Small Cells Solution for Enhanced Traffic Handling in LTE-A Networks

In contrast to the previous generations, the next generation mobile network will be largely driven by data. Data are increasing in exponential way due to the increased number of smart mobile devices and network connection capabilities. Mobile connectivity had become every day’s need for many network users, and demand for mobile broadband to access the different applications and services on the internet is increasing in a rapid way. Therefore, data delivery will represent a challenging area for the mobile networks, taking in consideration the adaption of advanced multimedia application, video content and IoT applications. New methods, strategies, and techniques that provide Interworking and harmonization between computer and telecom network in a unified heterogenous ecosystem that can provide computing capabilities in the edge should be considered for the implementation of next generation of mobile networks.

[1]  Jeffrey G. Andrews,et al.  Heterogeneous cellular networks: From theory to practice , 2012, IEEE Communications Magazine.

[2]  Jeffrey G. Andrews,et al.  Seven ways that HetNets are a cellular paradigm shift , 2013, IEEE Communications Magazine.

[3]  Giovanni Stea,et al.  Practical large-scale coordinated scheduling in LTE-Advanced networks , 2016, Wirel. Networks.

[4]  Anass Benjebbour,et al.  Future steps of LTE-A: evolution toward integration of local area and wide area systems , 2013, IEEE Wireless Communications.

[5]  Ejaz Ahmed,et al.  A survey on mobile edge computing , 2016, 2016 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Control (ISCO).

[6]  Eduard Alarcón,et al.  Graphene-enabled wireless communication for massive multicore architectures , 2013, IEEE Communications Magazine.

[7]  Klaus I. Pedersen,et al.  Multicell cooperation for LTE-advanced heterogeneous network scenarios , 2013, IEEE Wireless Communications.

[8]  Satoshi Nagata,et al.  Trends in small cell enhancements in LTE advanced , 2013, IEEE Communications Magazine.

[9]  Yongbin Wei,et al.  A survey on 3GPP heterogeneous networks , 2011, IEEE Wireless Communications.

[10]  Xing Zhang,et al.  A Survey on Mobile Edge Networks: Convergence of Computing, Caching and Communications , 2017, IEEE Access.