C-RAN 面向绿色的未来无线接入网演进.pdfVIP

DOMESTIC FOCUS 国内聚焦 C-RAN： 面向绿色的未来无线接入网演进 王晓云，黄宇红，崔春风，陈奎林，陈沫 中国移动通信研究院，北京，100053 摘 要：在高速发展的移动业务和日趋激烈的竞争环境下，移动运营商面临着多方面的挑战：高额的能耗、高涨的 建设和运维成本、紧张的频谱资源、快速增长的业务流量以及日趋严峻的成本压力。为解决这些挑战并追求未来可持 续的增长，根据现网条件和技术进步的趋势，提出了面向绿色演进的新型无线接入网构架C-RAN 。C-RAN是基于集中 化处理 ，协作式无线电 和实时云计算构架 的无线接入 (Centralized) (Cooperative Radio) (Real-time Cloud Infrastructure) 网构架, 集中式基带处理可以大大减少覆盖同样区域所需基站的数量；面向协作的无线远端模块和天线可以提高系统 频谱效率；基于开放平台的实时云型基础设施和基站虚拟化技术可以降低成本，共享处理资源，减少能源消耗，提高 基础设施利用率。这些特点能够很好地解决移动运营商所面临的上述挑战，并满足营收和未来移动互联网业务同步发 展要求。 关键词：集中化基带池；协作式无线电；云计算；无线接入网；网络架构 C-RAN: Evolution toward Green Radio Access Network Wang Xiaoyun, Huang Yuhong, Cui Chunfeng, Chen Kuilin, Chen Mo China Mobile Research Institute, Beijing 100053, P. R. China Abstract: Today’s mobile operators are facing a strong competitive environment, as the expenses to build the Radio Access Network (RAN) and power consumption keep going up while the revenue remains relatively low. At the same time, the mobile Internet traffic are surging, whilst the ARPU has been flat or even declining. Aiming to achieve profitability and keep growing, a C-RAN architecture, which consists of Centralized signal processing, Cooperative radio, and real-time Cloud infrastructure RAN (C-RAN) is proposed. Centralized signal processing can greatly reduce the number of site’s equipment room needed for covering areas with the same acreage; Cooperative radio with distributed antenna equipped by Remote Radio Head (RRH) can provide higher spectrum efficiency; real- time Cloud infrastructure based on open platform and BS virtualization enables processing power aggregation and dynamic allocation, reducing power consumption as well as increasing infrast