Research Article
A Practical Approach for Small Cell Sharing Using a Time-Multiplexing Scheme
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-05195-2_5, author={David Candal-Ventureira and Felipe Gil-Casti\`{o}eira and Jorge Mu\`{o}oz-Casta\`{o}er and Francisco Gonz\^{a}lez-Casta\`{o}o}, title={A Practical Approach for Small Cell Sharing Using a Time-Multiplexing Scheme}, proceedings={Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems. 9th International EAI Conference, Broadnets 2018, Faro, Portugal, September 19--20, 2018, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={BROADNETS}, year={2019}, month={1}, keywords={Small cells Multi-tenancy Time-sharing 5G}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-05195-2_5} }- David Candal-Ventureira
Felipe Gil-Castiñeira
Jorge Muñoz-Castañer
Francisco González-Castaño
Year: 2019
A Practical Approach for Small Cell Sharing Using a Time-Multiplexing Scheme
BROADNETS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05195-2_5
Abstract
The new requirements for 5G, in terms of latency and bandwidth, demand new technologies such as millimeter-wave small cells, requiring dense deployments to achieve good coverage. Even before the arrival of 5G, small cells were already being deployed to avoid congestion and achieve a good Quality of Service (QoS) in areas with high densities of potential users. These infrastructures require large investments, forcing operators to share them or to use the services of a neutral host, responsible of installation and maintenance. In this paper we present a practical approach for different operators to share a small cell infrastructure, while allowing them to use their respective dedicated frequencies, adjust any parameter, or even deploy any particular radio access technology. This way, each operator can provide a differentiated service that may represent a competitive advantage even on the same physical infrastructure.