Single Point Of aTtachment communications empowered by cLoud computing and bIG data analytics running on-top of massively distributed and loosely-coupled Heterogeneous mobile data neTworks

Project Information

SPOTLIGHT

Grant agreement ID: 722788

DOI

10.3030/722788

Project closed

EC signature date 16 August 2016

Start date 1 January 2017

End date 30 June 2021

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost

€ 3 813 484,32

EU contribution

€ 3 813 484,32

Coordinated by

ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON
Greece

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (9)

QoE-based optimization and proof-of-concept

Final outcomes from Task 4.3. This deliverable overarches the SPOTLIGHT research and training efforts. In this task, the ESRs will optimize their solutions under the meaningful concept of enhancing playback experience (in terms of QoE) and reducing network response time. A meaningful subset of the QoE-optimized solutions will be integrated into a common system level simulator to assess the interplay of the proposed set of technologies and solutions in light of the SPOTLIGHT measureable research objectives.

Reports on Training Activities (M36)

Reports on Training Activities for the 3rd year of the project

Functional enhancements for the SPOTLIGHT RAN

Final outcomes of Tasks 2.3 and related work in 2.4.

Resource-elastic network management strategies using big data

Final results from Tasks 4.2 and 4.3.

SotA Review and SPOTLIGHT metrics for the 5G and Beyond RAN

This deliverable will involve a meticulous study and taxonomy of SotA PHY technologies, 5G signal waveforms and antenna design techniques for massively distributed MIMO systems requiring minimum network control. Key performance indicators related to the design, analysis and optimization of PHY aspects and antenna designs in 5G systems will also be overviewed here (outcome of Task 2.1).

Recent trends and system concepts for cloud-based RAN

This deliverablewill embrace a detailed review of SotA system concepts, architectural components and core network enhancements relevant to 5G. Emphasis will also be given in documenting recent advances for cloud-based RAN processing, plain IP core network implementations, multi-core DSP and providing a preliminary architecture for the SPOTLIGHT network core.

Optimal strategies for popular content placement and delivery

Final version of the outcome of Task 4.2.

PHY layer aspects, antenna design and waveforms for the RAN

Results of Tasks 2.2 and 2.4.

Cloud-empowered Plain-IP Network Core Technologies using big data (Final Version)

A final version of the project deliverable D3.2 including in addition the performance evaluation results of Task 3.4.

Publications

Conference proceedings (23)

Covariance Shaping for Massive MIMO Systems

Author(s): Placido Mursia; Italo Atzeni; David Gesbert; Laura Cottatellucci
Published in: IEEE Conference and Exhibition on Global Telecommunications (GLOBECOM) 2018, Issue December 2018, 2018
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2562105

UPFlight: An enabler for Avionic MEC in a drone-extended 5G mobile network

Author(s): Umberto Fattore, Marco Liebsch, Carlos J. Bernardos
Published in: 2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Spring), Issue May 2020, 2020, Page(s) 1-7, ISBN 978-1-7281-5207-3
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/vtc2020-spring48590.2020.9128732

NB-IoT: A Candidate Technology for mMTC in the 5G Era

Author(s): Subin Narayanan; Tsolkas, Dimitris; Passas, Nikos; Merakos, Lazaros
Published in: IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD 2018, Issue September 2018, 2018
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2557394

User Association Coalition Games with Zero-Forcing Beamforming and NOMA

Author(s): Michalis Eliodorou, Constantinos Psomas, Ioannis Krikidis, Socratis Socratous
Published in: 2019 IEEE 20th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Issue July 2019, 2019, Page(s) 1-5, ISBN 978-1-5386-6528-2
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/spawc.2019.8815568

Energy Efficiency for MEC Offloading with NOMA through Coalitional Games

Author(s): Michalis Eliodorou; Constantinos Psomas; Ioannis Krikidis; Socratis Socratous
Published in: IEEE Conference and Exhibition on Global Telecommunications (GLOBECOM) 2019, Issue December 2019, 2019
Publisher: ΙΕΕΕ
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3626900

Application and Network VNF migration in a MEC-enabled 5G Architecture

Author(s): Ioannis Sarrigiannis; Elli Kartsakli; Kostas Ramantas; Angelos Antonopoulos; Christos Verikoukis
Published in: 2018 IEEE 23rd International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Issue September 2018, 2018
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2562761

Joint Planning of Network Slicing and Mobile Edge Computing in 5G Networks

Author(s): Xiang, Bin; Elias, Jocelyne; Martignon, Fabio; Di Nitto, Elisabetta
Published in: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2019, Issue 14, 2019
Publisher: IEEE

On the Performance of Covariance Shaping in Massive MIMO Systems

Author(s): Placido Mursia, Italo Atzeni, David Gesbert, Laura Cottatellucci
Published in: 2018 IEEE 23rd International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Issue September 2018, 2018, Page(s) 1-6, ISBN 978-1-5386-6151-2
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/camad.2018.8514975

Iterative Interference Cancellation in FBMC-QAM Systems

Author(s): Sumaila Mahama; Yahya J. Harbi; Alister G. Burr; David Grace
Published in: IEEE Conference on Wireless Communications and Networking 2019, Issue Απριλ 2019, 2019
Publisher: ΙΕΕΕ
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2561879

5GC +: an Experimental Proof of a Programmable Mobile Core for 5G

Author(s): Umberto Fattore, Fabio Giust, Marco Liebsch
Published in: 2018 IEEE 23rd International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), 2018, Page(s) 1-6, ISBN 978-1-5386-6151-2
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/camad.2018.8514949

Forecasting Mobile Cellular Traffic Sampled at Different Frequencies

Author(s): Armin Okic, Alessandro E. C. Redondi
Published in: 2019 12th IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC), 2019, Page(s) 189-195, ISBN 978-3-903176-18-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/wmnc.2019.8881824

D2D-Aided Multi-Antenna Multicasting in a Dense Network

Author(s): Placido Mursia, Italo Atzeni, Mari Kobayashi, David Gesbert
Published in: 2019 53rd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Issue November 2019, 2019, Page(s) 675-679, ISBN 978-1-7281-4300-2
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ieeeconf44664.2019.9048758

Channel Models, Favorable Propagation and MultiStage Linear Detection in Cell-Free Massive MIMO

Author(s): Roya Gholami, Laura Cottatellucci, Dirk Slock
Published in: 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Issue August 2020, 2020, Page(s) 2942-2947, ISBN 978-1-7281-6432-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/isit44484.2020.9174420

Analyzing Different Mobile Applications in Time and Space: a City-Wide Scenario

Author(s): Armin Okic, Alessandro E.C. Redondi, Iacopo Galimberti, Francesco Foglia, Luisa Venturini
Published in: 2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Issue April 2019, 2019, Page(s) 1-6, ISBN 978-1-5386-7646-2
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/wcnc.2019.8885902

Sliced-RAN: Joint Slicing and Functional Split in Future 5G Radio Access Networks

Author(s): Behnam Ojaghi, Ferran Adelantado, Elli Kartsakli, Angelos Antonopoulos, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: ICC 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Issue May 2019, 2019, Page(s) 1-6, ISBN 978-1-5386-8088-9
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/icc.2019.8761081

Analyzing Different Mobile Applications in Time and Space: a City-Wide Scenario

Author(s): Armin Okic, Alessandro E. C. Redondi, and Francesco Foglia, Luisa Venturini and Iacopo Galimberti
Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2019
Publisher: IEEE

Joint Network Slicing and Mobile Edge Computing in 5G Networks

Author(s): Bin Xiang, Jocelyne Elias, Fabio Martignon, Elisabetta Di Nitto
Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2019
Publisher: IEEE

Joint Network Slicing and Mobile Edge Computing in 5G Networks

Author(s): Bin Xiang; Jocelyne Elias; Fabio Martignon; Elisabetta Di Nitto
Published in: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2019, Issue May 2019, 2019
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2560130

Dynamic Programming Based Content Placement Strategy for 5G and Beyond Cellular Networks

Author(s): Tadege M. Ayenew
Published in: IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD 2018, Issue September 2018, 2018
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2557509

D2D-Aided Multi-Antenna Multicasting

Author(s): Placido Mursia; Italo Atzeni; David Gesbert; Mari Kobayashi
Published in: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2019, Issue May 2019, 2019
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2583470

Favorable Propagation and Linear Multiuser Detection for Distributed Antenna Systems

Author(s): Roya Gholami, Laura Cottatellucci, Dirk Slock
Published in: ICASSP 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Issue May 2020, 2020, Page(s) 5190-5194, ISBN 978-1-5090-6631-5
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/icassp40776.2020.9053449

Tackling Pilot Contamination in Cell-Free Massive MIMO by Joint Channel Estimation and Linear Multi-User Detection

Author(s): Roya Gholami; Laura Cottatellucci; Dirk Slock
Published in: 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), 2021
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5094369

Optimal Resource Allocation in C-RAN through DSP Computational Load Forecasting

Author(s): Armin Okic; Alessandro Redondi
Published in: IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2020, Issue September 2020, 2020
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3988653

Peer reviewed articles (7)

Design and Convergence Analysis of an IIC-based BICM-ID Receiver for FBMC-QAM Systems

Author(s): Sumaila Mahama, Yahya J. Harbi, Alister G. Burr, David Grace
Published in: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Issue 06 May 2020, 2020, Page(s) 1-1, ISSN 2644-125X
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ojcoms.2020.2992314

A Novel Content Placement Strategy for Heterogeneous Cellular Networks With Small Cells

Author(s): Tadege Mihretu Ayenew, Dionysis Xenakis, Nikos Passas, Lazaros Merakos
Published in: IEEE Networking Letters, Issue 2/1, 2020, Page(s) 10-13, ISSN 2576-3156
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/lnet.2019.2950990

RISMA: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Enabling Beamforming for IoT Massive Access

Author(s): Placido Mursia, Vincenzo Sciancalepore, Andres Garcia-Saavedra, Laura Cottatellucci, Xavier Costa Perez, David Gesbert
Published in: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Issue 39/4, 2021, Page(s) 1072-1085, ISSN 0733-8716
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/jsac.2020.3018829

Multi-User Wireless Information and Power Transfer in FBMC-Based IoT Networks

Author(s): Sumaila Mahama, Derek Kwaku Pobi Asiedu, Yahya Jasim Harbi, Kyoung-Jae Lee, David Grace, Alister G. Burr
Published in: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 545-563, ISSN 2644-125X
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ojcoms.2021.3067066

Cooperative Content Caching in MEC-Enabled Heterogeneous Cellular Networks

Author(s): Tadege Mihretu Ayenew, Dionysis Xenakis, Nikos Passas, Lazaros Merakos
Published in: IEEE Access, Issue 9, 2021, Page(s) 98883-98903, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
DOI: 10.1109/access.2021.3095356

Fog-Enabled Scalable C-V2X Architecture for Distributed 5G and Beyond Applications

Author(s): Ioannis Sarrigiannis, Luis M. Contreras, Kostas Ramantas, Angelos Antonopoulos, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Network, Issue 34/5, 2020, Page(s) 120-126, ISSN 0890-8044
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/mnet.111.2000476

SlicedRAN: Service-Aware Network Slicing Framework for 5G Radio Access Networks

Author(s): Behnam Ojaghi, Ferran Adelantado, Angelos Antonopoulos, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Systems Journal, Issue March 2021, 2021, Page(s) 1-12, ISSN 1932-8184
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/jsyst.2021.3064398

Book chapters (1)

Tenant-Aware Slice Admission Control Using Neural Networks-Based Policy Agent

Author(s): Pedro Batista, Shah Nawaz Khan, Peter Öhlén, Aldebaro Klautau
Published in: Cognitive Radio-Oriented Wireless Networks - 14th EAI International Conference, CrownCom 2019, Poznan, Poland, June 11–12, 2019, Proceedings, Issue 291, 2019, Page(s) 17-30, ISBN 978-3-030-25747-7
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25748-4_2