5G/NGPON Evolution and Convergence: The Approach of 5G PPP EU Project blueSPACE

The EU funded 5GPPP project blueSPACE investigates the use of a SDM/WDM passive optical network architecture that serves as the optical fronthaul infrastructure in 5G. The topology and investigated technologies can support a huge number of remote radio head sites within densely deployed small cells. Here we extend further the considered topology towards hybrid fixed access and wireless fronthaul deployments. This scheme is studied as a viable evolution of NGPON offering convergence potentials with 5G networks.