A Simple and Cost-Effective EPON-Based Next Generation Mobile Backhaul RAN Architecture

Authors

Ajaz Sana, CUNY Bronx Community CollegeFollow
Syed R. Zaidi, CUNY Bronx Community CollegeFollow
Shahab Hussain, Nokia, Westford
Mohammad Nizamuddin, CUNY City CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-23-2017

Abstract

This study proposes a novel, simple and cost-effective PON-based next generation mobile backhaul RAN architecture that enables redistribution of some of the intelligence currently centralized in the Mobile Packet Core (MPC) platform out into the access nodes of the RAN. Specifically, this work proposes a fully distributed ring-based EPON architecture that enables the support of a converged PON-4G/5G mobile WiMAX/LTE access networking transport infrastructure to seamlessly backhaul both mobile and wireline multimedia traffic and services.

Comments

This article was originally published in Wireless Engineering and Technology, available at DOI: 10.4236/wet.2017.81001.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0).