Fog Radio Access Networks (F-RAN) [electronic resource] : Architectures, Technologies, and Applications /

Introduction -- Brief Introduction of Fog Radio Access Networks. System Architecture of Fog Radio Access Networks -- Theoretical Performance Analysis of Fog Radio Access Networks -- Cooperative Signal Processing Techniques in Fog Radio Access Networks -- Flexible Network Management in Fog Radio Access Networks -- Dynamic Resource Allocation in Fog Radio Access Networks -- Content Caching in Fog Radio Access Networks -- Computation Offloading in Fog Radio Access Networks -- Prototype and Test Bed Design of Fog Radio Access Networks -- Future Trends and of Open Issues Fog Radio Access Networks -- Conclusion.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction of Fog Radio Access Networks (F-RANs), from both academic and industry perspectives. The authors first introduce the network architecture and the frameworks of network management and resource allocation for F-RANs. They then discuss the recent academic research achievements of F-RANs, such as the analytical results of theoretical performance limits and optimization theory-based resource allocation techniques. Meanwhile, they discuss the application and implementations of F-RANs, including the latest standardization procedure, and the prototype and test bed design. The book is concluded by summarizing the existing open issues and future trends of F-RANs. Includes the latest theoretical and technological research achievements of F-RANs, also discussing existing open issues and future trends of F-RANs toward 6G from an interdisciplinary perspective; Provides commonly-used tools for researchand development of F-RANs such as open resource projects for implementing prototypes and test beds; Includes examples of prototype and test bed design and gives tools to evaluate the performance of F-RANs in simulations and experimental circumstances.