Flexible Next Generation Communication Networks
Konstantinos Demestichas
The increasing bandwidth demand of the end-users
makes the need for efficient resource management
more compelling in next generation communication
networks. Nowadays, the mobile communications
scenery is characterized by the continuous growth of
new services, the provision of which poses the need
for higher data rates to guarantee satisfactory quality
of experience for the end-users. The advent of evolved
mobile communication networks (such as LTE - Long
Term Evolution) promises to encounter this demand
by offering increased capacity, high data rates,
seamless mobility and low latency. Nonetheless,
during this evolutionary process, the backhaul part of
mobile networks has received less attention. This
paper discusses on ways for further evolution of
mobile networks by rendering backhaul connectivity
more flexible, robust and self-aware. Full Text
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