Cloud mobile networks : from RAN to EPC /: from RAN to EPC. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mojtaba Vaezi, Ying Zhang.
• Authors: Vaezi, Mojtaba; Zhang, Ying
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Challenges of Today's RAN; 1.1.1 Cost of Ownership; 1.1.2 Capacity Expansion; 1.1.3 Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions; 1.2 Cloud RAN -- What Is the Big Idea?; 1.2.1 Advantages; 1.2.2 Challenges; 1.3 Related Technologies; 1.3.1 Network Virtualization; 1.3.2 Network Functions Virtualization; 1.3.3 Software-Defined Networking; 1.4 Outline of Chapters; 2 Virtualization and Cloud Computing; 2.1 What Is Virtualization?; 2.2 Why Virtualization?; 2.3 Network Virtualization; 2.3.1 Overlay Networks. 2.3.2 Virtual Private Networks2.3.3 Virtual Sharing Networks; 2.3.4 Relation Between Virtual Networks; 2.4 Network Functions Virtualization; 2.4.1 What to Virtualize?; 2.5 Wireless Virtualization; 2.5.1 State of the Art in Wireless Virtualization; 2.6 Cloud Computing; 2.6.1 Cloud Services Models; 2.6.2 Types of Clouds; 2.6.3 Virtualization Versus Cloud Computing; 2.7 Summary; 3 Software-Defined Networks Principles and Use Case Scenarios; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 SDN Drivers; 3.2.1 Technology Drivers; 3.2.2 Business Drivers; 3.3 Architecture and Principles; 3.3.1 Split Architecture. 3.3.2 Open-APIs3.3.3 Virtualization; 3.3.4 Control Plane Signaling Protocol; 3.4 Use Case Scenarios; 3.4.1 SDN in Mobile Backhaul Networks; 3.4.2 SDN in the Cloud; 3.4.3 SDN in NFV and Service Chaining; 3.4.4 SDN Based Mobile Networks; 3.5 SDN Design Implementation Considerations; 3.5.1 Scalability and High Availability; 3.5.2 Reliability; 3.5.3 A Special Study: Controller to Switch Connectivity; 3.6 Summary; 4 Virtualizing the Network Services: Network Function Virtualization; 4.1 NFV Architecture; 4.2 NFV Use Cases; 4.3 NFV Challenges; 4.4 Service Function Chaining. 4.4.1 Openflow-Based SFC Solution4.4.2 Optical SFC; 4.4.3 Virtualized Network Function Placement; 4.5 Summary; 5 SDN/NFV Telco Case Studies; 5.1 Packet Core; 5.1.1 Existing Solutions Problems; 5.1.2 Virtualization and Cloud Assisted PC; 5.2 Virtualized Customer Premises Equipment; 5.2.1 Requirements; 5.2.2 Design; 5.3 Summary; 6 Radio Access Network Evolution; 6.1 Mobile Network Architecture; 6.1.1 End-to-End Architecture; 6.1.2 Packet Flow in a Mobile Network; 6.2 Base Station Architecture; 6.2.1 Legacy BS; 6.2.2 Architecture of Distributed BS; 6.3 Mobile Fronthaul and Backhaul. 6.3.1 Backhaul6.3.2 Fronthaul; 6.4 Trends in Wireless Network Densification; 6.4.1 Increasing Spectral Efficiency; 6.4.2 Interference Mitigation; 6.4.3 Millimeter Wave Cellular Systems; 6.5 Small Cells and HetNets; 6.5.1 Public Wi-Fi; 6.6 Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS); 6.6.1 DAS or Small Cells?; 6.7 Network Sharing; 6.7.1 Challenges for eUTRAN Sharing; 6.7.2 Standards Specifications; 6.8 Summary; 7 Cloud RAN; 7.1 Cloud RAN: Definition and Concept; 7.1.1 Centralization; 7.1.2 Virtualization; 7.1.3 Statistical Multiplexing; 7.1.4 Multi-cell Cooperation.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 117 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.3845; 004; Computer science; Mobile communication systems; Cloud computing; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Cloud computing; Mobile communication systems; Computer Science; Computer Communication Networks; Communications Engineering, Networks; Technology & Engineering -- Telecommunications; Communications engineering / telecommunications; Computer Communication Networks; Telecommunication; Computers -- Hardware -- Network Hardware; Network hardware; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319544960; 3319544969
• Related ISBNs: 9783319544953; 3319544950
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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