Yvon Rouault, Advisor, CTO Office, EXFO and Jean-Sébastien Tassé, Product Line Manager, Optical Business Unit, EXFO
The move from centralized to virtual radio access networks (RANs) is already happening, with baseband unit (BBU) virtualization moving many functions to software, paving the way for 5G and pre-5G LTE-Advanced (LTE-A). This webinar explores the market drivers and the technical challenges of the RAN transformation from fiber to the antenna (FTTA) to centralized RAN (C-RAN) and virtual RAN, the state of virtualized baseband unit (vBBU), the long-term evolution of fronthaul beyond the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) to packet-based transport, and testing requirements at the optical and protocol layers.
Key topics for discussion
5G characteristics and network drivers
Fronthaul architectures evolving from FTTA to centralized RAN to cloud RAN
Planning and performance requirements for cloud RAN
Integrating and testing fronthaul connectivity in backhaul/transport networks
Guidelines for optical testing in C-RAN and beyond
Answers to audience questions during live Q&A
Speakers
Richard Webb, Research Director, Mobile Backhaul and Small Cells, IHS
Yvon Rouault, Advisor, CTO Office, EXFO
Jean-Sébastien Tassé, Product Line Manager, Optical Business Unit, EXFO
Allen Tatara, Manager, Webinar Events, IHS (Moderator)