Novel centralized base station architectures integrating computation and communication functionalities have become important for the development of future mobile communication networks.Therefore,the development of dyn...Novel centralized base station architectures integrating computation and communication functionalities have become important for the development of future mobile communication networks.Therefore,the development of dynamic high-speed interconnections between baseband units(BBUs)and remote radio heads(RRHs)is vital in centralized base station design.Herein,dynamic high-speed switches(HSSs)connecting BBUs and RRHs were designed for a centralized base station architecture.We analyzed the characteristics of actual traffic and introduced a switch traffic model suitable for the super base station architecture.Then,we proposed a data-priority-aware(DPA)scheduling algorithm based on the traffic model.Lastly,we developed the dynamic HSS model based on the OPNET platform and the prototype based on FPGA.Our results show that the DPA achieves close to 100%throughput with lower latency and provides better run-time complexity than iOCF and HE-iSLIP,thereby demonstrating that the proposed switch system can be adopted in centralized base station architectures.展开更多
The Fifth-Generation(5G)cellular and wireless communication envisage to integrate multiple technologies to provide a wide range of applications.The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technology(ICT)needs a ...The Fifth-Generation(5G)cellular and wireless communication envisage to integrate multiple technologies to provide a wide range of applications.The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technology(ICT)needs a common cellular platform to increase the network’s extensibility and adaptability.The Cloud Radio Access Network(C-RAN)offers a scalable and flexible Base Station(BS)architecture for the next-generation wireless and mobile networks,where the BS functionality is split into a distributed radio unit known as Remote Radio Head(RRH)and a Centralized BaseBand Unit(C-BBU).To further make the C-BBU scalable and flexible,the baseband signal processing is carried out over a virtualized platform.The load at the RRH and C-BBU can vary from under-loaded to overloaded conditions which increase the power consumption and degrade the Quality-of-Service(QoS)of the C-RAN.In this paper,we formulate under-loaded and overloaded conditions at the RRH and the C-BBU,and propose a Co-operative Load Balancing(CLB)algorithm for handling the cellular traffic in real-time under different load conditions.The proposed CLB aims to maximize the utilization of hardware resources at the RRH and C-BBU.The CLB algorithm is compared with CDI,CZ,NDLB,DLB in the first phase for the RF load balancing.In the second phase of simulation,CLB is compared with the FCFS,IWRR,OLB,GP and TLB algorithms for server(C-BBU)load balancing.The parameters considered for comparison are:User Entity(UE)waiting time,blocking probability and processing time at the RRH and the C-BBU.Simulation results show that the use of co-operative load balancing technique improves the QoS in the C-RAN by reducing the blocking probability and UE waiting time.The CLB algorithm is validated with LTE TU-Vienna and cloudSim simulators for the RRH and the C-BBU,respectively.展开更多
The Remote Radio Head (RRH) over Fiber system is a new distributed network coverage mode.It processes the baseband parts concentratively by separating the baseband and Radio Frequency (RF).It moves the RF modules usin...The Remote Radio Head (RRH) over Fiber system is a new distributed network coverage mode.It processes the baseband parts concentratively by separating the baseband and Radio Frequency (RF).It moves the RF modules using fibers from the Base Stations (BSs) to the remote RF units.These RF modules are placed on the stations to be covered.This solution saves many equipment rooms required by conventional solutions.Meanwhile,it supports RRH over a large number of fibers through high-capacity macro BSs to realize the conversion between capacity and coverage.In addition,the RRH system also supports the coverage in other situations,such as high-speed railways and ultra-long distance.It is one of the most widely used technologies in the 3G network.展开更多
基金the key project of the National Science and Technology Major Project(Grant No.2018ZX03001017)the project of the CAS engineering laboratory for intelligent agricultural machinery equipment(Grant No.GC201907-02).
文摘Novel centralized base station architectures integrating computation and communication functionalities have become important for the development of future mobile communication networks.Therefore,the development of dynamic high-speed interconnections between baseband units(BBUs)and remote radio heads(RRHs)is vital in centralized base station design.Herein,dynamic high-speed switches(HSSs)connecting BBUs and RRHs were designed for a centralized base station architecture.We analyzed the characteristics of actual traffic and introduced a switch traffic model suitable for the super base station architecture.Then,we proposed a data-priority-aware(DPA)scheduling algorithm based on the traffic model.Lastly,we developed the dynamic HSS model based on the OPNET platform and the prototype based on FPGA.Our results show that the DPA achieves close to 100%throughput with lower latency and provides better run-time complexity than iOCF and HE-iSLIP,thereby demonstrating that the proposed switch system can be adopted in centralized base station architectures.
文摘The Fifth-Generation(5G)cellular and wireless communication envisage to integrate multiple technologies to provide a wide range of applications.The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technology(ICT)needs a common cellular platform to increase the network’s extensibility and adaptability.The Cloud Radio Access Network(C-RAN)offers a scalable and flexible Base Station(BS)architecture for the next-generation wireless and mobile networks,where the BS functionality is split into a distributed radio unit known as Remote Radio Head(RRH)and a Centralized BaseBand Unit(C-BBU).To further make the C-BBU scalable and flexible,the baseband signal processing is carried out over a virtualized platform.The load at the RRH and C-BBU can vary from under-loaded to overloaded conditions which increase the power consumption and degrade the Quality-of-Service(QoS)of the C-RAN.In this paper,we formulate under-loaded and overloaded conditions at the RRH and the C-BBU,and propose a Co-operative Load Balancing(CLB)algorithm for handling the cellular traffic in real-time under different load conditions.The proposed CLB aims to maximize the utilization of hardware resources at the RRH and C-BBU.The CLB algorithm is compared with CDI,CZ,NDLB,DLB in the first phase for the RF load balancing.In the second phase of simulation,CLB is compared with the FCFS,IWRR,OLB,GP and TLB algorithms for server(C-BBU)load balancing.The parameters considered for comparison are:User Entity(UE)waiting time,blocking probability and processing time at the RRH and the C-BBU.Simulation results show that the use of co-operative load balancing technique improves the QoS in the C-RAN by reducing the blocking probability and UE waiting time.The CLB algorithm is validated with LTE TU-Vienna and cloudSim simulators for the RRH and the C-BBU,respectively.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.60877052
文摘The Remote Radio Head (RRH) over Fiber system is a new distributed network coverage mode.It processes the baseband parts concentratively by separating the baseband and Radio Frequency (RF).It moves the RF modules using fibers from the Base Stations (BSs) to the remote RF units.These RF modules are placed on the stations to be covered.This solution saves many equipment rooms required by conventional solutions.Meanwhile,it supports RRH over a large number of fibers through high-capacity macro BSs to realize the conversion between capacity and coverage.In addition,the RRH system also supports the coverage in other situations,such as high-speed railways and ultra-long distance.It is one of the most widely used technologies in the 3G network.
