Evolution of radio-over-fiber technology

C Lim, Y Tian, C Ranaweera… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Radio-over-fiber technology provides a simpler pathway for the distribution of wireless
signals in broadband wireless networks via optical means. The technology has evolved over …

5G C-RAN with optical fronthaul: An analysis from a deployment perspective

C Ranaweera, E Wong, A Nirmalathas… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fifth generation (5G) wireless technology is designed to provide significantly faster
Internet access, with lower latency, and ubiquitous mobile coverage compared to its …

4G to 6G: disruptions and drivers for optical access

C Ranaweera, J Kua, I Dias, E Wong, C Lim… - Journal of Optical …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The exponential growth of diverse smart mobile applications such as smart monitoring,
holograms, and autonomous vehicles are driving mobile technologies toward a more …

Design of cost-efficient optical fronthaul for 5G/6G networks: An optimization perspective

A Fayad, T Cinkler, J Rak, M Jha - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, 5G and the forthcoming 6G mobile communication systems are the most
promising cellular generations expected to beat the growing hunger for bandwidth and …

A green communication model for 5G systems

MM Mowla, I Ahmad, D Habibi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Small cell networks (SCNs) are envisaged as a key technology enabling the fifth-generation
(5G) wireless communication system to address the challenge of rising mobile data demand …

Optimal BBU placement for 5G C-RAN deployment over WDM aggregation networks

F Musumeci, C Bellanzon, N Carapellese… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
5G mobile access targets unprecedented performance, not only in terms of higher data rates
per user and lower latency, but also in terms of network intelligence and capillarity. To …

Cost-optimal deployment of a C-RAN with hybrid fiber/FSO fronthaul

F Tonini, C Raffaelli, L Wosinska… - Journal of Optical …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Centralized radio access network (C-RAN) has been considered as an architectural solution
able to reduce capital and operational expenditure in dense 5G cellular networks while …

Energy efficient backhauling for 5G small cell networks

MM Mowla, I Ahmad, D Habibi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While the concept of ultra-dense small cell networks (SCNs) has brought a number of
significant opportunities for the telecommunication industry, it has also introduced a major …

Full-duplex quasi-gapless carrier aggregation using FBMC in centralized radio-over-fiber heterogeneous networks

J Zhang, M Xu, J Wang, F Lu, L Cheng… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Filter-bank multicarrier (FBMC) is proposed to demonstrate a full-duplex asynchronous
quasi-gapless (only one subcarrier spacing) carrier aggregation for millimeter-wave (MMW) …

Optical transport network design for 5G fixed wireless access

C Ranaweera, P Monti, B Skubic, E Wong… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
The fifth generation (5G) of mobile technology, 5G is anticipated to be a significant leap in
the evolution of mobile communication. 5G will be designed to attain 1000 times higher data …