As one of the key enabling technologies of the fifth generation wireless network (5G),
software defined network (SDN) offers a logically centralized control model, flexible …

The exponential growth of mobile data usage has brought about the necessity of scalable
and manageable network implementations into the current wireless technologies. With the …

Thesis focuses on the topic of Software Defined Networking (SDN) in context of 3GPP (Third
Generation Partnership Project) track mobile networks. Software defined networking is a …

Although the radio access network (RAN) part of mobile networks offers a significant
opportunity for benefiting from the use of SDN ideas, this opportunity is largely untapped due …

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 …

This article provides a brief overview on the current development of software-defined mobile
networks (SDMNs). Software defined networking is seen as a promising technology to …

This chapter presents an overview of the evolution of radio access network (RAN)
technologies and the latest trends toward virtualized, open and intelligent next generation …

Mobile traffic is growing exponentially and various kinds of traffic are emerging. Current
radio access network is hard to support new communication mechanisms due to their …

The static conventional network architecture is ill-suited to the growing management
complexity and highly dynamic wireless network topologies. Software Defined Radio …

Toward the fifth generation (5G) of wireless/mobile broadband, numerous devices and
networks will be interconnected and traffic demand will constantly rise. Heterogeneity will …