Acknowledgments |
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Foreword |
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Preface |
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Part I Architecture of C-RANs |
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3 | (9) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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1.4 Evolved C-RAN with NGFI |
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7 | (2) |
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1.5 Deployment Cases and Standardization Activities |
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9 | (3) |
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11 | (1) |
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2 Advanced C-RAN for Heterogeneous Networks |
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12 | (21) |
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12 | (1) |
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2.2 Advanced C-RAN Architecture and Add-On Cells |
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13 | (5) |
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2.3 Performance Evaluation of Advanced C-RAN Architecture and Add-On Cells |
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18 | (6) |
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2.4 Smart-Cell Adaptation Using Add-On Cells |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (6) |
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30 | (3) |
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Part II Physical-Layer Design in C-RANs |
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33 | (192) |
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3 The Tradeoff of Computational Complexity and Achievable Rates in C-RANs |
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35 | (19) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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3.3 Complexity Model and Metrics |
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38 | (4) |
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3.4 Complexity Analysis Framework |
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42 | (4) |
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3.5 Joint RAN and Cloud Scheduling |
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46 | (6) |
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52 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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4 Cooperative Beamforming and Resource Optimization in C-RANs |
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54 | (28) |
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55 | (5) |
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60 | (10) |
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70 | (9) |
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79 | (3) |
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80 | (2) |
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5 Training Design and Channel Estimation in C-RANs |
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82 | (35) |
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82 | (3) |
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5.2 Superimposed Training Scheme in C-RANs |
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85 | (16) |
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5.3 Segment Training Scheme in C-RANs |
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101 | (11) |
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5.4 Non-Training-Based Channel Estimation in C-RANs |
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112 | (1) |
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5.5 Channel Estimation in Fronthaul Constrained and Large-Scale C-RANs |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (3) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (32) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (7) |
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128 | (4) |
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6.5 Joint User Scheduling and RAU Selection Algorithms |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (8) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (7) |
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146 | (3) |
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7 Large-Scale Convex Optimization for C-RANs |
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149 | (30) |
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149 | (3) |
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7.2 Large-Scale Convex Optimization in Dense C-RANs |
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152 | (5) |
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7.3 Matrix Stuffing for Fast Cone-Programming Transformation |
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157 | (5) |
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7.4 Operator Splitting for Large-Scale Homogeneous Self-Dual Embedding |
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162 | (8) |
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170 | (4) |
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7.6 Summary and Discussion |
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174 | (5) |
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175 | (4) |
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8 Fronthaul Compression in C-RANs |
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179 | (21) |
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179 | (2) |
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8.2 State of the Art: Point-to-Point Fronthaul Processing |
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181 | (3) |
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8.3 Network-Aware Fronthaul Processing: Uplink |
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184 | (7) |
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8.4 Network-Aware Fronthaul Processing: Downlink |
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191 | (3) |
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8.5 Network-Aware Fronthaul Processing: In-Network Processing |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (3) |
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9 Adaptive Compression in C-RANs |
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200 | (25) |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (4) |
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9.3 Block Error Rate Analysis |
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206 | (4) |
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9.4 Adaptive Compression under QoS Constraint |
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210 | (6) |
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216 | (5) |
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221 | (4) |
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221 | (4) |
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Part III Resource Allocation and Networking in C-RANs |
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225 | (170) |
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10 Resource Management of Heterogeneous C-RANs |
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227 | (28) |
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227 | (1) |
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10.2 Future Network Architectures |
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228 | (3) |
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10.3 Practical Challenges in C-RAN and H-CRAN |
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231 | (1) |
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10.4 Cognitive Radio Resource Management and Software-Defined Design |
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232 | (7) |
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10.5 Feedbackless Radio Access |
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239 | (5) |
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10.6 Information-Bridled Resource Optimization and Social Data Cache-Based Routing |
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244 | (7) |
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251 | (4) |
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252 | (3) |
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11 Coordinated Scheduling in C-RANs |
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255 | (27) |
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255 | (1) |
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11.2 Coordinated Scheduling in a Single Cloud-RAN |
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256 | (11) |
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11.3 Hybrid Scheduling in a Multicloud-RAN |
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267 | (11) |
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11.4 General Framework and Future Applications |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (3) |
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280 | (2) |
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12 Delay-Aware Radio Resource Allocation Optimization in Heterogeneous C-RANs |
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282 | (32) |
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282 | (1) |
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12.2 General Model and Methodology |
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283 | (5) |
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12.3 Delay-Aware Radio-Resource-Optimization Algorithms |
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288 | (23) |
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311 | (3) |
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312 | (2) |
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13 C-RAN Using Wireless Fronthaul: Fast Admission Control and Large System Analysis |
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314 | (33) |
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314 | (3) |
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13.2 System Model and Problem Formulation |
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317 | (2) |
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13.3 Analysis and Algorithm Design for Finite Systems |
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319 | (9) |
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13.4 Asymptotic Analysis and Algorithm Design for Large Systems |
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328 | (6) |
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334 | (8) |
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13.6 Conclusions and Future Work |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (4) |
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343 | (4) |
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14 Toward Green Deployment and Operation for C-RANs |
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347 | (30) |
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347 | (2) |
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14.2 On the Size of VBS Pools in C-RANs |
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349 | (17) |
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14.3 Energy--Delay Tradeoffs of VBSs in C-RAN |
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366 | (7) |
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14.4 Conclusions and Outlook |
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373 | (4) |
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374 | (3) |
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15 Optimal Repeated Spectrum Sharing by Delay-Sensitive Users |
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377 | (18) |
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377 | (1) |
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15.2 A General Model of Spectrum Sharing in C-RANs |
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378 | (4) |
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15.3 The Optimal Spectrum-Sharing Policy is Non-Stationary |
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382 | (3) |
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15.4 New Design Methodology for Spectrum-Sharing Policies |
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385 | (2) |
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15.5 Applications to Realistic C-RAN Deployment Scenarios |
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387 | (2) |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (2) |
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392 | (3) |
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392 | (3) |
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Part IV Networking in C-RANs |
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395 | (76) |
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16 Mobility Management for C-RANs |
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397 | (10) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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16.3 Handover Management in HCSNet |
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399 | (6) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (24) |
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407 | (1) |
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17.2 Generalities on C-RANs |
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408 | (4) |
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17.3 General Idea of Distributed Caching |
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412 | (1) |
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17.4 Cooperative Caching in C-RAN |
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413 | (5) |
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17.5 Game Theory for Distributed Caching in C-RAN |
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418 | (10) |
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428 | (3) |
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429 | (2) |
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18 A Cloud Service Model and Architecture for Small-Cell RANs |
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431 | (20) |
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18.1 A Cloud Service Model for Radio Access Networks |
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431 | (3) |
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18.2 Joint Channel and Power Allocation in Dense Small-Cell RANs |
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434 | (2) |
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18.3 A QoS-Based User Scheduling in Dense Small-Cell RANs |
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436 | (3) |
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18.4 The MAC Protocol for Joint Resource Sharing in the CoC-RAN |
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439 | (1) |
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18.5 A Cloud Service Model for the CNs and RANs of Dense Small-Cell Networks |
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440 | (2) |
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18.6 Cloud Operating Systems for Core and Radio Access Networks |
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442 | (3) |
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18.7 A Cloud Service Model for SDN-Based Mobility Management |
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445 | (3) |
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18.8 CoC-RAN Prototype and Emulation Results |
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448 | (2) |
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450 | (1) |
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19 Field Trials and Testbed Design for C-RAN |
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451 | (20) |
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451 | (1) |
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19.2 Field-Trial Verification of FH Solutions |
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451 | (5) |
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19.3 CoMP Demonstration in C-RANs |
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456 | (5) |
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19.4 COTS and Accelerator-Based Virtualized C-RAN System |
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461 | (9) |
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470 | (1) |
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References |
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Index |
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