3GPP BASED CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR SMALL CELL BACKHAUL SOLUTIONS

摘要

FIELD: radio engineering and communications.;SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a small cell backhaul network which is configured to interact with a 3GPP core and further configured to enable mobile broadband services to be provided to 3GPP mobile terminals. Small cell backhaul network comprises: a plurality of small cell radio base stations, a small cell hub, a small cell backhaul controller and a small cell backhaul storage unit. Small cell backhaul controller is configured to emulate the control portions of the 3GPP core to establish emulated unidirectional 3GPP wireless links between the small cell hub and the plurality of small cell radio base stations and establishing emulated unidirectional 3GPP links between the small cell backhaul network hub and the plurality of small cell ratio base stations, so that said at least one wireless link is emulated in the form of 3GPP unidirectional wireless links from the perspective of the 3GPP core, regardless of the radio technology actually used by the small cell backhaul network to implement said at least one wireless link.;EFFECT: technical result is ensuring implementation of the small cell backhaul network, regardless of the radio technology used.;15 cl, 10 dwg