Future 5G services are characterised by unprecedented need for high rate, ubiquitous
availability, ultralow latency, and high reliability. The fragmented network view that is …

The current level of pooling and sharing between fixed and mobile infrastructures is not
sufficient to allow the most efficient use of network resources, whether fixed, mobile, or Wi-Fi …

This paper reports on the architectural, protocol, physical layer, and integrated testbed
demonstrations carried out by the DISCUS FP7 consortium in the area of access–metro …

The mobile market has experienced unprecedented growth over the last few decades.
Consumer trends have shifted towards mobile internet services supported by 3G and 4G …

Communication networks must continuously evolve to ensure a sustainable growth of our
“Internet Society.” It has been repeatedly observed that the push for more and more …

This article presents a converged 5G network infrastructure and an overarching architecture
to jointly support operational network and end-user services, proposed by the EU 5G PPP …

This paper focuses on converged access/metro infrastructures for 5G services, proposing a
common transport network integrating wireless and optical network segments with …

Optical networks are supporting a wide range of communication services including
residential services, enterprise services, and mobile services. Figure 1 illustrates a typical …

The tight connection between advanced mobile techniques and optical networking has
already been made by emerging cloud radio access network architectures, wherein fiber …

Fifth-generation (5G) systems will introduce several new requirements impacting the mobile
transport network. Understanding the impact of 5G systems on transport networks, both …