Switching off unused bands and optimal DUs placement on O-RAN multi-band system

Currently, the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture is the best solution for deploying Radio Access Network (RAN). This architecture presents several challenges, i.e., function splitting, function placement and energy consumption. The aim of this study is to satisfy user demand while minimizing costs. In this work we combine the O-RAN architecture and the multiband system. We consider that the RAN network load varies during the day and we study the optimal placement of the Distributed Unit (DU) function and switch off unnecessary frequency bands. First, we propose an algorithm to find the number of frequency bands needed to satisfy user demand for different smoothing periods. Based on these results, we formulate the problem of DU placement and frequency band switch-off as an Integer Linear Programming (ILP) whose objective is to minimize computing and routing cost while respecting delay and capacity constraints. Evaluation of our model on real topology has shown that our model with frequency band extinction has a much lower system cost than our model without band extinction.

Switching off unused bands and optimal DUs placement on O-RAN multi-band system

Amath NDAO, IMT Atlantique; Xavier Lagrange, IMT Atlantique, IRISA; Nicolas Huin, Loutfi Nuaymi, Geraldine Texier, IMT Atlantique