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arxiv: 2509.05467 · v2 · submitted 2025-09-05 · 💻 cs.NI

Joint Routing, Resource Allocation, and Energy Optimization for Integrated Access and Backhaul with Open RAN

Reshma Prasad , Maxime Elkael , Gabriele Gemmi , Osama M. Bushnaq , Debashisha Mishra , Prasanna Raut , Jennifer Simonjan , Michele Polese
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Joint optimization of routing and resource allocation in IAB networks reduces activated nodes for energy savings while ensuring about 100 Mbps minimum data rate per UE using upper midband spectrum.

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This paper develops a novel capacity model that connects power levels to achievable data rates in multi-hop Integrated Access and Backhaul networks. It proposes two large-scale optimization approaches for either minimizing energy use through fewer active nodes or maximizing throughput, integrated with the Open RAN closed-loop control framework. These methods are tested on real traffic data collected over two months from operators in Milan. The results indicate that the approaches can reduce activated nodes to save energy while still providing sufficient user data rates in the upper midband spectrum during peak hours. This addresses the challenge of rising energy consumption in dense cellular deployments for next-generation networks.

Core claim

The paper claims that a novel capacity model linking power levels to data rates enables practical large-scale solutions for joint routing and resource allocation in IAB networks, which when integrated with O-RAN reduce the number of activated nodes to save energy and achieve approximately 100 Mbps of minimum data rate per UE during peak hours of the day using spectrum in Frequency Range 3, validated on diverse scenarios from Milan traffic data.

What carries the argument

A novel capacity model that links power levels to achievable data rates in multi-hop IAB network scenarios, incorporated into joint optimization problems for energy minimization and throughput maximization.

If this is right

  • Fewer activated nodes lead to lower overall energy consumption in dense IAB deployments.
  • User equipment maintains at least 100 Mbps data rates during peak traffic hours.
  • Solutions integrate directly into O-RAN closed-loop control for operational use.
  • The framework supports practical next-generation IAB network deployment and optimization.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Operators could use similar joint optimization to manage energy costs as networks densify toward 6G.
  • The capacity model approach might extend to other multi-hop wireless backhaul architectures beyond IAB.
  • Validation across additional cities or traffic datasets would test the robustness of the energy and rate outcomes.

Load-bearing premise

The novel capacity model developed in the paper accurately links power levels to achievable data rates in the multi-hop IAB network scenarios considered.

What would settle it

In a real multi-hop IAB deployment using FR3 spectrum, measure whether minimum data rates per UE fall below 100 Mbps during peak hours or whether expected energy savings from node deactivation fail to appear due to inaccurate rate predictions from the model.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2509.05467 by Debashisha Mishra, Gabriele Gemmi, Jennifer Simonjan, Maxime Elkael, Michele Polese, Osama M. Bushnaq, Prasanna Raut, Reshma Prasad, Tommaso Melodia.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Example of an IAB Network optimized by O-RAN components. Each IAB-node includes a baseband unit (Distributed Unit (DU) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Capacity as a function the SINR for link with 100 MHz [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Capacity Function for 100 MHz link with 4 MIMO layers. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Local search method. Algorithm 1 Local search method for solving the maximum throughput problem Input: Measurement Graph Output: Flow Allocation with maximum throughput 1: Fix all power variables P u tx to P u max ∀u∈R 2: Solve (8) - (24) and obtain objective value Z 3: curr best obj=Z 4: prev best obj=−1 5: curr best sol=Dict() 6: for u∈R do 7: curr best sol[u]=P u max 8: while curr best obj≠ prev best o… view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Selective-reduction method. B. Selective-Reduction Method The selective-reduction method simplifies the original problem by preserving only a subset of edges from the IAB network and elim￾inating those that are least likely to appear in the optimal subset. This reduces the problem size and consequently makes it easier to solve. An overview of the approach is provided in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p… view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Sample deployment of a network in center of Milan and train [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Weekly normalized cell load profile of the two scenarios. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Throughput CDF for both scenarios. 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Hour of the Week Runtime (seconds) FR1 — Local search FR1 — Selective-reduction FR3 — Local search FR3 — Selective-reduction [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: Runtime performance- weekdays and weekend for scenario 2. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: Solution evolution using local search method at selected [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: Number of activated RF frontends over a week at 3.6 GHz with 100 MHz bandwidth. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 14. Figure 14: Power consumption over time at 3.6 GHz with 100 MHz bandwidth. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 15. Figure 15: Energy efficiency CDF comparison across scenarios. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 16. Figure 16: Impact of data rate demand on energy efficiency (scenario [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_16.png] view at source ↗
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As networks evolve towards 6G, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) must accommodate diverse requirements and at the same time manage rising energy consumption. Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) networks facilitate dense cellular deployments with reduced infrastructure complexity. However, the multi-hop wireless backhauling in IAB networks necessitates proper routing and resource allocation decisions to meet the performance requirements. At the same time, cell densification makes energy optimization crucial. This paper addresses the joint optimization of routing and resource allocation in IAB networks through two distinct objectives: energy minimization and throughput maximization. We develop a novel capacity model that links power levels to achievable data rates. We propose two practical large-scale approaches to solve the optimization problems and leverage the closed-loop control framework introduced by the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture to integrate the solutions. The approaches are evaluated on diverse scenarios built upon open data of two months of traffic collected by network operators in the city of Milan, Italy. Results show that the proposed approaches effectively reduces number of activated nodes to save energy and achieves approximately 100 Mbps of minimum data rate per User Equipment (UE) during peak hours of the day using spectrum within the Frequency Range (FR) 3, or upper midband. The results validate the practical applicability of our framework for next-generation IAB network deployment and optimization.

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Referee Report

1 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript proposes a joint optimization framework for routing, resource allocation, and energy optimization in Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) networks using Open RAN (O-RAN) architecture. It develops a novel capacity model linking power levels to data rates, presents two practical approaches for solving the optimization problems (energy minimization and throughput maximization), and evaluates them on scenarios derived from two months of real traffic data collected in Milan, Italy. The results claim effective reduction in activated nodes for energy savings and achievement of approximately 100 Mbps minimum data rate per UE during peak hours using FR3 spectrum.

Significance. If the capacity model holds, the work offers practical value for energy-efficient 6G IAB deployments by integrating real Milan traffic data with O-RAN closed-loop control and scalable optimization methods. The emphasis on open data and large-scale applicability strengthens potential impact on network operators managing densification and energy costs.

major comments (1)
  1. The novel capacity model (developed to link power levels to achievable data rates under multi-hop IAB constraints) is load-bearing for both optimization objectives and the headline results on node activation and 100 Mbps UE rates. The manuscript supplies no derivation, comparison to Shannon or 3GPP formulas, or numerical validation on sample topologies to confirm accurate capture of multi-hop interference, backhaul-access coupling, and spectrum sharing; without this, the optimization solutions and reported performance cannot be fully verified.
minor comments (2)
  1. Abstract: state the quantitative energy savings (e.g., percentage reduction in activated nodes or total power) alongside the 100 Mbps figure to allow direct assessment of the dual-objective trade-off.
  2. Evaluation section: provide pseudocode or complexity bounds for the two large-scale approaches and clarify how they differ in handling the joint routing-resource decisions.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive and detailed review of our manuscript. We have carefully considered the major comment and will revise the paper accordingly to improve the verifiability of the capacity model while preserving the core contributions.

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  1. Referee: The novel capacity model (developed to link power levels to achievable data rates under multi-hop IAB constraints) is load-bearing for both optimization objectives and the headline results on node activation and 100 Mbps UE rates. The manuscript supplies no derivation, comparison to Shannon or 3GPP formulas, or numerical validation on sample topologies to confirm accurate capture of multi-hop interference, backhaul-access coupling, and spectrum sharing; without this, the optimization solutions and reported performance cannot be fully verified.

    Authors: We agree that the capacity model is central to the optimization framework and headline results, and that its presentation requires strengthening for full verification. In the revised manuscript we will add a dedicated subsection providing: (i) a step-by-step derivation of the model from the underlying SINR and multi-hop IAB constraints; (ii) explicit comparisons against the Shannon capacity formula and relevant 3GPP channel and interference models; and (iii) numerical validation results on small-scale sample topologies that isolate multi-hop interference, backhaul-access coupling, and spectrum sharing effects. These additions will directly support the energy-minimization and throughput-maximization solutions as well as the reported node-activation and 100 Mbps UE-rate outcomes. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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Minor self-citation on O-RAN framework; central optimization and capacity model remain independent

full rationale

The derivation relies on a novel capacity model linking power to rates plus external Milan traffic traces for evaluation. No equations reduce predictions to fitted inputs by construction, no self-definitional loops appear in the joint routing/resource allocation formulation, and the O-RAN closed-loop reference is not load-bearing for the core claims. The paper therefore stays self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

Only the abstract is available; the novel capacity model is referenced but its internal assumptions, any free parameters, or invented entities are not detailed.

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