Title :
1–100GHz microwave photonics link technologies for next-generation WiFi and 5G wireless communications
Author :
Gee-Kung Chang ; Cheng Liu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce several key enabling technologies for next-generation WiFi and 5G wireless communication systems. A cloud radio access network architecture based on microwave-photonics techniques is described for next-generation high-speed wireless applications.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; next generation networks; optical communication; optical links; radio access networks; wireless LAN; 5G wireless communications; cloud radio access network architecture; frequency 1 GHz to 100 GHz; key enabling technologies; microwave photonics link technologies; next-generation WiFi; Computer architecture; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Microprocessors; Next generation networking; Optical fibers; Radio frequency; Wireless communication; 4G/5G Wireless; WiFi; fiber optics; microwave photonics; small-cell; wireless access networks;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2013 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2013.6724005
