Ethernet-based fronthauling for cloud-radio access networks

International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages

  Assimakopulos, Philippos ^a   Birring, Gurtej S ^a   Al Hares, M Kenan ^a   Gomes, Nathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cloud radio access network; Ethernet; fronthaul; functional split; LTE; time sensitive networking

Indexed keywords

ETHERNET; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; STANDARDIZATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ETHERNET NETWORKS; FRONTHAUL; FUNCTIONAL SPLIT; FUNCTIONAL SUBDIVISIONS; INTEREST GROUPS; PRIORITY-BASED SCHEDULING; RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS; TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORKING;

TRANSPARENT OPTICAL NETWORKS;

EID: 85031018316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21627339     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTON.2017.8025034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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