Method for reducing fronthaul load in centralized radio access networks (C-RAN)

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PATENT NO 10334478
APP PUB NO 20170164236A1
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15321647

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A method is proposed of arranging, in a mobile communication network, transmission of data between user equipment and at least one base station including a central unit and at least one remote unit associated therewith. The method includes at a transmitting side including the remote unit or the central unit, quantizing the data according to a quantization bit number, and transmitting, over a fronthaul link between the transmitting side and a receiving side including the central unit or the remote unit, respectively, the quantized data to the receiving side. The method further includes, at the central unit: determining the quantization bit number, wherein the determining including varying in time the quantization bit number according to network information available at the central unit, and communicating to the at least one remote unit the determined quantization bit number.

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TELECOM ITALIA S P AVIA GAETANO NEGRI 1 MILANO 20123

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Boldi, Mauro Turin, IT 7 297
Gianola, Paolo Turin, IT 11 366
Melis, Bruno Turin, IT 46 641

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