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MemorAI: Energy-Efficient Last-Level Cache Memory Optimization for Virtualized RANs.

This paper investigates cache memory allocation mechanisms’ effectiveness in reducing total energy consumption.

Information

The virtualization of Radio Access Networks (vRAN) is well on its way to become a reality, driven by its advantages such as flexibility and cost-effectiveness. However, virtualization comes at a high price — virtual Base Stations (vBSs) sharing the same computing platform incur a significant computing overhead due to in extremis consumption of shared cache memory resources. Consequently, vRAN suffers from increased energy consumption, which fuels the already high operational costs in 5G networks. This paper investigates cache memory allocation mechanisms' effectiveness in reducing total energy consumption.

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10624821

Author/Speaker/Contributor

Ethan Sanchez, J. Xavier Salvat, Jose A. Ayala-Romero, Andres Garcia-Saavedra, Xi Li, and Xavier Costa-Perez

Event/Publication

IEEE

Date

15 August 2024