Table of Contents

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1.       Network evolution and 5G architecture

1.1.         Network evolution from 4G to 5G

1.2.         Use cases and main requirements for 5G

1.3.         Main challenges in the network and problems to be solved

2.       Solutions and proposals for 5G network architecture

2.1.         The evolution of network architecture

2.2.         4/5G interworking

2.3.         A split architecture

2.4.         The introduction of virtualization and cloud in RAN

2.5.         The support of new QoS and network slicing

2.6.         The requirements of 5G network architecture to underlying transport network

3.       How 5G network architecture enables the use cases

4.       Summary

5.       Abbreviations

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