Pass it on: Advanced Relaying Concepts and Challenges for Networks Beyond 4G
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2014

Relay nodes (RNs) will be a key feature of future wireless networks. RNs can extend coverage, increase network capacity, and provide more uniform quality-of-service (QoS) across the cell area in a cost-effective manner. Therefore, not surprisingly, relaying techniques have attracted a significant amount of attention from the wireless industry and standards. The Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) release 10 has considered RNs that act as base stations (BSs), known as type-1 RNs, aiming only for coverage extension. However, RNs can be employed in different ways, and several challenges have to be addressed to attain the theoretical gains. This article presents an overview of the relaying concepts related to the 3GPP long-term evolution (LTE) road map, i.e., concepts related to type-1, type-2, and moving RNs. The implementation challenges are outlined, and a number of promising solutions for each RN type are discussed. More specifically, for type-1 RNs, this article focuses on the allocation of resources to the backhaul and access links. For type-2 RNs, the focus is on designing distributed hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) protocols that involve RNs. Moving RNs are presented as an efficient solution to the ever-growing demand for wireless broadband by vehicleborne users. Overall, the presented relaying concepts and solutions can significantly improve the user experience and can play an important role in the future.

Författare

Agisilaos Papadogiannis

Chalmers, Signaler och system, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Michael Faerber

Nokia

Ahmed Saadani

Orange

Muhammad Danish Nisar

Nomor Research

Petra Weitkemper

Docomo Communications Laboratories Europe

Thiago Martins de Moraes

Nomor Research

Jacek Gora

Nokia

Nicolas Cassiau

Le Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (CEA)

Dimitri Ktenas

Le Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (CEA)

Jaakko Vihriala

Nokia

Mourad Khanfouci

Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe

Tommy Svensson

Chalmers, Signaler och system, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

1556-6072 (ISSN) 15566080 (eISSN)

Vol. 9 2 29-37 6813590

Advanced Radio Interface Technologies for 4G Systems (ARTIST4G)

Europeiska kommissionen (EU) (EC/FP7/247223), 2010-01-01 -- 2012-06-30.

Ämneskategorier

Telekommunikation

DOI

10.1109/MVT.2014.2312268

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