Exploring Relay Technology for 5G and Beyond Systems through the use of a Network Digital Twin

This research project focuses on leveraging User Equipment (UE) as relaying devices to enhance the Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure, aiming to improve RAN performance in terms of capacity, outage probability, and spectral efficiency while reducing resource consumption. Extensive simulations...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Font Pons, Ferran
Format: master thesis
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/403278
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/403278
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Telecommunication systems
5G mobile communication systems
Radio Access Network (RAN)
Network Digital Twin (NDT)
User Equipment (UE)
Beyond 5G (B5G)Relay
Telecomunicació, Sistemes de
Comunicació sense fil, Sistemes 5G de
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors
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Summary:This research project focuses on leveraging User Equipment (UE) as relaying devices to enhance the Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure, aiming to improve RAN performance in terms of capacity, outage probability, and spectral efficiency while reducing resource consumption. Extensive simulations and experiments were conducted using the Network Digital Twin (NDT) simulator, incorporating various models to replicate realistic scenarios. Initially, experiments were performed under a basic traffic model, which was later enhanced with a traffic model based on real Access Point (AP) traffic measurements. The findings provide valuable insights into resource consumption, network congestion, and link conditions, emphasizing the benefits of utilizing relays to optimize resource utilization, mitigate congestion, and enhance overall network performance.