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A multi-tier radio access network (RAN) combining the strength of fiber-optic and radio access technologies employing adaptive microwave photonics interfaces and radio-over-fiber (RoF) techniques is envisioned for future heterogeneous wireless communications. All-band radio access technologies (RATs) will be used to deliver wireless services with high capacity, high link speed, and low latency. The multi-tier RAN will improve the cell edge performance in an integrated heterogeneous environment enabled by fiber-wireless integration and networking for mobile fronthaul/backhaul, resource sharing, and all-layer centralization of multiple standards with different frequency bands and modulation formats. In essence, for this multi-tier radio access architecture, carrier aggregation (CA) among multiple frequency bands can be easily achieved and seamless handover can be guaranteed through coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission among various cells. In this way, current and future mobile network standards such as 4G and 5G can coexist with optimized and continuous cell coverage using multi-tier RoF, regardless of the underlying network topology or protocol. In terms of user’s experience, the future-proof approach achieves the goals of increased system capacity and link speed, reduced latency, and continuous heterogeneous cell coverage, while overcoming the bandwidth crunch in wireless communication networks.
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Chang, GK., Cheng, L. (2017). The Benefits of Convergence Through Fiber-Wireless Integration and Networking. In: Tornatore, M., Chang, GK., Ellinas, G. (eds) Fiber-Wireless Convergence in Next-Generation Communication Networks. Optical Networks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42822-2_3
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