Abstract
Resilient high capacity and low delay millimeter wave
wireless mesh networks (WMNs) can provide suitable
backhaul connections for future broadband mobile
networks. The WMN solution is best suited in cases where
base stations are installed in locations without optical
fiber connection to transport network, e.g., small-cell
deployment to hot spots in dense urban areas. Recently
software defined network (SDN) concept has become popular
in many networking areas including mobile networks. One
of the key promises is to provide an efficient way for
network operators to extend and create new services. As
the whole network is controlled by a single central
entity that is based on software code, it would be easy
to make large scale network upgrades without need to wait
that updates are available for all network elements
(NEs). There is, however, a clear conflict between SDN
ideas and WMN operation. The performance and reliability
of the latter one is heavily depended on fast local
reactions to, e.g., link degradations. Centralized
control would introduce longer delays in reactions. In
this paper, we are proposing a concept which solves these
problems and allows for combining the best features of
both WMN and SDN.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 32-39 |
| Journal | Mobile Networks and Applications |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2015 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
| Event | International Conference on Software-Defined and Virtualized Future Wireless Networks, SDWN 2014 - Rome, Italy Duration: 27 Oct 2014 → 27 Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- wireless mesh
- SDN
- mobile backhaul
- network abstraction
- network virtualization