CCIR: The Next Frontier in Mobile Network Evolution - Integrating Communication and Computing for Enhanced Services
- Title
- CCIR: The Next Frontier in Mobile Network Evolution - Integrating Communication and Computing for Enhanced Services
- Creator
- Raj, E. Babu; Padmalal, S.; Ram Mohan, N.R.; Shaji, B.
- Description
- The mobile RAN is the bridge and enabler between end users and application services, and fortunately, the computational capacity of base stations in RANs[1] has experienced tremendous growth accompanied by increasingly stringent service requirements from emerging applications such as AR/VR. These two trends imply an unprecedented opportunity that the abundant computing resources in base stations could be leveraged to host latency-sensitive applications if being managed properly, thereby giving rise to a new vision named Communication and Computing Integrated RAN (CCIR), where not only communication but also computing services are delivered by RANs in a coherent way[2]. In fact, CCIR implies an even more radical departure of designing future mobile networks-going beyond regarding the role of RANs as connecting links. This article provides an elaboration on the fundamental design philosophies and principles of CCIR, the logical architecture. We will explore further on key tech-nologies toward realizing our vision. Specifically, we provide a thorough view on what CCIR really means - it involves different integration granularities between communication and computing functions; meanwhile it keeps evolving until approaching real-time joint scheduling and holistic resource management based on one unified infrastructure. To assess the feasibility and advantages brought by CCIR, several field experiments were carried out where computing resources are migrated within different base stations. In conclusion, CCIR is a prospective evolution direction for future mobile networks dealing with communication-computation-converged requirements in new service use scenarios[3]. Using current infrastructure more intelligently and efficiently will facilitate better user experience, greener mobile networks as well as serve as better platform for future advancements in wireless technology. Grenze Scientific Society, 2025.
- Source
- 16th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control, and Telecommunication Technologies, ACT 2025;Volume;1;pp.4318-4324
- Date
- 01-01-2025
- Publisher
- Grenze Scientific Society
- Coverage
- Raj E.B., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India; Padmalal S., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mangalam College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala, Ettumanoor, India; Ram Mohan N.R., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Royal College of Engineering and Technology, Akkaikavu, Kerala, Thrissur, India; Shaji B., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Pampady, Kerala, Thrissur, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
- Format
- online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Conference paper
Collection
Citation
Raj, E. Babu; Padmalal, S.; Ram Mohan, N.R.; Shaji, B., “CCIR: The Next Frontier in Mobile Network Evolution - Integrating Communication and Computing for Enhanced Services,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/26242.