Options for future mobile backhaul and fronthaul

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 26, Issue , 2015, Pages 42-49

  Kani, Jun Ichi ^a   Kuwano, Shigeru ^a   Terada, Jun ^a  

^a NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mobile backhaul; Mobile fronthaul; Optical access network; Passive Optical Network; Radio Access Network

Indexed keywords

4G MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PASSIVE NETWORKS; PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS;

MASSIVE DEPLOYMENT; MOBILE BACKHAULS; MOBILE BROADBAND; MOBILE FRONTHAUL; OPTICAL ACCESS NETWORKS; RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS; USER EQUIPMENTS; WIRELESS BANDWIDTH;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84943817531     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2015.07.010     Document Type: Article

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