Responding to the unprecedented challenges imposed by the 5G communications
ecosystem, emerging heterogeneous network architectures allow for improved integration …

Base station densification is increasingly used by network operators to provide better
throughput and coverage performance to mobile subscribers in dense data traffic areas …

As a flexible and scalable architecture, heterogeneous cloud radio access networks (H-
CRANs) inject strong vigor into the green evolution of current wireless networks. But the …

The diverse service requirements coming with the advent of sophisticated applications as
well as a large number of connected devices demand for revolutionary changes in the …

Cloud-radio access network (C-RAN) is regarded as a promising solution to manage
heterogeneity and scalability of future wireless networks. The centralized cooperative …

Heterogeneous cloud radio access networks (H-CRANs) are potential solutions for
improving both spectral and energy efficiencies by embedding cloud computing into …

5G and beyond wireless networks are the upcoming evolution for the current cellular
networks to provide the essential requirement of future demands such as high data rate, low …

Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) is emerging as a transformative paradigmatic
architecture for the next generation of cellular networks. In this paper, a novel resource …

Heterogeneous cloud radio access network (H-CRAN) promises higher energy efficiency
(EE) than the conventional cellular networks by centralizing the baseband signal processing …

Abstract The Radio Access Network (RAN) is the most important part of a cellular wireless
network. However, current cellular architectures have several disadvantages: they are not …