TY - GEN
T1 - Flexible SDN/NFV-based SON testbed for 5G mobile networks
AU - Patané, Giancarlo M.M.
AU - Valastro, Gianluca C.
AU - Sambo, Yusuf A.
AU - Ozturk, Metin
AU - Hussain, Sajjad
AU - Imran, Muhammad A.
AU - Panno, Daniela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - In the next few years, a considerable innovation concerning the design of the future 5G mobile networks will be a concrete step towards enabling effective high throughput and low latency services. Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Self Organizing Network (SON) are considered the enabling technologies to achieve these goals. In this paper, assuming a Control-Data Separation Architecture (CDSA), we propose a flexible SDN/NFV-based SON testbed, for future 5G mobile networks. The main contribution of our work is to cover the need for a CDSA based testbed, enabling the investigation of the NG-SON capabilities for practical implementations. We implement two different testbed setups, a real one and a virtualized one, both based on the FlexRAN and OpenAir-Interface software tools. First, we implement a specific case study, i.e., the RAN entities activation/deactivation procedures. Next, we carry out time measurements, concerning the aforementioned procedures, in order to prove proper testbed functioning. Finally, we validate the C-SON and D-SON capabilities of our testbed, considering the features of the results.
AB - In the next few years, a considerable innovation concerning the design of the future 5G mobile networks will be a concrete step towards enabling effective high throughput and low latency services. Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Self Organizing Network (SON) are considered the enabling technologies to achieve these goals. In this paper, assuming a Control-Data Separation Architecture (CDSA), we propose a flexible SDN/NFV-based SON testbed, for future 5G mobile networks. The main contribution of our work is to cover the need for a CDSA based testbed, enabling the investigation of the NG-SON capabilities for practical implementations. We implement two different testbed setups, a real one and a virtualized one, both based on the FlexRAN and OpenAir-Interface software tools. First, we implement a specific case study, i.e., the RAN entities activation/deactivation procedures. Next, we carry out time measurements, concerning the aforementioned procedures, in order to prove proper testbed functioning. Finally, we validate the C-SON and D-SON capabilities of our testbed, considering the features of the results.
KW - 5G
KW - Cloud-RAN
KW - FlexRAN
KW - NFV
KW - OpenAirInterface
KW - SDN
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85079035260
U2 - 10.1109/DS-RT47707.2019.8958683
DO - 10.1109/DS-RT47707.2019.8958683
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85079035260
T3 - Proceedings - 2019 IEEE/ACM 23rd International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, DS-RT 2019
BT - Proceedings - 2019 IEEE/ACM 23rd International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, DS-RT 2019
A2 - De Rango, Floriano
A2 - Calafate, Carlos Tavares
A2 - Voznak, Miroslav
A2 - Garro, Alfredo
A2 - Tropea, Mauro
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 23rd IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, DS-RT 2019
Y2 - 8 October 2019 through 9 October 2019
ER -