Title :
Split-PHY processing architecture to realize base station coordination and transmission bandwidth reduction in mobile fronthaul
Author :
Miyamoto, Kenji ; Kuwano, Shigeru ; Terada, Jun ; Otaka, Akihiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a new RAN architecture splitting BS functions within PHY layer. It reduces mobile fronthaul transmission bandwidth by 90 % and achieves BS coordination performance with 0.5 dB SNR degradation compared to conventional C-RAN.
Keywords :
mobile radio; optical fibre networks; radio access networks; C-RAN; RAN architecture; base station coordination; centralized-cloud radio access network; mobile fronthaul transmission; split-PHY processing architecture; transmission bandwidth reduction; Adaptive optics; Bandwidth; Joints; MIMO; Optical signal processing; Uplink; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA