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A comprehensive survey on 5G: The prospect of future communications

Thanks to the of mobile devices, the multitude of information to be transferred and high data rate, a new generation of cellular networks referred to as 5G will be developed in near future. It is expected that 5G networks will provide fast and on-time accessibility of information at any time and place. For achieving these objectives, cellular networks have to be improved significantly. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the architecture of 5G networks which includes the followings: device-to-device communication (D2D), massive multiple input and multiple output (MIMO), millimeter wave communications, cognitive radio (CR), etc. Also, effective and efficient technologies such as Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Fast caching, Self-Interference Cancellation (SIC) and Downlink and Uplink Decoupling (DUD), etc. are discussed and investigated in this study so as to optimize the architectures which can meet the needs and expectations of users and operators in future. In this study, an attempt was made to examine different limitations which hinder the development of this network. Various challenges were identified and the possible solutions have been highlighted. At the end, possible and probable solutions have been explained. Moreover, methods and directions for further research on 5G networks have been suggested.

» Author: Nicola Bellantuono, Nunzia Carbonara, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo

» Reference: Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Volume 94

» Publication Date: 15/09/2017

» Source: ScienceDirect - GPP

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