Things You Should Know About Fronthaul

Author

Pizzinat, Anna ; Chanclou, Philippe ; Saliou, Fabienne ; Diallo, Thierno

Author_Institution

Orange Labs. Networks, Lannion, France

Volume

33

Issue

5

fYear

2015

fDate

March1, 1 2015

Firstpage

1077

Lastpage

1083

Abstract

This paper provides a review of the new fronthaul network segment that appears in centralized radio access network (C-RAN) architecture. C-RAN drivers are presented under an operational, economic, and radio point of view. The different fronthaul interfaces are briefly described as they have to be taken into account to build a fronthaul transport solution. Then, fronthaul requirements are detailed going from the technical ones to the business ones. Finally, different fronthaul solutions are presented. Perspectives for medium term evolution including fronthaul supervision are hinted as well as challenges for future mobile evolution toward 5G.

Keywords

5G mobile communication; mobile radio; next generation networks; passive optical networks; radio access networks; 5G communication; C-RAN driver; centralized radio access network architecture; fronthaul interfaces; fronthaul network segment; fronthaul supervision; fronthaul transport solution; future mobile evolution; medium term evolution; next generation passive optical network; Computer architecture; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Radio access networks; Timing; Fronthaul; NGPON; Optical access network; Radio access network; fronthaul; next generation passive optical network (NGPON); optical access network; radio access network;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2014.2382872

Filename

7009970