Paper Info
Title
Programmability of Multi-Connectivity in 5G
Abstract
Multi-connectivity is an important feature of fifth generation (5G) mobile networks as it addresses the requirements for high data rates and reliability. It enables user connectivity to several radio nodes simultaneously and tight integration between different radio access technologies. The research novelty is in opening the control on multi-connectivity functionality for mobile edge applications which enables programmability. Programmability allows applications deployed at the network edge to control user connectivity based on up-to-date radio network information e.g. congestion level, user location and requested data speeds. A new MEC service is proposed which is described by resources and operations, and data structures to be used in resource representations. The approach practicability is illustrated by modeling the multi-connectivity state as seen by the network and by MEC application. Service performance parameters are discussed in terms of latency.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.23919/FRUCT48808.2020.9087445
2020 26th Conference of Open Innovations Association (FRUCT)
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
fifth generation mobile networks,5G,high data rates,radio nodes,radio access technologies,multiconnectivity functionality,mobile edge applications,network edge,control user connectivity,up-to-date radio network information,user location,requested data speeds,data structures,multiconnectivity state,MEC application
Conference
2305-7254
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-7281-4257-9
0
0.34
References 
Authors
6
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ivaylo Atanasov12513.43
Evelina Pencheva22514.10
Denitsa Velkova301.01
Ventsislav Trifonov422.51