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Mobile Fronthaul Architecture and Technologies: a RAN Equipment Assessment
P. Chanclou; L. Anet Neto; K. Grzybowski; Z. Tayq; F. Saliou; N. Genay
Optical fiber is the required technology for Radio Access Network (RAN) backhaul and fronthaul. We report the evolution of RAN equipment including the advent of virtualization and an investigation of the required architecture and optical access technologies.
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- Publication date:
- March 23, 2017
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- Keyword(s):
- Fiber optics and optical communications Networks
- Grants:
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European Commission:
- 5G-Crosshaul - 5G-Crosshaul: The 5G Integrated fronthaul/backhaul (671598)
- Meeting:
- Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2017 (OFC), Los Angeles, California, United States, 19–23 March 2017 (Session Optical Technologies for Radio Access Network II (Th4B) )
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- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0