Design considerations for software-defined wireless networking in heterogeneous cloud radio access networks

Abstract The fifth generation (5G) cellular infrastructure is envisaged as a dense and heterogeneous deployment of small cells overlapping with existing macrocells in the Radio Access Network (RAN). Densification and heterogeneity, however, pose new challenges such as dealing with interference, acco...

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Main Authors: Marcelo A. Marotta, Maicon Kist, Juliano A. Wickboldt, Lisandro Z. Granville, Juergen Rochol, Cristiano B. Both
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Internet Services and Applications
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13174-017-0068-x