Green and Software-defined Wireless Networks

Chih-Lin I is chief scientist of wireless technologies at the China Mobile Research Institute, having previously held senior positions at AT&T and the Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan. Guanding Yu is a professor at the College of Information Science and Electronics Engineering at Zhejiang University, China. Shuangfeng Han is a senior project manager in the Green Communication Research Center at the China Mobile Research Institute, and Vice Chair of the wireless technology work group in China's IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. Geoffrey Ye Li is a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Fellow of the IEEE.

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical framework towards green networks; 3. Green and soft network design; 4. Energy-efficient signalling design and resource management; 5. Software-defined air interface (SDAI) for a greener network; 6. Energy saving solutions and practices; Index.

'This volume provides the reader with an exquisite amalgam of classical and radically new wireless solutions, striking a compelling balance between the underlying theory and the associated practical issues.' Lajos Hanzo, University of Southampton