FttC-Based Fronthaul for 5G Dense/Ultra-Dense Access Network: Performance and Costs in Realistic Scenarios

One distinctive feature of the next 5G systems is the presence of a dense/ultra-dense wireless access network with a large number of access points (or nodes) at short distances from each other. Dense/ultra-dense access networks allow for providing very high transmission capacity to terminals. Howeve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Franco Mazzenga, Romeo Giuliano, Francesco Vatalaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Future Internet
Subjects:
5G
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/9/4/71