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Proposal for a Deployment of a Non-standalone 5G Mobile Network Architecture for Developing Countries: Case of Senegal

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New Realities, Mobile Systems and Applications (IMCL 2021)

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Mobile networks have evolved a lot in recent years, moving from 2G to 5G. This transition is marked in Africa by a delay compared to the West, especially for 4G. Today, developed countries have deployed 5G either in standalone mode or in non-standalone mode. This deployment allows huge technological advances even if the networks are more and more massive. In this context, SDR (Software-Defined Radio) coupled with SDN (Software-Defined Networking), for the control of deployed equipment, are a major asset to ensure performance and quality of service. Our paper is positioned to help African countries avoid a delay with 5G. To achieve this, we propose an architecture and deployment of 5G in non-standard mode for developing African countries where 4G deployment is in its final stages. This transition from 4G to 5G will be based on SDR technology for a better management of the radio part with a lower cost deployment.

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Ndiaye, L., Diouf, S., Gueye, K., Ouya, S. (2022). Proposal for a Deployment of a Non-standalone 5G Mobile Network Architecture for Developing Countries: Case of Senegal. In: Auer, M.E., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) New Realities, Mobile Systems and Applications. IMCL 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 411. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96296-8_31

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