Research Article
Uplink Traffic in Future Mobile Networks: Pulling the Alarm
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-40352-6_48, author={Jessica Oueis and Emilio Strinati}, title={Uplink Traffic in Future Mobile Networks: Pulling the Alarm}, proceedings={Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks. 11th International Conference, CROWNCOM 2016, Grenoble, France, May 30 - June 1, 2016, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={CROWNCOM}, year={2016}, month={6}, keywords={Uplink traffic Cloud Future networks Mobile networks}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-40352-6_48} }- Jessica Oueis
Emilio Strinati
Year: 2016
Uplink Traffic in Future Mobile Networks: Pulling the Alarm
CROWNCOM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40352-6_48
Abstract
Mobile wireless networks are designed and dimensioned according to mobile users downlink traffic. Downlink has been dominating wireless traffic since early 3G systems. Nowadays, we are witnessing a massive integration of novel applications and services into wireless networks, mostly through cloud architecture and technologies. The accessibility of cloud services from mobile devices increases demand over uplink traffic, which increase in uplink traffic enlarges the uplink to downlink ratio. Are current wireless networks capable of serving the increasing uplink traffic? Are DL-based network dimensioning and mechanisms adapted for such a change in traffic patterns? We launch a call for a future challenge to overcome in wireless networks: the uplink. In this paper, we set the issue of an inevitable uplink traffic explosion in future mobile networks. We discuss contributing factors in uplink traffic changes, as well as some research solutions for increasing networks uplink capacity.
