5G Software Defined Networks for Smart Cities

Mérouane Debbah

http://www.flexible-radio.com

What is 5G..• There is no consensus on what « 5G » is at the

moment. Different parties identify it in a way that suits their needs.

• METIS, the EU funded project, defined «5G » as technology that supports

1000 times higher mobile data volume per area 10 times to 100 times higher number of connected

devices 10 times to 100 times higer typical user data rate 10 times longer battery life 5 times reduced End-to-End latency

How….

Beyond LTE Schemes

Beyond LTE: (Long Term Evolution) An operating point where the number of serving antennas is

10 times the number of active users. Is flexible in the deployment through a modular “lego” type

network.

Bell Labs lightradio antenna module – the next generation small cell (picture from www.washingtonpost.com)

Vision• 1Gbps/Km2 for 10 MHz• Environment constraints = <1W EIRP• Constraint: ~10 W power consumption

Bell Labs lightradio antenna module – the next generation small cell (picture from www.washingtonpost.com)

Cloud SDR Concept

Router

Router

Router

Network Controller