Research Article
A Novel Machine-to-Machine Traffic Multiplexing in LTE-A System Using Wireless In-Band Relaying
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-04277-0_12, author={Safdar Marwat and Yasir Zaki and Jay Chen and Andreas Timm-Giel and Carmelita G\o{}erg}, title={A Novel Machine-to-Machine Traffic Multiplexing in LTE-A System Using Wireless In-Band Relaying}, proceedings={Mobile Networks and Management. 5th International Conference, MONAMI 2013, Cork, Ireland, September 23-25, 2013, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={MONAMI}, year={2014}, month={6}, keywords={LTE/LTE-A Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless in-band Relay}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-04277-0_12} }- Safdar Marwat
Yasir Zaki
Jay Chen
Andreas Timm-Giel
Carmelita Göerg
Year: 2014
A Novel Machine-to-Machine Traffic Multiplexing in LTE-A System Using Wireless In-Band Relaying
MONAMI
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04277-0_12
Abstract
In Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) several new features have been added to deal with the ever-increasing demands for higher data rates and spectral efficiency. One of the key features that the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has introduced is the Relay Node (RN), a low power low cost device used to increase the spectral efficiency, especially at the cell edge. In this paper, we propose to use RNs to address a challenging new problem emerging on the horizon: the expected tsunami of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) traffic in cellular and mobile networks (in LTE, and LTE-A). By taking advantage of RN’s low cost, low power, and small size we outline the challenges of and one possible design for using RNs to integrate M2M traffic in LTE-A. To the best of our knowledge, this is a novel idea that has not yet been proposed and may give RNs more longevity and therefore greater value.