Vassilakis, Vassilios, Moscholios, Ioannis, Alzahrani, Bander and Logothetis, Michael (2016) A software-defined architecture for next-generation cellular networks. In: International Conference on Communications (ICC), 23-27 May 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abstract

In the recent years, mobile cellular networks are undergoing fundamental changes and many established concepts are being revisited. New emerging paradigms, such as Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Internet of Things (IoT),and Mobile Social Networking (MSN), bring challenges in the design of cellular networks architectures. Current Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks are not able to accommodate these new trends in a scalable and efficient way. In this paper, first we discuss the limitations of the current LTE architecture. Second, driven by the new communication needs and by the advances in aforementioned areas, we propose a new architecture for next generation cellular networks. Some of its characteristics include support for distributed content routing, Heterogeneous Networks(HetNets) and multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs). Finally, we present simulation results which show that significant backhaul traffic savings can be achieved by implementing caching and routing functions at the network edge.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
ISSN:	1938-1883
ISBN:	9781479966653
Identifier:	10.1109/ICC.2016.7511018
Identifier:	10.1109/ICC.2016.7511018
Additional Information:	© 2016 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.
Subjects:	Computing
Depositing User:	Vasileios Vasilakis
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2016 21:54
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2024 12:37
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/2682

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