Metere, Roberto orcid.org/0000-0001-6992-4285, Ye, Kangfeng, Gu, Yue et al. (4 more authors) (2024) Towards Achieving Energy Efficiency and Service Availability in O-RAN via Formal Verification. [Preprint]
Abstract
As Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) continue to expand, AI-driven applications (xApps) are increasingly being deployed enhance network management. However, developing xApps without formal verification risks introducing logical inconsistencies, particularly in balancing energy efficiency and service availability. In this paper, we argue that prior to their development, the formal analysis of xApp models should be a critical early step in the O-RAN design process. Using the PRISM model checker, we demonstrate how our results provide realistic insights into the thresholds between energy efficiency and service availability. While our models are simplified, the findings highlight how AI-informed decisions can enable more effective cell-switching policies. We position formal verification as an essential practice for future xApp development, avoiding fallacies in real-world applications and ensuring networks operate efficiently.
Metadata
Item Type: | Preprint |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | 22 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables |
Keywords: | cs.NI |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2025 05:37 |
Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2025 00:12 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | arXiv |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:224385 |