5G C-RAN architecture: A comparison of multiple optical fronthaul networks

2017 21st International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling, ONDM 2017 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages

  Ranaweera, Chathurika ^a   Wong, Elaine ^a   Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai ^a   Jayasundara, Chamil ^a   Lim, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

5G; CRAN; Optical fronthaul

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; QUALITY OF SERVICE; QUEUEING NETWORKS;

BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENT; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CRAN; END-TO-END CONNECTIVITY; OPTICAL FRONTHAUL; OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK; STRINGENT REQUIREMENT; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

5G MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 85025703807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.23919/ondm.2017.7958544     Document Type: Conference Paper

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