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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 218-224 |
| Journal | IEEE Communications Magazine |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Jan 2018 |
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FSO-based vertical fronthaul/backhaul framework for 5G+ systems. / Alzenad, Mohamed; Shakir, Muhammad Zeeshan; Yanikomeroglu, Halim ; Alouini, Mohamed-Slim.
In: IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 56, No. 1, 12.01.2018, p. 218-224.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - FSO-based vertical fronthaul/backhaul framework for 5G+ systems
AU - Alzenad, Mohamed
AU - Shakir, Muhammad Zeeshan
AU - Yanikomeroglu, Halim
AU - Alouini, Mohamed-Slim
PY - 2018/1/12
Y1 - 2018/1/12
N2 - The presence of a super high rate, but also cost-efficient, easy-to-deploy, and scalable, backhaul/fronthaul framework is essential in the upcoming fifth-generation (5G)wireless networks & beyond. Motivated by the mounting interest in the unmanned flying platforms of various types including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), drones, balloons,and high-altitude/medium-altitude/low-altitude platforms(HAPs/MAPs/LAPs), which we refer to as the networked flying platforms (NFPs), for providing communications services, and by the recent advances in free-space optics (FSO), this article investigates the feasibility of a novel vertical backhaul/fronthaul framework where the NFPs transport the backhaul/fronthaul traffic between the access and core networks via point-to-point FSO links. The performance of the proposed innovative approach is investigated under different weather conditions and a broad range of system parameters. Simulation results demonstrate that the FSO-based vertical backhaul/fronthaul framework canoffer data rates higher than the baseline alternatives, and thus can be considered as a promising solution to the emerging backhaul/fronthaul requirements of the 5G+ wireless networks,particularly in the presence of ultra-dense heterogeneous small cells. The paper also presents the challenges that accompany such a novel framework and provides some key ideas towards overcoming these challenges.
AB - The presence of a super high rate, but also cost-efficient, easy-to-deploy, and scalable, backhaul/fronthaul framework is essential in the upcoming fifth-generation (5G)wireless networks & beyond. Motivated by the mounting interest in the unmanned flying platforms of various types including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), drones, balloons,and high-altitude/medium-altitude/low-altitude platforms(HAPs/MAPs/LAPs), which we refer to as the networked flying platforms (NFPs), for providing communications services, and by the recent advances in free-space optics (FSO), this article investigates the feasibility of a novel vertical backhaul/fronthaul framework where the NFPs transport the backhaul/fronthaul traffic between the access and core networks via point-to-point FSO links. The performance of the proposed innovative approach is investigated under different weather conditions and a broad range of system parameters. Simulation results demonstrate that the FSO-based vertical backhaul/fronthaul framework canoffer data rates higher than the baseline alternatives, and thus can be considered as a promising solution to the emerging backhaul/fronthaul requirements of the 5G+ wireless networks,particularly in the presence of ultra-dense heterogeneous small cells. The paper also presents the challenges that accompany such a novel framework and provides some key ideas towards overcoming these challenges.
U2 - 10.1109/MCOM.2017.1600735
DO - 10.1109/MCOM.2017.1600735
M3 - Article
VL - 56
SP - 218
EP - 224
JO - IEEE Communications Magazine
JF - IEEE Communications Magazine
SN - 0163-6804
IS - 1
ER -