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Integrating Optical and Wireless Techniques towards Novel Fronthaul and Access Architectures in a 5G NR Framework

2021; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 11; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/app11115048

ISSN

2076-3417

Autores

Ramon Maia Borges, Celso Henrique de Souza Lopes, Eduardo Saia Lima, Marco Aurélio de Oliveira, Matheus Sêda Borsato Cunha, Luciano Camilo Alexandre, Luís Gustavo da Silva, Luiz Augusto Melo Pereira, Danilo H. Spadoti, Murilo A. Romero, Arismar Cerqueira S.,

Tópico(s)

Optical Wireless Communication Technologies

Resumo

The fifth-generation of mobile network (5G) and beyond requires a radio access network (RAN) update in order to cope with the incoming increase of wireless data traffic and new applications. In this context, we propose an efficient optical-wireless architecture applied to the non-standalone (NSA) 5G new radio (NR) framework. Several distinct electrical- and optical-based fronthaul configurations combining free-space optical (FSO), wireless links, and radio over fiber (RoF) techniques were implemented and properly analyzed for selection according to network operator deployment requirements. In addition, visible light communication (VLC) was investigated as a future access network technology when immunity to electromagnetic interference is paramount. Experimental results demonstrated fourth-generation of mobile network (4G) and 5G coexistence at Gbit/s throughput and error vector magnitude (EVM) in accordance with 5G NR Release 15.

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