6G Networking and Communications
O-RAN and SD-RAN, 5G/6G architectures, FPGA-powered software-defined radio and spectrum analysis for next-generation wireless systems.
Publications (82)
20268
End-to-End Orchestration across MCF Infrastructure: Field Trial of Spatial PON and Metro Convergence with O-RAN for AR/VR Services with Edge Offload
A. Marotta, P. A. Robles, P. Gonzalez, L. D’Errico, I. Babiker, C. Centofanti, G. D. Sciullo, C. Antonelli, L. Velasco, S. Tennina, S. Parker, M. Quagliotti, E. Riccardi, O. G. D. Dios, F. Cugini, A. Sgambelluri
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026, p. Th3E.4
A Framework for Reliable Cell-Free mmWave Massive MIMO Networks Under Human Blockage
A. Alyosef, R. Juha, R. Hamdan, A. Marotta, R. Valentini
2026 32nd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), pp. 427-432
A Survey on Resource Allocation Technologies in Integrated Access and Backhaul Networks
A. Alyosef, R. Juha, A. Marotta, R. Valentini
2026 International Conference on Computer, Information and Telecommunication Systems (CITS), pp. 1-6
A Generalized Cost Model for Techno-Economic Analysis in Optical Networks
A. Souza, M. Quagliotti, M. M. Hosseini, A. Marotta, C. Centofanti, F. Arpanaei, A. V. Paz, J. M. Rivas-Moscoso, G. Gambari, L. Nadal, M. Ruiz, S. Parker, J. Pedro
Photonics, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 125
Bridging 5G and 6G for Multimedia IoT: Structural Limitations and Architectural Directions
A. Piccioni, C. Rinaldi, C. Centofanti, A. Marotta, P. D. Marco, F. Graziosi
2026 IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking), pp. 1-6
6G Vehicular-Aware Ran Strategies for Urban Air Mobility Communications
A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi, G. Battisti, D. Cassioli, F. Graziosi
2026 21st Wireless On-Demand Network Systems and Services Conference (WONS), pp. 53-56
Enabling Reliable and Scalable Urban Air Mobility Communications Through 6G Network Slicing
A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi, D. Cassioli, F. Graziosi
2026 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1-6
From Ground to Air: Making Mobile Networks Ready for Urban Air Mobility
A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi, D. Cassioli, F. Graziosi
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 23, pp. 7067-7080
202510
The Musical Metaverse Research Project a MusicTech Survey
S. Giacomelli, A. D. Scipio, C. Rinaldi
2025 IEEE 6th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IS2), pp. 1-10
Architecting the Musical Metaverse: Lessons from 5G and Emerging Technologies
C. Rinaldi, K. S. Tharakan, L. Turchet, C. Rottondi, C. Centofanti, C. Fischione
2025 IEEE 6th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IS2), pp. 1-10
Improving 6G Network Performance with Linear Regression and Stacking GBM
C. Aouiche, E. M. Aouiche, A. Aouiche, Z. Ali, Y. Alkhrjiah, S. Hamdi, A. Gaidi, A. Marotta, D. Cassioli
2025 International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematics and Informatics (ICRAMI), pp. 1-6
Data-Driven Failure Localization in Multi-Core Optical Networks
M. Ibrahimi, P. Lobaccaro, G. D. Sciullo, G. S. Sticca, F. Musumeci, R. S. Luis, A. Marotta, C. Antonelli, M. Tornatore
2025 30th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC) and 2025 International Conference on Photonics in Switching and Computing (PSC), pp. 1-4
Reliable Provisioning of Low-Latency and High-Bandwidth Extended Reality Live Streams
G. Le, V. T. Hoang, S. Ferdousi, A. Marotta, S. Xu, Y. Hirota, Y. Awaji, M. Tornatore, B. Mukherjee
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 1755-1766
Coherent Point-to-Multipoint as a Viable Techno-Economic Solution for Mobile Network Fronthaul
A. Marotta, C. Centofanti, F. Graziosi, M. Quagliotti, M. Agus
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Mobility-Aware Resource Allocation in 5G O-RAN using ns-3
A. K. Subudhi, A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, F. Graziosi, R. M. Hegde, K. Kondepu
2025 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 1-6
Exploiting O-RAN as an Effective Solution for Malicious User Localization
S. A. Ratti, A. Tuzi, A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, D. Cassioli, F. Graziosi
2025 17th International Conference on COMmunication Systems and NETworks (COMSNETS), pp. 301-307
Multi-Hop THz-Backhaul for Enhanced Urban Air Mobility Communications
A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi, D. Cassioli, F. Graziosi
2025 IEEE 102nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-Fall), pp. 1-6
A Testing Framework for Joint Communication and Sensing in Synthetic Aperture Radars
A. Piccioni, R. Alesii, F. Santucci, F. Graziosi
IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 13088-13100
202419
Co-Designing Wireless Networked Control Systems on IEEE 802.15.4-Based Links Under Wi-Fi Interference
Y. Z. Lun, C. Rinaldi, A. D’Innocenzo, F. Santucci
IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 71157-71183
PDDNet: Deep Learning Based Dental Disease Classification through Panoramic Radiograph Images
M. A. Hasnain, Z. Ali, A. Saeed, S. Aijaz, M. S. Khurram
VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 180-198
X-ray Image Analysis for Dental Disease: A Deep Learning Approach Using EfficientNets
M. A. Hasnain, Z. Ali, M. S. Maqbool, M. Aziz
VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 147-165
EARNEST: Experimental Analysis of RAN Energy with Open-Source Software Tools
V. Gudepu, B. Chirumamilla, R. R. Tella, A. Bhattacharyya, S. Agarwal, L. Malakalapalli, C. Centofanti, J. Santos, K. Kondepu
2024 16th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), pp. 1148-1153
The Musical Metaverse: Advancements and Applications in Networked Immersive Audio
2024 IEEE 5th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IS2), pp. 1-7
5G-Enabled Internet of Musical Things Architectures for Remote Immersive Musical Practices
L. Turchet, C. Rinaldi, C. Centofanti, L. Vignati, C. Rottondi
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 4691-4709
Assessing Datasets for O-RAN RICs: Hoarding vs Choosing
E. Harshitha, V. Gudepu, B. Chirumamilla, C. Centifonti, A. Marotta, K. Kondepu
2024 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), pp. 1-6
Hierarchical Software-Defined Control for coordinated RAN and PON-based Transport Scaling
A. Pacini, A. Sgambelluri, C. Centofanti, A. Marotta, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, L. Valcarenghi
NOMS 2024-2024 IEEE Network Operations and Management Symposium, pp. 1-3
Partial-MIMO Based Mode-Group Transmission and Routing in a Field-Deployed 15-Mode Network: Throughput, DSP Resources and Network Flexibility
A. Gatto, P. Parolari, R. S. Luis, G. Rademacher, B. J. Puttnam, R. Emmerich, C. Schubert, G. Ferri, F. Achten, P. Sillard, P. Martelli, G. D. Sciullo, A. Marotta, A. Mecozzi, C. Antonelli, P. Boffi
Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 42, no. 14, pp. 4720-4732
Demonstrating the Energy Consumption of Radio Access Networks in Container Clouds
V. Gudepu, R. R. Tella, C. Centofanti, J. Santos, A. Marotta, K. Kondepu
NOMS 2024-2024 IEEE Network Operations and Management Symposium, pp. 1-3
Enhancing Mobile Network Security through O-RAN: Architectural Solutions for Physical Layer Attack Detection
S. A. Ratti, A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, M. N. S. Velivela, D. Cassioli, F. Graziosi
2024 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), pp. 1-3
SDR-Based Supporting System for Multimedia Services in Mobile Communication Networks
A. Piccioni, A. L. Z. Sosa, R. Alesii, F. Graziosi
2024 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), pp. 1-6
Satellite SAR Testing Framework for Integrated Sensing and Communication
A. Piccioni, R. Alesii, F. Santucci, F. Graziosi
Proceedings of the 4th URSI Atlantic RadioScience Conference – AT-RASC 2024
Exploiting 6G Networks for Urban Air Mobility Connectivity
A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi, F. Graziosi
2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 760-764
Emerging Technologies for Crisis: Challenges for Applying 5G to Public Protection and Disaster Relief Scenarios
E. D. Fina, A. Galassi, F. Graziosi, F. Smarra, F. Franchi
2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 141-146
End-to-end slicing of RAN based on next-generation optical access network
C. Centofanti, A. Marotta, V. Gudepu, D. Cassioli, F. Graziosi, H. Roberts, C. Bernard, K. Kondepu
Photonic Network Communications, vol. 48, no. 1-3, pp. 26-34
An Energy Measurement Framework for 5G RAN Using USRP and Real-Time Monitoring
C. Centofanti, G. Venkateswarlu, J. Santos, R. R. Tella, A. Marotta, F. Graziosi, K. Kondepu
2024 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), pp. 1-5
A Complex Network and Evolutionary Game Theory Framework for 6G Function Placement
M. Scatá, A. L. Corte, A. Marotta, F. Graziosi, D. Cassioli
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 2926-2941
Enhancing Mobile Networks for Urban Air Mobility Connectivity
A. Piccioni, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi, F. Graziosi
IEEE Networking Letters, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 110-114
202311
Early Power Estimation of FPGA-based Digital Transparent Processors for 5G-satcom
G. Battisti, G. Marini, V. Sulli, C. Rinaldi, A. D. Marcellis, F. Santucci, M. Faccio
2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference, vol. 75, pp. 1-9
Wireless networked control over lossy uplinks abstracted by finite-state Markov channels
Y. Z. Lun, C. Rinaldi, F. Santucci, A. D'Innocenzo
IFAC-PapersOnLine, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 3041-3047
OPTIMIST: Optimised Video Content Delivery Chains over Joint Multi-Access Edge Computing and 5G Radio Network Infrastructures
D. Xenakis, C. Centofanti, C. Rinaldi, A. Marotta, C. Verikoukis, N. Passas, S. Tennina, D. Cassioli
2023 26th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD), pp. 415-421
Enhancing UAV Systems via Task Offloading at the EDGE
R. R. Tella, A. Marotta, P. Castoldi, L. Valcarenghi, K. Kondepu
2023 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), pp. 780-783
A Field Trial of Multi-Homodyne Coherent Detection over Multi-Core Fiber for Encryption and Steganography
E. Wohlgemuth, Y. Yoffe, I. Attia, M. Imran, P. D. Lakshmijayasimha, A. Marotta, P. N. Goki, H. Shalom, F. Fresi, C. Antonelli, A. Mecozzi, P. Anandarajah, L. Poti, D. Sadot
Journal of Lightwave Technology, pp. 1-13
Edge-Enabled Spatial Audio Service: Implementation and Performance Analysis on a MEC 5G Infrastructure
F. Martusciello, C. Centofanti, C. Rinaldi, A. Marotta
2023 4th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds, pp. 1-8
Performance of Spatially Diverse URLLC and eMBB Traffic in Cell Free Massive MIMO Environments
U. Bucci, D. Cassioli, A. Marotta
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 161-173
Demonstration of a 15-Mode Network Node Supported by a Field-Deployed 15-Mode Fiber
R. S. Luís, G. Rademacher, B. J. Puttnam, G. D. Sciullo, A. Marotta, R. Emmerich, N. Braig-Christophersen, R. Stolte, F. Graziosi, A. Mecozzi, C. Schubert, G. Ferri, F. Achten, P. Sillard, R. Ryf, L. Dallachiesa, S. Shinada, C. Antonelli, H. Furukawa
Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 41, no. 12, pp. 3695-3703
Partial MIMO-based Mode Division Multiplexing Transmission over the First Field-Deployed 15-Mode Fiber in Metro Scenario
A. Gatto, P. Parolari, R. S. Luis, G. Rademacher, B. J. Puttnam, R. Emmerich, C. Schubert, G. Ferri, F. Achten, P. Sillard, P. Martelli, G. D. Sciullo, F. Graziosi, A. Marotta, A. Mecozzi, C. Antonelli, P. Boffi
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2023, p. M2B.3
End-to-end Slicing of RAN based on Next Generation Optical Access Network
C. Centofanti, A. Marotta, V. Gudepu, D. Cassioli, F. Graziosi, H. Roberts, C. Bernard, K. Kondepu
Research Square
A Survey of Cloud-Enabled GIS Solutions Toward Edge Computing: Challenges and Perspectives
F. Franchi, F. Graziosi, E. D. Fina, A. Galassi
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 312-331
20227
An Edge-Based Machine Learning-Enabled Approach in Structural Health Monitoring for Public Protection
C. Rinaldi, F. Smarra, F. Franchi, A. D'Innocenzo
2022 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 125-130
Data-driven efficient digital signal processing over a field trial space-division multiplexed fiber-optic transmission
L. F. F. Reyes, F. Smarra, R. Ryf, T. Hayashi, A. Marotta, C. Antonelli, A. D'Innocenzo
2022 International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), vol. 26, pp. 1-8
Impact of Man-in-the-Middle Attacks to the O-RAN Inter-Controllers Interface
W. Tiberti, E. D. Fina, A. Marotta, D. Cassioli
2022 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 367-372
Software-defined Corner Reflector for Satellite SAR Systems
A. Piccioni, R. Alesii, F. Santucci, F. Graziosi
2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO), pp. 1-7
Structural Health Monitoring Systems Operating in a 5G-Based Network
F. Franchi, V. Gattulli, F. Graziosi, F. Potenza
Lecture notes in civil engineering, pp. 89-97
Design and evaluation of 5G-based architecture supporting data-driven digital twins updating and matching in seismic monitoring
V. Gattulli, F. Franchi, F. Graziosi, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi, F. Potenza, U. D. Sabatino
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 4345-4365
What Can 5G Do for Public Safety? Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning Scenarios
F. Franchi, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi, F. Graziosi, L. Fratocchi, M. Parisse
Sensors, vol. 22, no. 8, p. 3020
20213
Structural Health Monitoring over 5G uRLLC Network
F. Franchi, F. Graziosi, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi
Lecture notes in civil engineering, pp. 60-68
SDR-Based Ground Target for Identification and Tracking through Satellite SAR Systems
A. Piccioni, R. Alesii, F. Santucci, F. Graziosi
2021 IEEE Aerospace Conference (50100), pp. 1-10
On the Exploitation of 5G Multi-Access Edge Computing for Spatial Audio in Cultural Heritage Applications
C. Rinaldi, F. Franchi, A. Marotta, F. Graziosi, C. Centofanti
IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 155197-155206
20203
On the impact of accurate radio link modeling on the performance of WirelessHART control networks
Y. Z. Lun, C. Rinaldi, A. Alrish, A. D'Innocenzo, F. Santucci
IEEE INFOCOM 2020 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, vol. 1, pp. 2430-2439
Cost-effective joint optimisation of BBU placement and fronthaul deployment in brown-field scenarios
A. Marotta, L. M. Correia
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2020, no. 1
La tecnologia 5G e i beni culturali: percorsi di storie e architetture all’Aquila
S. Mantini, F. Graziosi, F. Franchi, S. Boero
DigItalia, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 117-125
20195
Lightweight localisation approach for WSNs: performance analysis and validation
M. Santic, L. Pomante, C. Rinaldi
IET Wireless Sensor Systems, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 61-69
LabSMILING: A SaaS Framework, Composed of a Number of Remotely Accessible Testbeds and Related SW Tools, for Analysis, Design and Management of Low Data-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks Based on IEEE 802.15.4
C. Centofanti, L. Pomante, M. Santic
2019 8th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO), vol. 19, pp. 1-5
Network Solutions for CoMP Coordinated Scheduling
A. Marotta, D. Cassioli, C. Antonelli, K. Kondepu, L. Valcarenghi
IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 176624-176633
Exploiting flexible functional split in converged software defined access networks
A. Marotta, D. Cassioli, K. Kondepu, C. Antonelli, L. Valcarenghi
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, vol. 11, no. 11, p. 536
The City of L’Aquila as a Living Lab: The INCIPICT Project and the 5G Trial
F. Franchi, F. Graziosi, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi
EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing, pp. 177-188
20181
The INCIPICT Project and the 5G Trial: a Living Lab for the City of L'Aquila
F. Franchi, F. Graziosi, A. Marotta, C. Rinaldi
2018 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI), pp. 519-524
20175
QoE provisioning over mobile networks: The CASPER perspective
A. Colarieti, A. Marotta, M. Mpervarakis, L. Pomante, V. Tsolkas
2017 IEEE 22nd International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), vol. 2017, pp. 1-5
A middleware architecture for QoE provisioning in Mobile Networks
E. Liotou, A. Marotta, L. Pomante, K. Ramantas
2017 IEEE 22nd International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), pp. 1-5
Modeling and performance analysis of advanced detection architectures for ADS-B signals in high interference environments
S. Chiocchio, A. Persia, F. Santucci, F. Graziosi, M. Faccio
2017 XXXIInd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), pp. 1-4
On Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer for Receive Spatial Modulation
C. Cheng, M. D. Renzo, F. Graziosi, A. Zappone
IEEE Access, vol. 5, pp. 23204-23211
Design and implementation of a children safety system based on IoT technologies
L. D'Errico, F. Franchi, F. Graziosi, C. Rinaldi, F. Tarquini
pp. 1-6
20164
A model to evaluate C-RAN architectures deployment impact in urban scenarios
A. Marotta, L. M. Correia
2016 International Conference on Broadband Communications for Next Generation Networks and Multimedia Applications (CoBCom), pp. 1-6
Spatial modulation for cooperative networks
S. Narayanan, M. D. Renzo, F. Graziosi, H. Haas, M. Flanagan
Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks, pp. 1-37
Indoor localization solutions to support independent daily life of impaired people at home
S. Tennina, R. Alesii, F. Tarquini, F. Graziosi
2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC), pp. 45-50
AAL solutions toward cultural heritage enjoyment
F. Franchi, F. Graziosi, C. Rinaldi, F. Tarquini
2016 IEEE 27th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1-6
20156
Performance analysis of a lightweight localization algorithm for WSNs in a real scenario
A. Falcone, L. Pomante, C. Rinaldi, M. Santic
2015 International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems (ISSCS), pp. 1-4
On the Achievable Diversity-Complexity Tradeoffs of Joint Network-Channel Coded Cooperative Communication
M. J. Chaudhry, A. Ul-Haq, S. Narayanan, F. Graziosi, N. Ashra, S. Rabbani
2015 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI), vol. 16, pp. 674-679
Analysis and Implementation of Distributed Data Processing in a Wireless Sensor Network for Structural Health Monitoring
F. Federici, R. Alesii, A. Colarieti, M. Faccio, F. Graziosi, V. Gattulli
Lecture notes in electrical engineering, pp. 315-319
On the Achievable Performance-Complexity Tradeoffs of Relay-Aided Space Shift Keying
S. Narayanan, M. D. Renzo, M. J. Chaudhry, F. Graziosi, H. Haas
IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 129-144
Long-term structural monitoring of the damaged Basilica S. Maria di Collemaggio through a low-cost wireless sensor network
F. Potenza, F. Federici, M. Lepidi, V. Gattulli, F. Graziosi, A. Colarieti
Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 655-676
Distributed Spatial Modulation: A Cooperative Diversity Protocol for Half-Duplex Relay-Aided Wireless Networks
S. Narayanan, M. D. Renzo, F. Graziosi, H. Haas
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 2947-2964