Abstract
There is a lack of adaptive mechanisms for handling dynamic E2 subscriptions in O-RAN architectures to enable high-volume message processing in near-real-time RIC environments. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a high-performance xApp for near-real-time RAN control within the O-RAN architecture. The xApp manages E2 subscriptions dynamically, processes incoming KPM indication messages in a multi-threaded manner, and forwards enriched metrics to message brokers for cloud analytics. It employs closure-based callbacks to inject E2 node identifiers into messages without modifying the standard interface, unlike prior studies that break standardization efforts. The system is implemented in C using the libffcall library to enable closure functionality. The xApp is evaluated in a Kubernetes environment with FlexRIC and multiple simulated gNBs. Evaluation shows that the proposed architecture achieves significant performance gains over a single-threaded baseline. The average end-to-end latency decreases from 47 ms to 14 ms, and throughput increases from 820 to 3150 messages per second. These results demonstrate that the proposed design provides lower-latency data handling for near-real-time RIC applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ICC 2026 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Proceedings |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798319542090 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2026 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2026 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2026 - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 24 May 2026 → 28 May 2026 |
Publication series
| Name | IEEE International Conference on Communications |
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| ISSN (Print) | 1550-3607 |
Conference
| Conference | 2026 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2026 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Glasgow |
| Period | 24/05/26 → 28/05/26 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2026 IEEE.
Keywords
- Data Collection
- Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN)
- xApp
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