Access, Fronthaul and Backhaul Networks for 5G & Beyond
Access, Fronthaul and Backhaul Networks for 5G & Beyond
edited by Muhammad Ali Imran, Syed Ali Raza Zaidi and Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2017 Cloth: 978-1-78561-213-8 | eISBN: 978-1-78561-214-5 (all) Library of Congress Classification TK5103.2.A255 2017 Dewey Decimal Classification 621.382
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The widespread use of mobile internet and smart applications has led to an explosive growth in mobile data traffic, which will continue due to the emerging need of connecting people, machines, and applications in an ubiquitous manner through the mobile infrastructure. The efficient and satisfactory operation of all these densely deployed networks hinges on a suitable backhaul and fronthaul provisioning. The research community is working to provide innovative technologies with extensive performance evaluation metrics along with the required standardisation milestones, hardware and components for a fully deployed network by 2020 and beyond.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
All three editors are active on the IEEE ComSoc emerging technical committee on backhaul/fronthaul networking and communications: Dr Shakir is Chair, Professor Imran is Vice Chair - UK & IR, and Dr Zaidi is Secretary.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: Access Network
Chapter 1: Network densification
Chapter 2: Massive and network MIMO
Chapter 3: The role of massive MIMO in 5G access networks: potentials, challenges, and solutions
Chapter 4: Towards a service-oriented dynamic TDD for 5G networks
Chapter 5: Traffic aware scheduling for interference mitigation in cognitive femtocells
Chapter 6: 5G radio access for the Tactile Internet
Chapter 7: Fronthauling for 5G and beyond
Chapter 8: Interference management and resource allocation in backhaul/access networks
Part II: Fronthaul Networks
Chapter 9: Self-organised fronthauling for 5G and beyond
Chapter 10: NFV and SDN for fronthaul-based systems
Part III: Backhaul Network
Chapter 11: Mobile backhaul evolution: from GSM to LTE-Advanced
Chapter 12: Wired vs wireless backhaul
Chapter 13: Spectral coexistence for next generation wireless backhaul networks
Chapter 14: Control data separation and its implications on backhaul networks
Chapter 15: Backhaul relaxation through caching
Part IV: System Integration and Case Studies
Chapter 16: SDN and edge computing: key enablers toward the 5G evolution
Chapter 17: Low latency optical back- and front-hauling for 5G
Chapter 18: Fronthaul and backhaul integration (Crosshaul) for 5G mobile transport networks
Chapter 19: Device-to-device communication for 5G
Chapter 20: Coordinated multi-point for future networks: field trial results