Nowadays is not possible to avoid considering the coexistence and the fusion of different wireless technologies as completely separated entities. The ever-growing number of devices employing multi-RATs (Radio Access Technologies) that require continuous wireless connectivity is posing great challenges. Furthermore, the requirements in terms of both throughput and latency originated by the use cases, are pushing...
The Radio Access Network (RAN) architecture evolves with different generations of mobile communication technologies and forms an indispensable component of the mobile network architecture. The main component of the RAN infrastructure is the base station, which includes a Radio Frequency unit and a baseband unit. The RAN is a collection of base stations connected to the core network to provide coverage through o...