Case study on using the user-centric-backhaul scheme to unlock the realistic backhaul

Jaber, M; Imran, MA; Tukmanov, A; Sutton, A; Tafazolli, R

Abstract

The fifth generation of mobile networks (5G) is maturing fast and the target year 2020 is around the corner. However, the realistic backhaul network may not be ready for 5G arrival as it is likely to converge to 5G requirements at a slower pace than the radio counterpart. In this work, we develop a method that identifies pertinent backhaul upgrade stages that are ranked based on their associated cost. First, the User-centric- backhaul (UCB) scheme is employed to reveal the bottlenecks of the incumbent backhaul network, as perceived by users and holistic network. A multi- hop hybrid backhaul modelling framework is then employed to quantify possible rectifications that would deliver the highest improvement at the lowest cost. These are implemented and the results are verified following another usage of UCB. A case study is presented that demonstrates the strength of this method in enabling an effective and cost efficient evolution road map towards the 5G backhaul.

Citation

Jaber, M., Imran, M., Tukmanov, A., Sutton, A., & Tafazolli, R. (2017, September). Case study on using the user-centric-backhaul scheme to unlock the realistic backhaul. Presented at 2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall), Toronto, Canada

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: 2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)
• Conference Location: Toronto, Canada
• Start Date: Sep 24, 2017
• End Date: Sep 27, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Feb 12, 2018
• Publication Date: Feb 12, 2018
• Deposit Date: Apr 26, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 26, 2018
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288353
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288353
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