articleIEEE Communications Surveys & TutorialsJan 1, 2016Closed access

Ultra-Dense Networks: A Survey

MKMahmoud KamelWHWalaa HamoudaAYAmr Youssef

Concordia University

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Abstract

The exponential growth and availability of data in all forms is the main booster to the continuing evolution in the communications industry. The popularization of traffic-intensive applications including high definition video, 3-D visualization, augmented reality, wearable devices, and cloud computing defines a new era of mobile communications. The immense amount of traffic generated by today's customers requires a paradigm shift in all aspects of mobile networks. Ultradense network (UDN) is one of the leading ideas in this racetrack. In UDNs, the access nodes and/or the number of communication links per unit area are densified. In this paper, we provide a survey-style introduction to dense small cell…

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  • Computer science
  • Cloud computing
  • Software deployment
  • Data science
  • Mobile broadband
  • Visualization
  • Efficient energy use
  • Telecommunications
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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