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The new requirements for 5G, in terms of latency and bandwidth, demand new technologies such as millimeter-wave small cells, requiring dense deployments to achieve good coverage. Even before the arrival of 5G, small cells were already being deployed to avoid congestion and achieve a good Quality of Service (QoS) in areas with high densities of potential users. These infrastructures require large investments, forcing operators to share them or to use the services of a neutral host, responsible of installation and maintenance. In this paper we present a practical approach for different operators to share a small cell infrastructure, while allowing them to use their respective dedicated frequencies, adjust any parameter, or even deploy any particular radio access technology. This way, each operator can provide a differentiated service that may represent a competitive advantage even on the same physical infrastructure.
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Candal-Ventureira, D., Gil-Castiñeira, F., Muñoz-Castañer, J., González-Castaño, F.J. (2019). A Practical Approach for Small Cell Sharing Using a Time-Multiplexing Scheme. In: Sucasas, V., Mantas, G., Althunibat, S. (eds) Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems. BROADNETS 2018. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 263. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05195-2_5
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