Algorithms, Protocols and Cloud-RAN Implementation Aspects of 5G Networks

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School of Electrical Engineering | Doctoral thesis (article-based) | Defence date: 2018-04-20
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2018

Department

Tietoliikenne- ja tietoverkkotekniikan laitos
Department of Communications and Networking

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Mcode

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Language

en

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91 + app. 77

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Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS, 54/2018

Abstract

The future fifth generation (5G) mobile networks will support a number of use cases such as extreme Mobile BroadBand (eMBB), Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communication (URLLC) and Machine Type Communications (MTC) with massive number of connected devices. The thesis studies implementation constraints of 5G requirements and proposes practical physical layer algorithms together with protocol and architectural designs that could support the 5G use cases.  Network densification and centralized/co-ordinated processing are important elements that enable reliable and high-speed Internet access. Towards this end, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and Massive MIMO with centralized processing will be used to serve high data rate applications and provide uniform coverage. Massive MIMO offers huge capacity gain by exploiting spatial diversity of the radio environment and minimizing interference among users. The main limiting factor is channel estimation error due to pilot-contamination which requires novel but practically realizable algorithms. MTC is characterized by huge number of low-data-rate users per cell. In many cases, MTC applications require transmission of only small number of packets per day. The classical cellular technologies are built on complex signaling protocols which can cause excessive overhead to MTC traffic. Another major concern in current cellular networks is deployment and maintenance costs which come from growing number of radio access technologies and deployment scenarios. This calls for a new architecture that enables flexible and low-cost deployments of various use cases.  The thesis tackles these problems both from theoretical and from practical implementation perspectives. First, multi-user access schemes for efficient use the radio resources are proposed and evaluated through analytical tools and simulations. The proposed techniques include signal processing techniques for DAS systems, and efficient but less complex data-aided channel estimation algorithm to combat pilot-contamination in Massive MIMO systems. Moreover, a new MAC protocols for MTC is proposed. The protocol significantly reduces the overhead and is able to support large number of simultaneous transmissions. Finally, the thesis addresses practical implementation aspects of 5G systems in a Cloud RAN infrastructure that allows coordinated/centralized processing of data across multiple cells. Virtualization of baseband processing also offers deployment flexibility and low maintenance cost.

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Jäntti, Riku, Prof., Aalto University, Department of Communications and Networking, Finland

Thesis advisor

Ruttik, Kalle, Dr., Aalto University, Department of Communications and Networking, Finland

Keywords

5G, Cloud-RAN, Massive MIMO, DAS, MTC, NB-IoT, Software Defined Radio, Channel Estimation

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  • [Publication 1]: Yihenew Beyene, Kalle Ruttik and Riku Jäntti. Angular Domain Data-Assisted Channel Estimation for Pilot Decontamination in Massive MIMO. Mobile Information Systems, vol. 2017, Article ID 2785948, 9 pages, January 2017.
    DOI: 10.1155/2017/2785948 View at publisher
  • [Publication 2]: Y. Beyene, S. Iraji, R. Jäntti and K. Ruttik. Transmission strategies in DL of multi-user multi-cell distributed antenna systems. In AFRICON, Addis Ababa, pp. 1-5, September 2015.
    DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2015.7331953 View at publisher
  • [Publication 3]: Y. Beyene, C. Boyd, K. Ruttik, C. Bockelmann, O. Tirkkonen and R. Jäntti. Compressive sensing for MTC in new LTE UL multi-user random access channel. In AFRICON, Addis Ababa, pp. 1-5, September 2015.
    DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2015.7331960 View at publisher
  • [Publication 4]: Y. Beyene, N. Malm, J. Kerttula, L. Zhou, K. Ruttik, R. Jäntti, O. Tirkkonen, and C. Bockelmann. Spectrum sharing for MTC devices in LTE. In IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), Stockholm, pp. 269-270, October 2015.
    DOI: 10.1109/DySPAN.2015.7343912 View at publisher
  • [Publication 5]: Yihenew Beyene, Kalle Ruttik and Riku Jäntti. Random Access Scheme for Sporadic Users in 5G. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, January 2017.
    DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2017.2655044 View at publisher
  • [Publication 6]: Y. D. Beyene, R. Jäntti, K. Ruttik and S. Iraji. On the Performance of Narrow-Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT). In IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 2017.
    DOI: 10.1109/WCNC.2017.7925809 View at publisher
  • [Publication 7]: Y. D. Beyene, R. Jäntti and K. Ruttik. Cloud-RAN Architecture for Indoor DAS. IEEE ACCESS, vol. 2, pp. 1205-1212, October 2014.
    DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2014.2361259 View at publisher
  • [Publication 8]: Y. D. Beyene, R. Jäntti, O. Tirkkonen, K. Ruttik, S. Iraji, A. Larmo, T. Tirronen and J. Torsner. NB-IoT Technology Overview and Experience from Cloud-RAN Implementation. IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, 24, June 2017.
    DOI: 10.1109/MWC.2017.1600418 View at publisher
  • [Errata file]: Errata of publication 7

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