Authors: Virgilios Passas, Nikos Makris, Christos Nanis, Thanasis Korakis

Conference:  IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN 2019), 1-3 July 2019, Paris, France

Abstract: Radio Access Network (RAN) disaggregation is transforming mobile networks, as it allows the single click instantiation of base stations in the Cloud, and can potentially ease the integration of heterogeneous technologies for wireless access. At the same time, Multi-access Edge Computing is proven to minimize the latency for accessing services located at the network edge. In this demo, we showcase a disaggregated heterogeneous Cloud-RAN, consisting of cellular and WiFi infrastructure, providing access to edge resources placed on the fronthaul of the network to multi-homed UEs. We experiment with different wireless technologies and placements for the MEC service, and illustrate our experimental results.

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