Paper Info
Title
5G Small-Cell Networks Exploiting Optical Technologies with mmWave Massive MIMO and MT-MAC Protocols.
Abstract
Analog optical fronthaul for 5G network architectures is currently being promoted as a bandwidth-and energy-efficient technology that can sustain the data-rate, latency and energy requirements of the emerging 5G era. This paper deals with a new optical fronthaul architecture that can effectively synergize optical transceiver, optical add/drop multiplexer and optical beamforming integrated photonics towards a DSP-assisted analog fronthaul for seamless and medium-transparent 5G small-cell networks. Its main application targets include Urban and Hot-Spot Area networks, promoting the deployment of mmWave massive MIMO Remote Radio Heads (RRHs) that can offer wireless data-rates ranging from 25 to 100 Gb/s and beyond depending on the fronthaul technology employed (e.g. spatial or wavelength division multiplexing transport). Small-cell access and resource allocation is ensured via a Medium-Transparent (MT-) MAC protocol that enables the transparent communication between the central office and the wireless end-users or the access cells via V-band massive MIMO RRHs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1007/978-3-319-75175-7_79
INTERACTIVE MOBILE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND LEARNING
Keywords
Field
DocType
5G networks,Analog optical fronthauling,mmWave massive MIMO,Medium-transparent MAC protocols,Optical beamforming technology
Wavelength-division multiplexing,Beamforming,Transceiver,Wireless,Computer science,Network architecture,MIMO,Computer network,Multiplexer,Small cell
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
725
2194-5357
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
2
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sotirios Papaioannou121.41
Kalfas, G.288.61
christos vagionas367.31
Mitsolidou, C.403.38
Pavlos Maniotis535.83
Miliou, A.634.52
Nikos Pleros72523.69