Sabella, D., de Domenico, A., Katranaras, E., Imran, M. A. , di Girolamo, M., Salim, U., Lalam, M., Samdanis, K. and Maeder, A. (2014) Energy efficiency benefits of RAN-as-a-service concept for a cloud-based 5G mobile network infrastructure. IEEE Access, 2, pp. 1586-1597. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2014.2381215)
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Abstract
This paper focuses on energy efficiency aspects and related benefits of radio-access-network-as-a-service (RANaaS) implementation (using commodity hardware) as architectural evolution of LTE-advanced networks toward 5G infrastructure. RANaaS is a novel concept introduced recently, which enables the partial centralization of RAN functionalities depending on the actual needs as well as on network characteristics. In the view of future definition of 5G systems, this cloud-based design is an important solution in terms of efficient usage of network resources. The aim of this paper is to give a vision of the advantages of the RANaaS, to present its benefits in terms of energy efficiency and to propose a consistent system-level power model as a reference for assessing innovative functionalities toward 5G systems. The incremental benefits through the years are also discussed in perspective, by considering technological evolution of IT platforms and the increasing matching between their capabilities and the need for progressive virtualization of RAN functionalities. The description is complemented by an exemplary evaluation in terms of energy efficiency, analyzing the achievable gains associated with the RANaaS paradigm.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | This work was supported by the European Community’s 7th Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant 317941 through the iJOIN Project. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Imran, Professor Muhammad |
| Authors: | Sabella, D., de Domenico, A., Katranaras, E., Imran, M. A., di Girolamo, M., Salim, U., Lalam, M., Samdanis, K., and Maeder, A. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering |
| Journal Name: | IEEE Access |
| Publisher: | IEEE |
| ISSN: | 2169-3536 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2169-3536 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2014 IEEE |
| First Published: | First published in IEEE Access 2: 1586-1597 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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