INTRODUCTION
To understand the future of the
5G network is, to some extent, to
understand the future of small cells.
Future mobile networks will need
to meet an increasing and diverse
number of use cases, from narrowband
low-power IoT to Virtual Reality apps
and automated cars, to very high
throughput mobile broadband services.
To do that they will need to deploy
technology that is capable of meeting
very low end-to-end latencies, the
highest throughputs, be ultra-reliable,
provide ubiquitous coverage, meet low
power and narrow band connectivity,
and also be flexible in spectrum
utilisation. All this must be capable
of being dynamically controlled and
flexible in its usage of resources.
These trends will impact directly
upon small cells because it is small
cells, deployed within a 4G-4.5G-5G
Het Net, that will increasingly become
the enablers of many of these network
capabilities.
This eBook outlines how small cells
will incorporate these new technologies
and standards, and will adapt to and
be deployed within new network
architectures. But not only that, it
describes how small cells will evolve
from their current role as an important
tactical tool to forming the strategic
heart of the 5G network.
Renuka Bhalerao, Radisys
Director, Product Marketing - CellEngine
2 TMN
SMALL CELL EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION IN
SMALL CELLS
The future mobile network will
be enabled by 4.5G and 5G small
cells featuring new technology and
existing in an evolved architecture.
