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On the Realization of Cloud-RAN on Mobile Edge Computing

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Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2023)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ((LNNS,volume 655))

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The cellular network architecture is evolving to support a wide variety of applications with different traffic characteristics expected for 5G and beyond. Providing shared computing and network resources, Cloud based Radio Access Network (Cloud-RAN) in conjunction with Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) are considered key enablers to building 5G networks in a cost-efficient way. Understanding the limits and constraints of deploying the Cloud-RAN on MEC servers, allows the system to be engineered meeting latency and capacity requirements. By conducting a literature review, this paper discusses sharing computing and networking resources in MEC servers, which run software implementation of the Base Band Unit (vBBU) along with collocated applications.

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Ocampo, A.F., Bryhni, H. (2023). On the Realization of Cloud-RAN on Mobile Edge Computing. In: Barolli, L. (eds) Advanced Information Networking and Applications. AINA 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 655. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28694-0_56

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