Switched ethernet fronthaul architecture for cloud-radio access networks

Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2016, Pages B135-B146

  Assimakopoulos, Philippos ^a   Al Hares, Mohamad Kenan ^a   Gomes, Nathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4G; 5G; C RAN; Ethernet; Fronthaul; LTE; PTP; Radio over Ethernet

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ERROR CORRECTION; ETHERNET; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE); MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT; FRONTHAUL; FUNCTIONAL SUBDIVISIONS; HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST RETRANSMISSIONS; PRECISION TIME PROTOCOLS; RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS; VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 85009957620     PISSN: 19430620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOCN.8.00B135     Document Type: Article

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