Paper Info
Title
5G-XHaul: A Novel Wireless-Optical SDN Transport Network to Support Joint 5G Backhaul and Fronthaul Services
Abstract
The increased carrier bandwidth and the number of antenna elements expected in 5G networks require a redesign of the traditional IP-based backhaul and CPRI-based fronthaul interfaces used in 4G networks. We envision future mobile networks to encompass these legacy interfaces together with novel 5G RAN functional splits. In this scenario, a consistent transport network architecture able to jointly support backhaul and 4G/5G fronthaul interfaces is of paramount importance. In this article we present 5G-XHaul, a novel transport network architecture featuring wireless and optical technologies and a multi-technology software defined control plane, which is able to jointly support backhaul and fronthaul services. We have deployed and validated the 5G-XHaul architecture in a city-wide testbed in Bristol.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1109/mcom.2019.1800836
IEEE Communications Magazine
Keywords
Field
DocType
Computer architecture,Optical network units,Passive optical networks,Microprocessors,Integrated optics,Wavelength division multiplexing,5G mobile communication
Wavelength-division multiplexing,Wireless,Backhaul (telecommunications),Computer science,Passive optical network,Computer network,Testbed,Software,Bandwidth (signal processing),Transport network
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
57
7
0163-6804
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.64
0
Authors
17
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Daniel Camps-Mur113917.76
Jesús Gutiérrez216013.67
Eckhard Grass325539.04
Anna Tzanakaki417732.70
Paris Flegkas528624.02
Kostas Choumas6409.80
Dimitris Giatsios7155.27
Arash Beldachi8242.96
Thierno Diallo9335.01
Jim Zou1084.78
Peter Legg1171.79
Jens Bartelt12757.78
Jay Kant Chaudhary1371.79
August Betzler14748.76
Joan Josep Aleixendri1530.64
Ricardo Gonzalez1630.64
Dimitra Simeonidou1733280.03