Upcoming 5G mobile networks are addressing ambitious KPIs not just in terms of capacity
and latency, but also in terms of network control and management. In this direction, network …

5G requires a redesign of transport networks in order to feed the increasingly bandwidth
hungry radio access networks and to benefit from the performance/cost efficiency provided …

This article proposes an innovative architecture design for a 5G transport solution (dubbed
5G-Crosshaul) targeting the integration of existing and new fronthaul and backhaul …

This paper presents the control and data plane architecture design for a 5G transport
solution (5G‐Crosshaul) with the aim of integrating the fronthaul and backhaul network …

An upsurge of heterogeneous wireless devices and wide-ranging applications on extremely
dense urban scenarios has led to challenging conditions that cannot be easily handled by …

A transport network for 5G envisions integrating the fronthaul and backhaul segments
(namely 5G-Crosshaul) into a single transport network. This requires a fully integrated and …

Network softwarization is a major paradigm shift, which enables programmable and flexible
system operation in challenging use cases. In the fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, the …

Fifth‐generation (5G) networks are envisioned to predispose flexible edge‐to‐core
infrastructure to offer diverse applications. Convergence of software‐defined networking …

The Xhaul architecture presented in this article is aimed at developing a 5G integrated
backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling flexible and software-defined …

Abstract 5G networks envisage to support a range of vertical industries, circumventing any
potential barriers from converging various network technologies and administrative …