Digital radio over fiber distribution using millimetre wave bridging

Haymen Shams, Tongyun Li, Cyril C. Renaud, Alwyn J. Seeds, Richard Penty, Martyn Fice, Ian White

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Abstract

This paper demonstrates a novel digital radio-over-fiber system using a millimeter-wave bridge giving access where fiber cannot. The system can transport multiple digitised LTE-compatible signals with high spectral efficiency, low latency, and wide dynamic range.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition, OFC 2018
PublisherIEEE
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781943580385
ISBN (Print)9781538658345
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jun 2018
Event2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition, OFC 2018 - San Diego, USA United States
Duration: 11 Mar 201815 Mar 2018

Publication series

NameDigest of Technical Papers - Topical Meeting on Optical Fiber Communication
PublisherOSA- IEEE
ISSN (Print)0743-1910

Conference

Conference2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition, OFC 2018
Country/TerritoryUSA United States
CitySan Diego
Period11/03/1815/03/18

Funding

4. Conclusions This paper reports a system where compressed D-RoF signals are transmitted over a 100 GHz mmW wireless link, showing 3-times higher transmission efficiency than CPRI and no degradation of RF performance. The digitised RF transmission of our proposed system shows higher dynamic range than analogue mmW. The system architecture is scalable and can support neutral host scenarios when multiple wireless carriers can be carried over a single infrastructure. 5. Acknowledgement This work was funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grants for Converged Optical & Wireless Access Networks (COALESCE) EP/P003990/1, and Coherent Terahertz Systems (COTS), EP/J017671/1. 6. References [1] M. J. Crisp, S. Li, A. Watts, R. V. Penty, and I. H. White, "Uplink and downlink coverage improvements of 802.11g signals using a distributed antenna network," J. Light. Technol. 25, 3388–3395 (2007). [2] T. Li, M. Crisp, R. Penty, and I. White, "Low bit rate digital radio over fibre system," Int. Trop. Meet. Microw. Photonics 2009 1–4 (2009). [3] P. Hartmann, et. al, "1-20 GHz Directly Modulated Radio over MMF Link," 2005 Int. Top. Meet. Microw. Photonics 44, 3–6 (2005). [4] Common Public Radio Interface, "CPRI Specification V7.0," Stand. Doc. Specif. 0, 128 (2015). [5] T. Li, R. V. Penty, and I. H. White, "Novel digital radio over fibre for 4G-LTE," IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. Work. ICCW 312–317 (2015). [6] P. T. Dat, A. Kanno, K. Inagaki, N. Yamamoto, and T. Kawanishi, "High-Spectral Efficiency Millimeter Wave-over-Fiber System for Future Mobile Fronthaul," in ECOC 2013 (2015), pp. 1–3.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Signal Processing
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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