TY - GEN
T1 - Case study on using the user-centric-backhaul scheme to unlock the realistic backhaul
AU - Jaber, Mona
AU - Imran, Muhammad Ali
AU - Tukmanov, Anvar
AU - Sutton, Andy
AU - Tafazolli, Rahim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/7/2
Y1 - 2017/7/2
N2 - The fifth generation of mobile networks (5G) is maturing fast and the target year 2020 is around the corner. However, the realistic backhaul network may not be ready for 5G arrival as it is likely to converge to 5G requirements at a slower pace than the radio counterpart. In this work, we develop a method that identifies pertinent backhaul upgrade stages that are ranked based on their associated cost. First, the User-centric-backhaul (UCB) scheme is employed to reveal the bottlenecks of the incumbent backhaul network, as perceived by users and holistic network. A multi-hop hybrid backhaul modelling framework is then employed to quantify possible rectifications that would deliver the highest improvement at the lowest cost. These are implemented and the results are verified following another usage of UCB. A case study is presented that demonstrates the strength of this method in enabling an effective and cost efficient evolution road map towards the 5G backhaul.
AB - The fifth generation of mobile networks (5G) is maturing fast and the target year 2020 is around the corner. However, the realistic backhaul network may not be ready for 5G arrival as it is likely to converge to 5G requirements at a slower pace than the radio counterpart. In this work, we develop a method that identifies pertinent backhaul upgrade stages that are ranked based on their associated cost. First, the User-centric-backhaul (UCB) scheme is employed to reveal the bottlenecks of the incumbent backhaul network, as perceived by users and holistic network. A multi-hop hybrid backhaul modelling framework is then employed to quantify possible rectifications that would deliver the highest improvement at the lowest cost. These are implemented and the results are verified following another usage of UCB. A case study is presented that demonstrates the strength of this method in enabling an effective and cost efficient evolution road map towards the 5G backhaul.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85045262069
U2 - 10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288353
DO - 10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288353
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85045262069
T3 - IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
SP - 1
EP - 5
BT - 2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Fall 2017 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 86th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Fall 2017
Y2 - 24 September 2017 through 27 September 2017
ER -