Layered design of mobile backhaul networks

Author

Fatseas, David ; Addie, Ron

Author_Institution

Dept. of Math. & Comput., Univ. of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

fYear

2011

fDate

14-16 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

293

Lastpage

298

Abstract

Due to the ever increasing data traffic growth, network operators and network capacity planners are faced with the challenge of upgrading their backhaul network in the simplest and the most cost effective manner. A great variety of transmission and switching resources are available for this purpose. A choice of architecture, using Ethernet in the layer below IP on the one hand, or SDH switching on the other hand, must also be made. Transmission resources can potentially be used more effectively by grooming high capacity systems by subdividing them by means of either SDH or Ethernet switching. Using the Netml system, a publicly available web-based network analysis and design system, all these alternatives are explored, the most cost-effective designs are identified, and the reason they are more efficient is revealed.

Keywords

IP networks; local area networks; radio networks; switching networks; synchronous digital hierarchy; telecommunication traffic; Ethernet switching; Netml system; SDH switching; Web based network analysis; cost-effective designs; data traffic; high capacity systems; layered mobile backhaul network design; network capacity planners; network operators; switching resources; transmission resources; Base stations; IP networks; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Routing; Switches; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Costs; Layers; Mobile Backhaul Networks; Netml;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Networks (ICON), 2011 17th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

ISSN

1556-6463

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1824-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICON.2011.6168491

Filename

6168491