Rommel, S.; Pérez-Galacho, D.; Fabrega, JM.; Múñoz, R.; Sales Maicas, S.; Tafur Monroy, I. (2019). High-Capacity 5G Fronthaul Networks Based on Optical Space Division Multiplexing. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. 65(2):434-443. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBC.2019.2901412
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High-Capacity 5G Fronthaul Networks Based on Optical Space Division Multiplexing
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Autor:
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Rommel, Simon
Pérez-Galacho, Diego
Fabrega, Josep Maria
Múñoz, Raúl
Sales Maicas, Salvador
Tafur Monroy, Idelfonso
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Universitat Politècnica de València. Instituto Universitario de Telecomunicación y Aplicaciones Multimedia - Institut Universitari de Telecomunicacions i Aplicacions Multimèdia
Universitat Politècnica de València. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Telecomunicació
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[EN] The introduction of 5G mobile networks, bringing
multi-Gbit/s user data rates and reduced latency, opens new
opportunities for media generation, transport and distribution,
as well as for new immersive media applications. ...[+]
[EN] The introduction of 5G mobile networks, bringing
multi-Gbit/s user data rates and reduced latency, opens new
opportunities for media generation, transport and distribution,
as well as for new immersive media applications. The expected
use of millimeter-wave carriers and the strong network densification resulting from a much reduced cell size¿which enable
the expected performance of 5G¿pose major challenges to the
fronthaul network. Space division multiplexing (SDM) in the optical domain has been suggested for ultra-high capacity fronthaul
networks that naturally support different classes of fronthaul
traffic and further enable the use of analog radio-over-fiber
and advanced technologies, such as optical beamforming. This
paper discusses the introduction of SDM with multi-core fibers
in the fronthaul network as suggested by the blueSPACE project,
regarding both digitized and analog radio-over-fiber fronthaul
transport as well as the introduction of optical beamforming for
high-capacity millimeter-wave radio access. Analog and digitized
radio-over-fiber are discussed in a scenario featuring parallel
fronthaul for different radio access technologies, showcasing their
differences and potential when combined with SDM
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Palabras clave:
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5G mobile communications
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Fronthaul networks
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Radio-over-fiber,space division multiplexing
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Microwave photonics
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Reserva de todos los derechos
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Fuente:
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IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. (issn:
0018-9316
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DOI:
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10.1109/TBC.2019.2901412
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Editorial:
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Versión del editor:
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https://doi.org/10.1109/TBC.2019.2901412
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Código del Proyecto:
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/762055/EU
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This work was supported in part by the blueSPACE Project which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant 762055. Parts of this paper have been published in the ...[+]
This work was supported in part by the blueSPACE Project which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant 762055. Parts of this paper have been published in the proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB) 2018, Valencia, Spain.
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