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Mamushiane, Lusani
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Mboweni, Lawrence S
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Kobo, Hlabishi
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Mudumbe, Mduduzi J
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Mwangama, J
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Lysko, Albert A
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2022-01-24T06:45:06Z |
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2022-01-24T06:45:06Z |
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2021-09 |
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Mamushiane, L., Mboweni, L.S., Kobo, H., Mudumbe, M.J., Mwangama, J. & Lysko, A.A. 2021. 4G RAN infrastructure sharing by 5G virtualized mobile network operators: A tutorial. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12226 . |
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978-1-6654-1984-0 |
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978-1-6654-1983-3 |
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DOI: 10.1109/AFRICON51333.2021.9570937
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12226
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Active radio access network (RAN) infrastructure sharing has emerged as a promising solution for efficient spectrum utilization, capital and operational cost savings, improved MVNO penetration rates and lower broadband retail prices in both emerging and developed markets. This paper presents a tutorial on the testbed implementation of an active RAN sharing architecture, leveraging multi-vendor virtualized 5G and 4G core networks running on commodity hardware and proprietary 4G RAN equipment (eNodeB). Troubleshooting techniques used for different implementation challenges encountered are also presented in this contribution. The performance of the proposed architecture was validated using end-user quality of experience (QoE) as the key performance indicator. The results show no performance degradation when RAN sharing is being utilized. |
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Fulltext |
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en |
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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9570937 |
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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9570852 |
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dc.source |
IEEE AFRICON, Arusha, Tanzania, 13-15 September 2021 |
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dc.subject |
Radio access network |
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RAN |
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dc.subject |
RAN sharing |
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Software Defined Networking |
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SDN |
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Network function virtualization |
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NFV |
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Cloud computing |
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Virtual local area network |
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VLAN |
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dc.title |
4G RAN infrastructure sharing by 5G virtualized mobile network operators: A tutorial |
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Conference Presentation |
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dc.description.pages |
424-430 |
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dc.description.note |
This is the preprint version of the published item. |
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dc.description.cluster |
Next Generation Enterprises & Institutions |
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dc.description.impactarea |
Cloud & Network Architectures |
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dc.description.impactarea |
Spectrum Access Mgmt Innov |
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dc.identifier.apacitation |
Mamushiane, L., Mboweni, L. S., Kobo, H., Mudumbe, M. J., Mwangama, J., & Lysko, A. A. (2021). 4G RAN infrastructure sharing by 5G virtualized mobile network operators: A tutorial. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12226 |
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dc.identifier.chicagocitation |
Mamushiane, Lusani, Lawrence S Mboweni, Hlabishi Kobo, Mduduzi J Mudumbe, J Mwangama, and Albert A Lysko. "4G RAN infrastructure sharing by 5G virtualized mobile network operators: A tutorial." <i>IEEE AFRICON, Arusha, Tanzania, 13-15 September 2021</i> (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12226 |
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation |
Mamushiane L, Mboweni LS, Kobo H, Mudumbe MJ, Mwangama J, Lysko AA, 4G RAN infrastructure sharing by 5G virtualized mobile network operators: A tutorial; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12226 . |
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dc.identifier.ris |
TY - Conference Presentation
AU - Mamushiane, Lusani
AU - Mboweni, Lawrence S
AU - Kobo, Hlabishi
AU - Mudumbe, Mduduzi J
AU - Mwangama, J
AU - Lysko, Albert A
AB - Active radio access network (RAN) infrastructure sharing has emerged as a promising solution for efficient spectrum utilization, capital and operational cost savings, improved MVNO penetration rates and lower broadband retail prices in both emerging and developed markets. This paper presents a tutorial on the testbed implementation of an active RAN sharing architecture, leveraging multi-vendor virtualized 5G and 4G core networks running on commodity hardware and proprietary 4G RAN equipment (eNodeB). Troubleshooting techniques used for different implementation challenges encountered are also presented in this contribution. The performance of the proposed architecture was validated using end-user quality of experience (QoE) as the key performance indicator. The results show no performance degradation when RAN sharing is being utilized.
DA - 2021-09
DB - ResearchSpace
DP - CSIR
J1 - IEEE AFRICON, Arusha, Tanzania, 13-15 September 2021
KW - Radio access network
KW - RAN
KW - RAN sharing
KW - Software Defined Networking
KW - SDN
KW - Network function virtualization
KW - NFV
KW - Cloud computing
KW - Virtual local area network
KW - VLAN
LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za
PY - 2021
SM - 978-1-6654-1984-0
SM - 978-1-6654-1983-3
T1 - 4G RAN infrastructure sharing by 5G virtualized mobile network operators: A tutorial
TI - 4G RAN infrastructure sharing by 5G virtualized mobile network operators: A tutorial
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12226
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25062 |
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