5G Networks
Planning, Design and Optimization

5G Networks: Planning, Design and Optimization presents practical methods and algorithms for the design of 5G Networks, covering issues ranging from network resilience to how Big Data analytics can used in network design optimization. The book addresses 5G optimization issues that are data driven, high dimensional and clustered.

The reader will learn:

• 5G concepts, how they are linked and their effect on the architecture of a 5G network
• Models of 5G at a network level, including economic aspects of operating a network
• The economic implications of scale and service diversity, and the incentive for optimal design and operational strategies
• Network topologies from a transport to a cloud perspective
• Theoretic foundations for network design and network optimization
• Algorithms for practical design and optimization of 5G subsystems based on live network projects
• Efficient Bayesian methods for network analytics
• The trade-off and multi-objective character of QoS management and cost saving
• Practical traffic and resilience measurement and QoS supervision
• Frameworks for performance analytics and network control

This book will be an invaluable resource for telecom operators and service providers, university researchers, graduate students and network planners interested in practical methods for optimizing networks for large performance improvements and cost savings.

Christofer Larsson works as an independent researcher and consultant in network design traffic engineering, network performance evaluation and optimization.

1. Concepts and Architectures in 5G 2. Clustering Techniques 3. Facility Location and Assignment 4. Network Access 5. Resilience and Optimal Routing 6. Datacenters and Clouds 7. Self-Similar and Long-Range Dependent Traffic 8. Analytics and Big Data in 5G 9. Network and Service Control 10. Network Slicing

Christofer Larsson is a consultant in network design and optimization. He received his master of science in Engineering Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and has over two decades in telecommunications as network designer at Ericsson, software architect for consultancy firms and system tester for service providers.

• 5G concepts, how they are linked and their effect on the architecture of a 5G network
• Models of 5G at a network level, including economic aspects of operating a network
• The economic implications of scale and service diversity, and the incentive for optimal design and operational strategies
• Network topologies from a transport to a cloud perspective
• Theoretic foundations for network design and network optimization
• Algorithms for practical design and optimization of 5G subsystems based on live network projects
• Efficient Bayesian methods for network analytics
• The trade-off and multi-objective character of QoS management and cost saving
• Practical traffic and resilience measurement and QoS supervision
• Frameworks for performance analytics and network control