Paper Info
Title
A C-Ran Based 5g Platform With A Fully Virtualized, Sdn Controlled Optical/Wireless Fronthaul
Abstract
This paper describes in detail the design of a 5G platform based on the C-RAN architecture, with a fully virtualized Radio Access Network (RAN) and an optical/wireless Fronthaul. The wireless and optical domains are controlled by a hierarchy of Software Defined Networking (SDN) controllers, which are responsible for end-to-end optimization of the platform, including the Fronthaul and 5G air interfaces. The proposed architecture adopts a modular eNodeB (eNB) design, where virtualized BBU and RRH entities are implemented with Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components. Moreover, a mmWave RAU is connected to the BBU via a feeder optical fiber, interconnecting one or more RRH units with the BBU over mmWave interfaces. COTS components and Ethernet interfaces are employed for C-RAN prototyping of our platform, facilitating flexibility, cost reduction and increased scalability.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/ICTON.2018.8473489
2018 20TH ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPARENT OPTICAL NETWORKS (ICTON)
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
5G testbed, C-RAN, vRAN, Fronthaul, SDN, NFV
Conference
2162-7339
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kostas Ramantas1369.33
angelos antonopoulos248738.68
Elli Kartsakli353442.20
Prodromos-Vasileios Mekikis41109.67
J. S. Vardakas59817.23
Christos V. Verikoukis61348115.34