Toward an efficient C-RAN optical fronthaul for the future networks: A tutorial on technologies, requirements, challenges, and solutions

IA Alimi, AL Teixeira, PP Monteiro - … Communications Surveys & …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The exponential traffic growth, demand for high speed wireless data communications, as
well as incessant deployment of innovative wireless technologies, services, and …

When SDN meets C-RAN: A survey exploring multi-point coordination, interference, and performance

FZ Morais, CA da Costa, AM Alberti, CB Both… - Journal of Network and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The transformation of mobile networks towards fifth generation (5G) is considered an
unprecedented revolution when compared to the previous generations, mainly because of …

Data plane and control architectures for 5G transport networks

P Öhlén, B Skubic, A Rostami, M Fiorani… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Next generation 5G mobile system will support the vision of connecting all devices that
benefit from a connection, and support a wide range of services. Consequently, 5G transport …

Orchestration of RAN and transport networks for 5G: An SDN approach

A Rostami, P Ohlen, K Wang… - IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fifth generation of mobile networks is planned to be commercially available in a few
years. The scope of 5G goes beyond introducing new radio interfaces, and will include new …

Compensation is not enough [fault-handling and compensation mechanism]

P Greenfield, A Fekete, J Jang… - Seventh IEEE …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An important problem in designing infrastructure to support business-to-business integration
(B2Bi) is how to cancel a long-running interaction (either because the user has changed …

Centralized vs. distributed algorithms for resilient 5G access networks

BM Khorsandi, F Tonini, C Raffaelli - Photonic Network Communications, 2019 - Springer
Cloud radio access networks (C-RANs), relying on network function virtualization and
software-defined networking (SDN), require a proper placement of baseband functionalities …

BC-RAN: Cloud radio access network enabled by blockchain for 5G

W Tong, X Dong, Y Shen, J Zheng - Computer Communications, 2020 - Elsevier
Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) supports the explosion of Internet of Things (IoT)
applications and the demand for massive access in 5G networks. However, centralized …

Demonstration of dynamic resource sharing benefits in an optical C-RAN

MR Raza, M Fiorani, A Rostami, P Öhlen… - Journal of Optical …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
The next generation of mobile communication (ie, 5G) will bring new challenges for the
transport infrastructure, eg, in terms of flexibility and capacity. The joint orchestration of radio …

Abstraction models for optical 5G transport networks

M Fiorani, A Rostami, L Wosinska… - Journal of Optical …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
The orchestration of radio, transport, and cloud resources is a key enabler for efficient
service delivery in 5G networks. Orchestration can be achieved with a hierarchical software …

Survivable BBU hotel placement in a C-RAN with an optical WDM transport

BM Khorsandi, C Raffaelli, M Fiorani… - DRCN 2017-Design …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Centralized Radio Access Networks (C-RANs) Baseband Units (BBUs) are decoupled
from Remote Radio Units (RRUs) and placed in BBU Hotels. In this way baseband …