Validating 5G stand-alone slicing advantages through a real life mobility scenario

This paper presents field trial results of two combined use cases with different QoS requirements: (1) a transport vertical Smart Junction use case; and (2) a healthcare vertical Paramedic Support use case. We focus on slicing prioritization configured in the RAN, at the gNB level, to guarantee QoS requirements for the combined use cases. We...

Pre-hospital triage improvement for ambulances via 5G video and vital data communication

The use of real-time video-audio and vital patient data significantly improves the effectiveness of remote assessment in emergencies, compared with the current audio-only prehospital communications. This was found during recently completed 5G trials, involving ambulance professionals. The aim of the trials was to investigate how 5G-enabled video...

A Figure of Merit for Simultaneous-Multi-Beam Transmit Antenna Arrays

We present a simple and useful figure of merit (FoM) with which to evaluate the performance of simultaneous-multi-beam (SMB) transmit (TX) antenna arrays. The FoM builds upon the power-aperture product and effective isotropic radiated power for single-beam arrays and extends it to SMB arrays. The FoM is the product of radiated power, antenna...

Mm-wave antennas in package for 5G applications

This article presents latest developments on mm-wave microstrip antennas in package at TNO. Two designs examples for 5G applications are presented: a 28 GHz Antenna in Package (AiP) module for mobile handset and a 26 GHz array antenna for base stations (BS), both in dual linear polarization. The AiP module consists of 2 linear arrays for...

A Sensitivity Analysis on the Potential of 5G Channel Quality Prediction

With increasing network complexity, intelligent mechanisms to efficiently achieve the required quality of service of wireless-enabled applications are being developed, especially for industrial environments due to the onset of the fourth industrial revolution. In this paper, the potential benefits of wireless channel quality prediction for two...

Machine learning-based slice management in 5G networks for emergency scenarios

TNO lanceert volwaardig 5g-testnetwerk

TNO heeft een van de eerste volwaardige 5g-testnetwerken in Europa gelanceerd. Het netwerk opereert in de 3,5 GHz-band via een officiële Nederlandse testlicentie en maakt het mogelijk om geavanceerde toepassingen zoals ar/vr, supersnelle videoverbindingen, zelfrijdende auto’s en drones voor industriële toepassingen te testen. Het publiek-private...

Assessment of Distributed Multi-User MIMO Transmission in 5G Networks

We present a simulation-based assessment of the performance potential of distributed MIMO (D-MIMO), multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) and particularly the combined D/MU-MIMO operation, for which we extend previously published scheduling and beamforming principles. The assessment study reveals that, when optimizing average user throughput performance, D...

Prosuming live multimedia content in 5G-enabied smart cities

This paper presents a localized crowd-sourced multimedia production and distribution workflow to enable today's mobile producers of multimedia content to serve their content in real-time to other users, who may be both located nearby or remote to the producers, while at the same time drastically reducing the bandwidth utilization, both in uplink...

Design and Assessment of Low-Latency Random Access Procedures in 5G Networks

We design and assess novel random access (RA) procedures for use in 5G radio access networks in support of machine-type applications requiring Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC). In a simulation-based performance assessment the proposed RA procedures are compared against LTE Cat-M1 (or LTE-M), the current LTE-based access...

Multi-sensor capture and network processing for virtual reality conferencing

Recent developments in key technologies like 5G, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) and Tactile Internet result in new possibilities for communication. Particularly, these key digital technologies can enable remote communication and collaboration in remote experiences. In this demo, we work towards 6-degrees of freedom (DoF) photo-realistic...

Enabling Superior and Controllable Video Streaming QoE with 5G Network Orchestration

5G promises to offer a single network platform that can be optimized for several vertical industries and applications. It is envisioned that this optimization will be achieved through advanced network orchestration functionalities. Video streaming accounts for the vast majority of mobile traffic, hence optimizing performance and Quality of...

Improving mobile video quality through predictive channel quality based buffering

Frequent variations in throughput make mobile networks a challenging environment for video streaming. Current video players deal with those variations by matching video quality to network throughput. However, this adaptation strategy results in frequent changes of video resolution and bitrate, which negatively impacts the users' streaming...

Fast network congestion detection and avoidance using P4

Along with exciting visions for 5G communications and the Tactile Internet, the networking requirement of attaining extremely low end-to-end latency has appeared. While network devices are typically equipped with buffers to counteract packet loss caused by short-lived traffic bursts, the more those buffers get filled, the more delay is added to...

Reliable vehicular broadcast using 5G device-to-device communication

With the ever-increasing call for connected vehicles and intelligent transportation applications, vehicular networking have been of significant focus recently. Demands for highly reliable communication challenge the current underlying technology and transformations in vehicular communication are discussed. The uMTC service of the next generation...

Co-existence of 5G mobile networks with C-Band Satellite Interception in Burum

5G & Net Neutrality: a functional analysis to feed the policy discussion

Car2x with software defined networks, network functions virtualization and supercomputers technical and scientific preparations for the Amsterdam Arena telecoms fieldlab

In the invited talk 'Car2x with SDN, NFV and supercomputers' we report about how our past work with SDN [1, 2] allows the design of a smart mobility fieldlab in the huge parking lot the Amsterdam Arena. We explain how we can engineer and test software that handle the complex conditions of the Car2X case. The talk starts by describing the...