Optical Back/Front-Hauling Technologies for Future 5G Networks

• Monday, 29 June, 14:00-17:30, Room 8

• Organisers:

  • Gemma Vall-llosera (Ericsson, Sweden)

Workshop Description

5G is not just an evolution of 4G as previous generations of wireless communications have been. 5G defines a new world where high capacity mobile broadband is a reality. In this world, architecture, technology, management have to work together to deliver a networked society in which every person and every industry is empowered to reach their full potential. Technology wise we are speaking of at least 5 times more backhaul capacity than networks being deployed with LTE and LTE-advanced. This might force us to look for different back/front-haul solutions because current ones will not scale up. What are these solutions? The best answer is at guess.  In the workshop we will try to give an insight into 5G and how could we build up future solutions for the new digital era where internet is no longer reserved to the sight but it also reaches the touch.

This proposed workshop is under the COCONUT FP7 project that is developing low cost coherent transceivers to enable a 6.25GHz grid. The project has now entered the third year with very good marks from the EU office. Specifically the reviewers were impressed by the amount of technical publications (25) in leading conferences and journals. We will hear how photonics can enable radio beamforming, the need for fronthaul for enabling MIMO and distributed radioheads, for example. Also champions of the optical fonthaul studies in standardization bodies will tell us about their views regarding optical back/font-haul of 5G networks and evolution from 4G. We do not pretend to solve the 5G paradigm, we just want to add our grain of sand and perhaps to agree on the further steps to enable a 5G networked society.

Presentations Available!

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