{"title":"Study of indoor LTE green small-cells using mobile fronthaul architecture over hybrid fiber-wireless channels","authors":"Y. Hazan, M. Ran","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561029","url":null,"abstract":"6Gbps transmission over low power indoor LTE air-interface is demonstrated by using single-mode fiber based fronthaul architecture combined with plastic optical fiber indoor small-cells. The low power transmission coverage is similar to the classic femtocell coverage and is suitable for most indoor scenarios.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123348074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scalable mobile fronthaul with spatial and spectral reconfigurability through virtually passive nodes","authors":"B. Schrenk, T. Zemen, M. Stierle, H. Leopold","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561041","url":null,"abstract":"A flexible access and mobile fronthaul architecture with spectral re-allocation capability and dynamic lightpath provisioning among network segments is presented. Fully-passive operation of the optical distribution network (ODN) is retained through reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADM) that are solely supplied by means of energy harvesting at the optical layer with a low feed level of -9 dBm. Deployment with a typical power consumption amounting to 90 fJ/bit guarantees an energy-conscious fronthaul technology. It is further proved that urban radio access networks powered by a software-defined optical fronthaul can reduce the required amount of spectral resources by ~26% during on-peak when migrating to 5G.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128111726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Augmenting SDN by a multi-layer network model","authors":"B. Farkas, Z. Zsóka","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561035","url":null,"abstract":"As software functions can be separated from the device hardware, new techniques as SDN and NFV can be enabled in the management and operation of communication networks. However, the automatic configuration and SDN tools give only moderate information to the control or orchestration systems, and this can affect the performance and reliability of the managed network. The control and orchestration functions require a model, that may include all the network elements and their relations too, and so enables analysis or even design functions.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124058804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-bid auctions for channel allocation in multi-channel dynamic spectrum access networks","authors":"Enas F. Khairullah, M. Chatterjee","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561048","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose an auction-based spectrum allocation scheme in a multi-channel distributed cognitive radio network where primary users are the sellers and secondary users are the buyers. The SUs bid for the various channels that the primaries want to sell; however their bids based on the preference for the channels. We use the signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) as a metric for the preference; bids for channels with higher SINR are more than the ones that have low SINR. The proposed auction scheme allocates the channels such that the high-preference channels are allocated to the SUs- which does not necessarily maximize revenue for the PUs. The allocation of channels are done such that the i) SUs get their preferred channel, ii) channels are spatially re-used, and iii) a channel is not used by any interfering primary or secondary users. We use the interference conflict graph and the preference list as inputs to the auction-based allocation process. We validate the proposed allocation process through simulation experiments and show what fraction of secondary users get the channels and what the preference was for the assigned channel. Moreover, we measure the effect of the transmission range on the number of assigned channels. We also show that the proposed scheme is fair using Jain's fairness index.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128613674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. López, J. Gran, J. Palacios, D. Siracusa, F. Pederzolli, O. Gerstel, Yona Shikhmanter, J. Mårtensson, Pontus Sköldström, T. Szyrkowiec, M. Chamania, A. Autenrieth, Ioannis Tomkos, D. Klonidis
{"title":"The role of SDN in application centric IP and optical networks","authors":"V. López, J. Gran, J. Palacios, D. Siracusa, F. Pederzolli, O. Gerstel, Yona Shikhmanter, J. Mårtensson, Pontus Sköldström, T. Szyrkowiec, M. Chamania, A. Autenrieth, Ioannis Tomkos, D. Klonidis","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561020","url":null,"abstract":"Transport IP/optical networks are evolving in capacity and dynamicity configuration. This evolution gives little to no attention to the specific needs of applications, beyond raw capacity. The ACINO concept is based on facilitating applications to explicitly specify requirements for requested services in terms of high-level (technology agnostic) requirements such as maximum latency or reliability. These requirements are described using intents and certain primitives which facilitate translation to technology specific configuration within the ACINO infrastructure. To support this application centric approach, SDN must have a key role in this evolution. There are representative use cases where SDN gives an added value when considering not only the network but also the application layer.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114831917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MIMO techniques in the frequency domain with FBMC-PAM","authors":"M. Bellanger, D. Mattera, M. Tanda","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561060","url":null,"abstract":"FBMC-PAM is a recently introduced filter bank multicarrier technique which exploits pulse amplitude modulation and operates at the same symbol rate as OFDM, unlike FBMC-OQAM which operates at twice that symbol rate. The scheme is efficiently implemented in the frequency domain and, in the system, the receiver is equipped with a frequency domain equalizer. In the present paper, it is shown how MIMO techniques can be introduced in the scheme and the performance is illustrated in single- and multi-user scenarios. The analysis and the simulation results show that the frequency domain approach might be as beneficial to FBMC-MIMO techniques as it is to channel equalization.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116560341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Variance normalizing transform for performance improvement in radio-over-fiber systems","authors":"Iman Tavakkolnia, M. Safari","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561043","url":null,"abstract":"Radio-over-fiber (ROF) will be an indispensable part of future wireless communication networks to support backhaul connectivity. The performance of ROF communication system is impaired with signal-dependent distortions in the optical fiber link such as shot noise and relative intensity noise. In this paper, these signal-dependent distortions of the ROF channel are analyzed in more details and a variance normalizing technique is proposed to normalize the noise power. In effect, the signal-dependent noisy ROF channel is converted to a signal-independent additive white Gaussian noise channel for which the conventional signaling techniques are efficient. The results show significant performance improvements for the proposed technique in terms of signal-to-noise ratio.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128051687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mobile Opportunistic Traffic Offloading: A business case analysis","authors":"Gamze Akpolat, D. Valerdi, E. Zeydan, A. S. Tan","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561021","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile cellular network operators in all over the world are facing dramatic challenges due to widespread distribution of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices that are demanding data-hungry multimedia services. Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Mobile Opportunistic Traffic Offloading (MOTO) project tries to alleviate this burden on mobile operators by investigating a next generation traffic offloading architecture that can exploit both cellular to other wireless infrastructures as well as offloading device-to-device ad hoc communications between users devices. On the other hand, business case analysis of this new approach has yet to be analyzed. This paper discusses a forecast analysis of the application of MOTO solution within offloading market by investigating different business models and scenarios as well as value chains between new actors. The simulations results, which are also supported by mobile operators historical data, demonstrate achievements of MOTO approach over main financial indicators and various trade-offs involved in the deployment scenarios.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"224 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133608964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bayesian compressed sensing-based channel estimation for massive MIMO systems","authors":"Hayder Al-Salihi, M. R. Nakhai","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561063","url":null,"abstract":"The efficient and highly accurate channel state information (CSI) at the base station is essential to achieve the potential benefits of massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems, due to limitations of the pilot contamination problem. It has recently been shown that compressed sensing (CS) techniques can address the pilot contamination problem, however, the CS-based channel estimation requires prior knowledge of channel sparsity. To solve this problem, in this paper, an efficient channel estimation approach based on Bayesian compressed sensing (BCS) that based on prior knowledge of statistical information about the channel sparsity is therefore proposed for the uplink of multi-user massive MIMO systems. Simulation results show that the proposed method can reconstruct the original channel coefficient effectively when compared to conventional based channel estimation.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123963562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detecting and isolating pollution attacks in peer-to-peer VoD systems","authors":"Ilias Gkortsilas, Konstantinos Deltouzos","doi":"10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC.2016.7561059","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years the demand for video streaming services has escalated resulting in high bandwidth costs of the service providers. To address this challenge a number of recent research efforts have focused on offloading media servers using P2P architectures, however they all fall under the assumption that the participating peers are in general cooperative. Ignoring security issues can significantly deteriorate the system's efficiency especially in real P2P systems where it is highly probable that at least one peer will have malicious behavior. The malicious peer can perform an attack to the system by polluting the video blocks that are exchanged, thus deteriorating the QoS. In this paper, we present a distributed P2P VoD system that is capable of identifying and isolating a malicious peer causing pollution. Its components that manage the overlay and the data scheduling are tested under diverse simulations that show promising results.","PeriodicalId":416277,"journal":{"name":"2016 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134417464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}