An Efficient Fronthaul Scheme Based on Coaxial Cables for 5G Centralized Radio Access Networks

The 5G mobile communication systems introduce multiples functional splits between base station elements, new transmission bands and a large number of antennas supporting beamforming. In this scenario, a viable strategy to avoid building penetration losses is to deploy the antenna elements indoor and...

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Published inIEEE transactions on communications Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 1343 - 1357
Main Authors Acatauassu, Diogo, Lica, Moyses, Ohashi, Aline, Fernandes, Andre Lucas Pinho, Freitas, Marx, Costa, Joao C. W. A., Medeiros, Eduardo, Almeida, Igor, Cavalcante, Andre Mendes
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Abstract The 5G mobile communication systems introduce multiples functional splits between base station elements, new transmission bands and a large number of antennas supporting beamforming. In this scenario, a viable strategy to avoid building penetration losses is to deploy the antenna elements indoor and use a fronthaul link to establish the connection between them and the rest of the radio access network. This work explores a 5G fronthaul scheme based on analog radio over coaxial cables, leveraging this existing fixed access infrastructure to facilitate 5G deployments. Results indicate that the fronthaul solution discussed here is able to support the high capacity requirement of 5G, with the additional benefits of low transmit power, low latency and low cost. The main novelty of this paper is to investigate the potential of this kind of fronthaul architecture considering both the physical layer and economic aspects.
AbstractList The 5G mobile communication systems introduce multiples functional splits between base station elements, new transmission bands and a large number of antennas supporting beamforming. In this scenario, a viable strategy to avoid building penetration losses is to deploy the antenna elements indoor and use a fronthaul link to establish the connection between them and the rest of the radio access network. This work explores a 5G fronthaul scheme based on analog radio over coaxial cables, leveraging this existing fixed access infrastructure to facilitate 5G deployments. Results indicate that the fronthaul solution discussed here is able to support the high capacity requirement of 5G, with the additional benefits of low transmit power, low latency and low cost. The main novelty of this paper is to investigate the potential of this kind of fronthaul architecture considering both the physical layer and economic aspects.
Author Freitas, Marx
Almeida, Igor
Cavalcante, Andre Mendes
Ohashi, Aline
Fernandes, Andre Lucas Pinho
Costa, Joao C. W. A.
Medeiros, Eduardo
Acatauassu, Diogo
Lica, Moyses
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SubjectTerms 5G mobile communication
Antennas
Beamforming
C-RAN
Coaxial cables
Communication cables
fronthaul
Mobile antennas
Network latency
Physical layer
Radio access networks
Radio equipment
radio-over-coaxial
small cells
Transmitting antennas
Urban areas
Title An Efficient Fronthaul Scheme Based on Coaxial Cables for 5G Centralized Radio Access Networks
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