(1) (
Comprehensive
R Archive
Network) A repository for the R programming language. CRAN includes the source and compiled versions of R for Windows and Mac along with thousands of packages. See
R,
CPAN and
PyPI.
(2) (C-RAN) (
Centralized-
Radio
Access
Network) A cellular network that puts the baseband processing in a central location. One or more network operators may share this equipment, which feeds several remote antennas (remote radio heads). A C-RAN is also called a "cloud-based radio access network." See
RAN and
baseband processor.