Abstract
This work describes the advancements that next generation mobile networks can bring to emergency services on the basis of a fully 5G enabled medical emergency response scenario. An ambulance service combining autonomous driving, advanced on-board patient monitoring, remote diagnosis and remote control from the hospital is introduced, allowing increased levels of care during patient transport and improved early diagnosis, thus enhancing patient survival rates. Furthermore, it is shown that such an ambulance service requires a variety of different traffic types that can only be supported concurrently and with guaranteed quality of service by a high-performance network fulfilling all 5G key performance indicators. The scenario described combines a multitude of aspects and applications enabled by 5G mobile communications, including autonomous driving, ultra-high definition video streaming, tactile remote interaction and continuous sensing, into a compelling showcase for a 5G enabled future. A centralized radio access 5G network with space division multiplexed optical fronthaul using analog radio-over-fiber and optical beamforming is analyzed, fully supporting SDN and NFV for advanced network slicing and quality of service guarantee.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Internet of Things, Infrastructures and Mobile Applications |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 13th IMCL Conference |
Editors | Michael E. Auer, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 1076-1088 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-49932-7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-49931-0 |
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Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Event | 13th International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication, Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2019 - Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: 31 Oct 2019 → 1 Nov 2019 Conference number: 13 http://imcl-conference.org/imcl2019/ |
Publication series
Name | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC) |
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Volume | 1192 |
ISSN (Print) | 2194-5357 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2194-5365 |
Conference
Conference | 13th International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication, Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2019 |
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Abbreviated title | IMCL 2019 |
Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Thessaloniki |
Period | 31/10/19 → 1/11/19 |
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Funding
Acknowledgments. This work was partially funded by the 5G STEP FWD, blueS-PACE, CELTA, 5G-PHOS, and SILIKA projects with funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement numbers 722429, 762055, 675683, 761989, and 721732, respectively.
Keywords
- ehealth
- Millimeter wave communications
- Multicore fiber
- Optical beamforming
- Radio-over-fiber