NOBS: A Data-Sovereign Telemetry and Monitoring Framework for 6G Networks
In this paper, we present the Network Observability Platform (NOBS), a data-sovereign telemetry and monitoring framework designed to meet the primary needs of multi-vendor packet-optical networks in the Sixth Generation (6G) era. NOBS supports...
Data Sovereign LLM-Assisted Automation Platform for Open Optical and Packet Transport Networks
The Open Optical Transport Network (OOPT) architecture, defined by the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), is currently being deployed by major operators. The OOPT ecosystem, with its multi-stakeholder and multi-vendor environment, faces challenges like...
Batch-Aware Active Learning for Object Detection
Active Learning is a powerful way to cut down the time and effort needed to annotate data, but its use in object detection remains underexplored. We introduce a Batch-Aware Active Learning (BAAL) framework that combines uncertainty with diversity...
Hybrid Photonic Integrated Circuit for Tunable, Narrow-Linewidth mmWave to sub-THz Signal Generation
We experimentally demonstrate a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) that generates tunable mmWave signals with Hz-level linewidths. Utilizing on-chip optical frequency combs and injection locking, the phase-locked optical signals exhibit beat notes...
On the effectiveness of multimodal privileged knowledge distillation in two vision transformer based diagnostic applications
Deploying deep learning models in clinical practice often requires leveraging multiple data modalities, such as images, text, and structured data, to achieve robust and trustworthy decisions. However, not all modalities are always available at...
Sub-THz Waveguide Band-Pass Filter: Design, Analysis and Fabrication Repeatability
This work presents high-precision all-metal Chebyshev band-pass filters operating in the Y-band (470?GHz) and D-band (160?GHz), featuring six coupled cavities and 10?GHz bandwidth with 20?dB return loss. CNC milling enables sub-5??m fabrication...
An Open Source Digital Twin Framework for O-RAN
This paper introduces a digital twin framework for O-RAN, designed to support the development and testing of xApps. By leveraging real-time data analysis and simulation, digital twins facilitate network performance optimization and enable a...
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Placement for Enhanced User Equipment Coverage
This work investigates how smart placement of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) can extend wireless coverage by considering Line-of-Sight conditions and surface orientation as key design factors. A low-complexity algorithm enables...
E2E energy monitoring for AI inference in mobile networks
When doing edge inference, VLM models in certain situations might consume similar energy as that of private 5G networks.
Geometrical and Physical Optics Analysis of Sub-THz Elliptical Dielectric Lens
Analysis of dielectric lens in sub-THz frequencies often demands huge computational effort for full-wave electromagnetic methods. This paper presents an asymptotic technique for lens analysis at D-band, using ray tracing and applying Kirchhoff’s...