Title :
A Software-Defined mobile network architecture
Author :
Giraldo, C. ; Gil-Castineira, F. ; Lopez-Bravo, C. ; Gonzalez-Castano, F. Javier
Author_Institution :
AtlantTIC, Univ. of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Abstract :
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has gained momentum in recent years, in a bid to transform networking ecosystems. It has already been applied to data center networks and wide area networks, such as Google´s WAN. A software-defined approach is thus a reasonable candidate architecture for other highly dynamic environments such as future 5G mobile networks. This paper presents a two-level software-defined approach for the future 5G architecture at the network and radio access layer. At each level, a dedicated logical centralised controller and northbound/southbound Application Programming Interfaces are defined. Two cross-layer schemes are also introduced for interaction between controllers.
Keywords :
application program interfaces; mobile radio; radio access networks; software radio; telecommunication control; SDN; WAN; cross-layer schemes; data center networks; dedicated logical centralised controller; future 5G mobile networks; network layer; networking ecosystems; northbound-southbound application programming interfaces; radio access layer; software-defined networking; softwared-defined mobile network architecture; two-level software-defined approach; wide area networks; Artificial neural networks; Logic gates; Message systems; Ports (Computers); Radio access networks; Transforms;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), 2014 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Larnaca
DOI :
10.1109/WiMOB.2014.6962184
