5G Wireless Networks Deployment with Emerging Technologies and Research Challenges

Abstract

Over the last couple of decades the world has witnessed gradual, yet steady evolution of mobile wireless communications towards second, third and fourth generation wireless networks. Introduction of digital modulations, effective frequency reuse, penetration of packetbased Internet and rapid advancement in physical layer technologies. Currently all IP based 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE/4G) networks have become a part of everyday life. As a result, a set of new, user-oriented mobile multimedia applications, like mobile video conferencing, streaming video, e-healthcare and online gaming are coming up. These new applications are not only satisfying users’ requirements, but also opening up new business horizons for wireless operators to increase their revenue. Fifth generation mobile communications (5G) are expected to accommodate rapidly increasing mobile traffic aiming at the realization of a “Hyper Connected World” in which all people and surrounding things are connected and information is exchanged between them, and to play the role of a basis of the Internet of everything. The 5G wireless network is expected to become a “Heterogeneous Network” where new wireless access technologies incompatible with 4G and the wireless access technologies for unlicensed band are incorporated with the enhanced technology of 4G (e.g. IMT-advanced). This paper introduces the vision and emerging technology trends of 5G, shows key directions of the research challenges and development of 5G in the future.