Architecture harmonization between cloud radio access networks and fog networks

IEEE Access

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 3019-3034

  Hung, Shao Chou ^a   Hsu, Hsiang ^a   Lien, Shao Yu ^b   Chen, Kwang Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National osa University   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5G; Cache; Cloud computing; Cloud radio access network; Edge computing; Fog network; Heterogeneous network; Mobile communications; Mobility; Radio resource management; RAN; Vehicular network

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; CARRIER MOBILITY; CLOUD COMPUTING; FOG; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; INTERNET; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RADIO; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CACHE; EDGE COMPUTING; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS; RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; VEHICULAR NETWORKS;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84961069085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21693536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2509638     Document Type: Article

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