While 5G infrastructure is being rapidly rolled out around the world, it is clear that a key
strategy to meet the required high speed, ubiquitous connection is via small cell deployment …

The increase of mobile devices and services over the last decade has led to unprecedented
mobile traffic growth. To cope with the increasing demands, fifth generation (5G) network …

The transformation of mobile networks towards fifth generation (5G) is considered an
unprecedented revolution when compared to the previous generations, mainly because of …

5G mobile communication has become a focused area in recent years. In order to provide
higher quality of services, 5G network needs a novel architecture. C-Radio Access Network …

Today in the Internet era, communication service providers face tremendous constraints on
increasing capital expenditures and operating expenses compared to the much less income …

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 …

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 …

A novel architecture design for Radio Access Networks (RANs) to address critical elements
in resource management and to achieve the 5G mobile network requirements is needed …

Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) has emerged as an advantageous architecture to
address the needs of future wireless networks. Leveraging both Network Functions …

Decoupling the control and data planes has become synonymous with Software Defined
Networking (SDN). This paradigm introduces a multitude of benefits to modern networks …