5G C-RAN architecture: A comparison of multiple optical fronthaul networks

The development of the fifth generation (5G) wireless technology is in progress to address the increasing demands for high capacity, low latency, and ubiquitous mobile access instigated by next-generation mobile and machine-centric applications. The Centralized/Cloud-Radio Access Network (C-RAN) architecture exploiting the small-cell paradigm has been identified as a promising approach to address the benchmarks of 5G networks. However, providing...