Enabling network programmability in LTE/EPC architecture using OpenFlow

2014 12th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, WiOpt 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 389-396

  Sama, Malla Reddy ^a   Said, Siwar Ben Hadj ^a   Guillouard, Karine ^a   Suciu, Lucian ^a  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

Author keywords

3GPP LTE EPC architecture and NFV; OpenFlow; SDN; Signaling load

Indexed keywords

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

3GPP LTE; CONTROL TRAFFIC; MOBILE OPERATORS; OPENFLOW; PROGRAMMABILITY; PROPOSED ARCHITECTURES; SDN; SIGNALING LOAD;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84904988738     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WIOPT.2014.6850324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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