A new control plane for 5G network architecture with a case study on unified handoff, mobility, and routing management

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 76-85

  Yazici, Volkan ^a   Kozat, Ulaş C ^b   Sunay, M Oʇuz ^a  

^a OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Data Analytics and Innovation Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer architecture; Mobile computing; Mobile radio mobility management; Network architecture; Next generation networking; Radio access networks; Wireless communication

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MOBILE COMPUTING; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT; MOBILITY MANAGEMENT; NEXT GENERATION CELLULAR NETWORKS; NEXT GENERATION NETWORKING; RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS; SERVICE DIFFERENTIATION; SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKINGS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84915751455     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2014.6957146     Document Type: Article

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