireless sensor networks by looking at their architecture and functionality. The results of this study will help us comprehend Zigbee's potential to improve monitoring systems and make better decisions across a range of industries. The study's emphasis on mobile monitoring systems signifies a step forward in addressing the evolving needs of wireless sensor networks in dynamic environments.
{"title":"Zigbee Based Mobile Sensing for Wireless Sensor Networks","authors":"Alberto Coboi, Minh T. Nguyen, Van Nam Pham, Thang C. Vu, Mui D. Nguyen, Dung T. Nguyen","doi":"10.37256/cnc.1220233923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37256/cnc.1220233923","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless sensor networks, have drawn a lot of interest because of their adaptability and range of uses in different industries. WSNs face significant challenges when it comes to energy efficiency because sensor nodes are usually battery-powered and have limited resources. Several energy-efficient methods and protocols, such as duty cycling, data aggregation, and topology management, have been put forth to address this problem. Moreover, new potential for mobile wireless sensor networks are presented by the integration of WSNs with mobile and static devices, such as drones, tablets, and smartphones. In this study, we suggest utilizing Zigbee technology to establish a robust and flexible monitoring system for both stationary and mobile sensors. Numerous industries, including healthcare, smart agriculture, asset tracking, energy management, smart home automation, and industrial monitoring and control, have made extensive use of Zigbee. By leveraging Zigbee's capabilities, we hope to improve the protocol's performance while establishing dependable communication links between nodes, analyzing the communication range, and assessing the influence of environmental conditions. In this study, a system model for Zigbee deployment in mobile robots will be presented. It will address the basics of Zigbee, communication difficulties, networking with Zigbee, and simulations or real-world outcomes. We will learn about the strengths and weaknesses of Zigbee-based systems in terms of creating reliable communication links in mobile wireless sensor networks by looking at their architecture and functionality. The results of this study will help us comprehend Zigbee's potential to improve monitoring systems and make better decisions across a range of industries. The study's emphasis on mobile monitoring systems signifies a step forward in addressing the evolving needs of wireless sensor networks in dynamic environments.","PeriodicalId":505128,"journal":{"name":"Computer Networks and Communications","volume":"388 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139177702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}