This book provides an overview from both academic and industrial stakeholders of innovative backhaul/fronthaul solutions, covering a wide spectrum of underlying themes ranging from the recent thrust in edge caching for backhaul relaxation to mmWave based fronthauling for radio access networks.

Part I: Access NetworkChapter 1: Network densificationChapter 2: Massive and network MIMOChapter 3: The role of massive MIMO in 5G access networks: potentials, challenges, and solutionsChapter 4: Towards a service-oriented dynamic TDD for 5G networksChapter 5: Traffic aware scheduling for interference mitigation in cognitive femtocellsChapter 6: 5G radio access for the Tactile InternetChapter 7: Fronthauling for 5G and beyondChapter 8: Interference management and resource allocation in backhaul/access networks Part II: Fronthaul NetworksChapter 9: Self-organised fronthauling for 5G and beyondChapter 10: NFV and SDN for fronthaul-based systems Part III: Backhaul NetworkChapter 11: Mobile backhaul evolution: from GSM to LTE-AdvancedChapter 12: Wired vs wireless backhaulChapter 13: Spectral coexistence for next generation wireless backhaul networksChapter 14: Control data separation and its implications on backhaul networksChapter 15: Backhaul relaxation through caching Part IV: System Integration and Case StudiesChapter 16: SDN and edge computing: key enablers toward the 5G evolutionChapter 17: Low latency optical back- and front-hauling for 5GChapter 18: Fronthaul and backhaul integration (Crosshaul) for 5G mobile transport networksChapter 19: Device-to-device communication for 5GChapter 20: Coordinated multi-point for future networks: field trial results