Presently, a significant part of the world population does not have Internet access. The fifth-
generation cellular network technology evolution (5G) is focused on reducing latency …

5G communications have become an enabler for the creation of new and more complex
networking scenarios, bringing together different vertical ecosystems. Such behavior has …

In a global concerted effort, the networking community is defining 5G as the next generation
networking infrastructure. New in the approach is the focus on the requirements of the …

With the advent of 5G technologies, vertical markets have been placed at the forefront, as
fundamental drivers and adopters of technical developments and new business models …

This paper demonstrates the use of Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP), together
with Raspberry Pi3 B+ (RP3) as the brain (or the decision making engine), to develop a …

To address the limitations of legacy Public Safety (PS) solutions, as narrow bandwidth, high
deployment cost and poor flexibility, the 5G cellular systems have been proposed. The …

Management and orchestration of virtual resources and functions, commonly referred to as
MANO, are key functionalities of NFV environments. This article describes the design and …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been regarded as one of the key enablers for the
5th Generation of mobile networks, or 5G. This paradigm allows to reduce the dependence …

Advanced wireless communication network testbeds are now widely being deployed around
European and cross-continental. This represents an interesting opportunity for vertical …

5G is the latest wireless standard designed to comply with stringent performance
requirements for supporting diverse use cases spanning over different verticals, considered …