An Experiment on 5G Open-RAN Platform with Sub-THz Backhauling

Norshahida Saba; Efstathios Andrianopoulos; Nikolaos K. Lyras; Saimanoj Katta; Mohammedadem Abdulkadir; Evangelos Pikasis; Garrit Schwanke; Tianwen Qian; Milan Deumer; Simon Nellen; Elias Tsirbas; Eleftherios Loghis; Georgios Megas; Christos Tsokos; Panos Groumas; David De Felipe; Robert B. Kohlhaas; Maria Massaouti; Christos Kouloumentas; Dimitrios Kritharidis; Norbert Keil; Hercules Avramopoulos; Jose Costa-Requena; Riku Jäntti

doi:10.1109/WCNC57260.2024.10571291

An Experiment on 5G Open-RAN Platform with Sub-THz Backhauling

Norshahida Saba^*, Efstathios Andrianopoulos, Nikolaos K. Lyras, Saimanoj Katta, Mohammedadem Abdulkadir, Evangelos Pikasis, Garrit Schwanke, Tianwen Qian, Milan Deumer, Simon Nellen, Elias Tsirbas, Eleftherios Loghis, Georgios Megas, Christos Tsokos, Panos Groumas, David De Felipe, Robert B. Kohlhaas, Maria Massaouti, Christos Kouloumentas, Dimitrios KritharidisNorbert Keil, Hercules Avramopoulos, Jose Costa-Requena, Riku Jäntti^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The deployment of fifth-generation (5G) open radio access network (RAN) introduces new opportunities for wireless communication, particularly in the context of x-Haul wireless links. This paper presents a comprehensive demonstration of how photonic-generated sub- THz at 120 GHz was utilized for wireless backhaul within the 5G open RAN platform. The experimental setup highlighted the feasibility and effectiveness of establishing a sub- THz link as the backhaul, marking a significant advancement in this emerging field. Through extensive performance analysis, we evaluated 5G network's throughput, achieving approximately 957 Mbps for downlink with UDP and 269 Mbps with TCP. In the case of uplink, both UDP and TCP exhibited comparable speeds, both exceeding 80 Mbps. This work marks a significant achievement in advancing the development of photonic-generated sub- THz wireless links, holding the potential to enhance wireless transport capabilities, particularly in the context of advanced 5G networks and beyond..

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2024 - Proceedings
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-0358-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC57260.2024.10571291
Publication status	Published - 2024
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: 21 Apr 2024 → 24 Apr 2024

Publication series

Name	IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
ISSN (Print)	1525-3511

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Conference	IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Period	21/04/2024 → 24/04/2024

Keywords

5G
backhaul
Open RAN
photonics
Terahertz

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Saba, N., Andrianopoulos, E., Lyras, N. K., Katta, S., Abdulkadir, M., Pikasis, E., Schwanke, G., Qian, T., Deumer, M., Nellen, S., Tsirbas, E., Loghis, E., Megas, G., Tsokos, C., Groumas, P., De Felipe, D., Kohlhaas, R. B., Massaouti, M., Kouloumentas, C., ... Jäntti, R. (2024). An Experiment on 5G Open-RAN Platform with Sub-THz Backhauling. In 2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2024 - Proceedings (IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC57260.2024.10571291

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An Experiment on 5G Open-RAN Platform with Sub-THz Backhauling. / Saba, Norshahida; Andrianopoulos, Efstathios; Lyras, Nikolaos K. et al.
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An Experiment on 5G Open-RAN Platform with Sub-THz Backhauling

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