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Examining factors of the NFV

Good to read as refference for NFV solution deployment. Great NFC POC studies can be found here. Network flexibility via programmatic provisioning Taking advantage of the open source pace of innovation—ever-emerging improvements in both the telecom and the traditional IT space…

MANO – Management and Orchestration

Having the ability to spin up network components in matter of hours instead of months, allows agility, but it can also create chaos! Within virtualisation and NFV the need for proper management has been highlighted from an early stage. It…

Could wireless carriers start with Ad-Blocking?

Shine has a bold idea that could result in mobile carriers claiming a share of advertising revenue for themselves. The system it’s developing, called „AdSight,“ could be used not only to track ad data, but also to block specific ads.…

What are SDN Controllers?

An SDN Controller in a software-defined network (SDN) is the “brains” of the network. It is the strategic control point in the SDN network, relaying information to the switches/routers ‘below’ (via southbound APIs) and the applications and business logic ‘above’…

Femtocell description

In telecommunications, a femtocell is a small, low-power cellular base station, typically designed for use in a home or small business. A broader term which is more widespread in the industry is small cell, with femtocell as a subset. It…

Deep Packet Inspection

Source:  Increasingly sophisticated DPI technology is being deployed in the evolved packet core network, particularly in conjunction with policy management.  This technology gives operators more insight into traffic usage patterns, allowing them to formulate policy enforcement rules that will improve…

Long Term Evolution Overview

This basic training module assumes that you already have some basic understanding of GSM, GPRS & UMTS technologies. The purpose of this training is to provide overview of LTE requirements, architecture and nodes. [SWF], 600, 400[/SWF]

LTE positioning methods and how to test on terminal receivers

Rohde & Schwarz webinar: LTE Release 9 adds several new features to LTE, such as evolved MBMS (eMBMS), dual-layer beamforming (transmission mode 8) and positioning support. To support network-based positioning estimation, new reference signals known as positioning reference signals (PRS)…