Title
5G Radio Access Network Architecture: Design Guidelines and Key Considerations.
Abstract
While there is clarity on the wide range of applications that are to be supported by 5G cellular communications, and standardization of 5G has now started in 3GPP, there is no conclusion yet on the detailed design of the overall 5G RAN. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the 5G RAN design guidelines, key design considerations, and functional innovations as identified and developed by key players in the field.1 It depicts the air interface landscape that is envisioned for 5G, and elaborates on how this will likely be harmonized and integrated into an overall 5G RAN, in the form of concrete control and user plane design considerations and architectural enablers for network slicing, supporting independent business-driven logical networks on a common infrastructure. The article also explains key functional design considerations for the 5G RAN, highlighting the difference to legacy systems such as LTE-A and the implications of the overall RAN design.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/MCOM.2016.1600147CM
IEEE Communications Magazine
Keywords
Field
DocType
5G mobile communication,Artificial intelligence,Communication channels,Radio access networks,Design methodology,Reliability,Radio access networks
Radio resource management,Computer science,Cellular communication,Functional design,Computer network,Design methods,Ran,Radio access network,Standardization,Legacy system
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
54
11
0163-6804
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
26
1.46
3
Authors
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Patrick Marsch196590.87
Icaro da Silva2917.77
Ömer Bulakci327726.82
Milos Tesanovic4386.27
Salah Eddine El Ayoubi5261.46
Thomas Rosowski6341.97
Alexandros Kaloxylos732836.96
Mauro Boldi8745.08