5G Applications and Architectures

In the next decade, mobile traffic will supposedly increase a thousand-fold compared with what we are currently using owing to the addition of IoT devices, immense multimedia data circulation, and automated devices such as driverless cars. To fulfill the ongoing growth, the next-generation cellular network should able to accommodate this size in its service span. At the same time, the low-latency, high-span service is becoming a necessity of today’s devices. To accomplish the future demand, large-scale network adaptation requires next-generation cellular infrastructure, known as fifth generation (5G). In this chapter, we discuss how these requirements can be achieved over the next 10 years. We have covered the techniques that we presume to have a good possibility of being adopted in next-generation 5G networks. The proposed technology has been described in several texts and accepted in many technical recommendation reports. It is observed that large-capacity growth can only be possible with major architectural adoption in cellular and wireless network technology. This chapter provides insights into the evolution of cellular technology and can be used as a guideline for technology development toward 5G.