【資料名稱】：4G Americas Recommendations on 5G Requirements and Solutions

【資料作者】：Americas

【資料日期】：2014/10

【資料語言】：英文

【資料格式】：PDF

【資料目錄和簡介】：

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... 4
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5
2. Market Drivers and Use Cases for 5G ................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Internet of Things (IoT) .................................................................................................................. 6
2.1.1 Smart Grid and Critical Infrastructure Monitoring ...................................................................... 6
2.1.2 Smart Cities ............................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.3 m-Health and Telemedicine ...................................................................................................... 7
2.1.4 Automotive ................................................................................................................................ 8
2.1.5 Sports and Fitness .................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Extreme Video, Virtual Reality and Gaming Applications ............................................................. 9
2.3 Explosive Increase in Density of Data Usage ............................................................................... 9
2.4 Public Safety ............................................................................................................................... 10
2.5 PSTN Sunset............................................................................................................................... 10
2.6 Context-Aware Services .............................................................................................................. 10
3. Requirements for 5G ............................................................................................................................ 11
3.1 User-Driven Requirements .......................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Battery Life .............................................................................................................................. 11
3.1.2 Per-User Data Rate and Latency ............................................................................................ 11
3.1.3 Robustness and Resiliency ..................................................................................................... 11
3.1.4 Mobility .................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.5 Seamless User Experience ..................................................................................................... 12
3.1.6 Context-Aware Network .......................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Network-Driven Requirements .................................................................................................... 13
3.2.1 Scalability ................................................................................................................................ 13
3.2.2 Network Capacity .................................................................................................................... 13
3.2.3 Cost Efficiency ......................................................................................................................... 13
3.2.4 Automated System Management and Configuration .............................................................. 13
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3.2.5 Network Flexibility ................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.6 Energy Efficiency..................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.7 Coverage ................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2.8 Security ................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.9 Diverse Spectrum Operation ................................................................................................... 15
3.2.10 Unified System Framework ................................................................................................. 15
3.3 Aspects of 4G Network Architecture that can be Enhanced by 5G ............................................ 15
3.3.1 Enhancement of Networking Flexibility ................................................................................... 15
3.3.2 Additional Support for Essential Functions as Fundamental Attributes of Networking Layer . 16
3.3.3 Providing More Flexible Mobility Solutions ............................................................................. 16
3.3.4 Expanded Form of Multi-RAT Integration and Management .................................................. 17
3.3.5 Enhanced Efficiency for Short-Burst or Small-Data Communication ...................................... 17
3.3.6 Expanding Context Information Known to the Network .......................................................... 18
4. Regulatory Considerations ................................................................................................................. 18
5. Potential Technologies for 5G ............................................................................................................ 20
5.1 Massive MIMO ............................................................................................................................ 20
5.2 RAN Transmission at Centimeter and Millimeter Waves ............................................................ 21
5.3 New Waveforms .......................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.4 Expanded Form of Multi-RAT Integration and Management .................................................. 17
3.3.5 Enhanced Efficiency for Short-Burst or Small-Data Communication ...................................... 17
3.3.6 Expanding Context Information Known to the Network .......................................................... 18
4. Regulatory Considerations ................................................................................................................. 18
5. Potential Technologies for 5G ............................................................................................................ 20
5.1 Massive MIMO ............................................................................................................................ 20
5.2 RAN Transmission at Centimeter and Millimeter Waves ............................................................ 21
5.3 New Waveforms .......................................................................................................................... 22
5.3.1 Advanced Multi-Carrier Transmission .................................................................................... 22
5.3.2 Non-orthogonal Transmission ................................................................................................ 22
5.4 Shared Spectrum Access ............................................................................................................ 22
5.5 Advanced Inter-Node Coordination ............................................................................................. 23
5.6 Simultaneous Transmission Reception ....................................................................................... 23
5.7 Multi-RAT Integration and Management ..................................................................................... 24
5.8 Device-to-Device Communication ............................................................................................... 25
5.9 Efficient Small Data Transmission .............................................................................................. 26
5.10 Wireless Backhaul/Access Integration ........................................................................................ 27
5.11 Flexible Networks ........................................................................................................................ 27
5.12 Flexible Mobility ........................................................................................................................... 29
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5.13 Context-Aware Networking ......................................................................................................... 30
5.14 Information Centric Networking (ICN) ......................................................................................... 31
5.15 Moving Networks ......................................................................................................................... 32
6. Spectrum ............................................................................................................................................... 32
7. Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................................................. 34
Appendix A: Acronym List ....................................................................................................................... 36
Appendix B: References ........................................................................................................................... 37
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................. 38