Chapter 6
Enabling Technologies
Sasha Sirotkin,
Sasha Sirotkin
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Sasha Sirotkin
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Summary
This chapter describes various technologies required to deploy NG-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN), which are often either overlooked completely by 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specifications or are addressed only partially. It also describes how NG-RAN virtualization may be realized. While there are many open source projects and initiatives for various components of a wireless network, the chapter focuses on open source RAN projects, specifically: Open Air Interface, Telecom Infrastructure Project, and O-RAN. European Telecommunications Standards Institute multi-access edge computing (MEC) is a leading international standard available for edge computing. MEC covers many 5G vertical market segments, such as the automotive, industrial automation, multimedia and entertainment, smart energy, smart transportation domains, etc. The 3GPP management system directly manages 3GPP network components (e.g. NG-RAN, 5GC). The chapter discusses various transport network technologies used for backhaul, fronthaul, and midhaul.
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