Fiber-Wireless Convergence in Next-Generation Communication Networks Systems, Architectures, and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tornatore, Massimo (Editor), Chang, Gee-Kung (Editor), Ellinas, Georgios (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Optical Networks,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Computer Communication Networks.

This book investigates new enabling technologies for Fi-Wi convergence. The editors discuss Fi-Wi technologies at the three major network levels involved in the path towards convergence: system level, network architecture level, and network management level. The main topics will be: a. At system lev...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Future Radio Access, WiFi-LTE, LTE advanced
• Evolution and Trends of Broadband Access Technologies and Fiber-Wireless Systems
• The Benefits of Convergence through Fiber Wireless Integration and Networking
• Analog and Digitized Radio-over-Fiber
• Overview of standardization for D-RoF
• Wireless delivery of over 100Gb/s mm-wave signal in the W-band
• Systems Challenges for SDN in Fiber Wireless Networks
• Architectural Evolution and Novel Design of Fiber-Wireless Access Networks
• Advanced architectures for PON supporting Fi-Wi convergence
• BBU Hotelling in Centralized Radio Access Networks
• Rethink Ring and Young
• Next Generation PoP with functional convergence re-distributions
• Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) Systems
• Converged Wireless Access/Optical Metro Networks in Support of Cloud and Mobile Cloud Services deploying SDN Principles
• Conclusion and Future Topics.