Alcatel-Lucent Wireline Mobile Backhaul For Metro Cells

Alcatel-Lucent

Abstract:

LEVERAGING GPON AND VDSL2 FIXED BROADBAND ACCESS FOR METRO CELL BACKHAUL

A new role is emerging for wireline operators who are prepared to leverage their fixed broadband access network to provide wireline mobile backhaul. Explosive growth both in the number of wireless subscribers and bandwidth consumed poses a tremendous challenge to mobile network operators (MNOs). By deploying small cells in dense urban areas, MNOs hope to relieve congestion on their macro cell sites while increasing network performance in critical areas. This widely accepted “metro cell” approach poses its own set of challenges not least of which is providing a backhaul connection to the growing number of small cell sites.
For wireline operators, this shift in wireless deployment models provides an opportunity. With the number of cell sites drastically increasing, MNOs will be looking to fixed access for answers to the mobile backhaul challenge. This paper explores the role of fixed broadband assets in meeting the emerging demands of metro cell backhaul.

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