Reconfigurable Radio Access Networks Using Multicore Fibers
We propose the use of spatial division multiplexing supported by multicore fibers to implement a new generation of flexible and capacity reconfigurable cloud radio access network front-haul architectures capable of addressing their main present and future challenges. We show that for the majority of...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/85244 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/85244 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Microwave photonics Radio access networks Radio over fiber systems Multicore fibers Spatial division multiplexing. TEORIA DE LA SEÑAL Y COMUNICACIONES |
| Sumario: | We propose the use of spatial division multiplexing supported by multicore fibers to implement a new generation of flexible and capacity reconfigurable cloud radio access network front-haul architectures capable of addressing their main present and future challenges. We show that for the majority of radio access scenarios where front-haul optical links are less than 10-km long, the impact of inter-core crosstalk on the electrical carrier-to-noise ratio can be neglected, and thus, link design can be carried independently core by core. In addition, this MCF-based approach, which is compatible with software defined networking and network function virtualization, can also support the integration of a passive optical network overlay. |
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