New paradigm of 5G wireless internet

I Chih-Lin, S Han, Z Xu, S Wang… - IEEE Journal on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
I Chih-Lin, S Han, Z Xu, S Wang, Q Sun, Y Chen
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 2016ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G network is anticipated to meet the challenging requirements of mobile traffic in the
2020's, which are characterized by super high data rate, low latency, high mobility, high
energy efficiency, and high traffic density. This paper provides an overview of China Mobile's
5G vision and potential solutions. Targeting a paradigm shift to user-centric network
operation from the traditional cell-centric operation, 5G radio access network (RAN) design
considerations are presented, including RAN restructure, Turbo charged edge, core network …
5G network is anticipated to meet the challenging requirements of mobile traffic in the 2020's, which are characterized by super high data rate, low latency, high mobility, high energy efficiency, and high traffic density. This paper provides an overview of China Mobile's 5G vision and potential solutions. Targeting a paradigm shift to user-centric network operation from the traditional cell-centric operation, 5G radio access network (RAN) design considerations are presented, including RAN restructure, Turbo charged edge, core network (CN) and RAN function repartition, and network slice as a service. Adaptive multiple connections in the user-centric operation is further investigated, where the decoupled downlink and uplink, decoupled control and data, and adaptive multiple connections provide sufficient means to achieve a 5G network with “no more cells.” Software-defined air interface (SDAI) is presented under a unified framework, in which the frame structure, waveform, multiple access, duplex mode, and antenna configuration can be adaptively configured. New paradigm of 5G network featuring user-centric network (UCN) and SDAI is needed to meet the diverse yet extremely stringent requirements across the broad scope of 5G scenarios.
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