Mobile fronthaul architecture and technologies: A RAN equipment assessment [invited]

Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2018, Pages A1-A7

  Chanclou, P ^a   Neto, L Anet ^a   Grzybowski, K ^a   Tayq, Z ^a   Saliou, F ^a   Genay, N ^a  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Multiaccess; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical network; Radio access networks; Standards

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PASSIVE NETWORKS; PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS; STANDARDS;

MULTIACCESS; OPTICAL ACCESS TECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL FIBER NETWORKS; RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS;

OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

EID: 85032188657     PISSN: 19430620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOCN.10.0000A1     Document Type: Article

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