Key Technologies for 5G Wireless Systems

Gain a detailed understanding of the protocols, network architectures and techniques being considered for 5G wireless networks with this authoritative guide to the state of the art. Get up to speed with key topics such as cloud radio access networks, mobile edge computing, full duplexing, massive MIMO, mmWave, NOMA, Internet of things, M2M communications, D2D communications, mobile data offloading, interference mitigation techniques, radio resource management, visible light communications, and smart data pricing. Learn from leading researchers in academia and industry about the most recent theoretical developments in the field. Discover how each potential technology can increase the capacity, spectral efficiency, and energy efficiency of wireless systems. Providing the most comprehensive overview of 5G technologies to date, this is an essential reference for researchers, practicing engineers and graduate students working in wireless communications and networking.

5.3.1 Strategy Selection and Beacon Transmission.

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Overview of New Technologies for 5G Systems; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Cloud Radio Access Networks; 1.3 Cloud Computing and Fog Computing; 1.4 Non-orthogonal Multiple Access; 1.5 Flexible Physical Layer Design; 1.6 Massive MIMO; 1.7 Full-Duplex Communications; 1.8 Millimeter Wave; 1.9 Mobile Data Offloading, LTE-Unlicensed, and Smart Data Pricing; 1.10 IoT, M2M, and D2D; 1.11 Radio Resource Management, Interference Mitigation, and Caching; 1.12 Energy Harvesting Communications.

1.13 Visible Light CommunicationAcknowledgments; References; Part I Communication Network Architectures for 5G Systems; 2 Cloud Radio Access Networks for 5G Systems; 2.1 Rethinking the Fundamentals for 5G Systems; 2.2 User-Centric Networks; 2.3 C-RAN Basics; 2.3.1 C-RAN Challenges Toward 5G; 2.4 Next Generation Fronthaul Interface (NGFI): The FH Solutionfor 5G C-RAN; 2.4.1 Proof-of-Concept Development of NGFI; 2.4.1.1 Design Principles; 2.4.1.2 System Description; 2.4.1.3 The Potential Capability of the Platform; 2.5 Proof-of-Concept Verification of Virtualized C-RAN; 2.5.1 Data Packets.

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