1. Executive Summary

2. Abbreviations

3. Introduction

4. References

5. Scenarios

5.1. Smart Office
5.2. Large Venue
5.3. Hospital/eHealth
5.4. Smart Factory
5.5. Smart Warehouse

6. Challenges and Requirements

6.1. Deployment Related
6.1.1. Flexibility
6.1.2. Lower Cost Resolution
6.1.3. Fronthaul of C-RAN
6.1.4. Backhaul/Midhaul
6.2. Services Related
6.2.1. Coverage
6.2.2. Elastic Capacity
6.2.3. Low Latency
6.2.4. Reliability
6.2.5. Massive Connectivity

7. Architecture and Technology

7.1. 5G Architecture
7.1.1. CU/DU Split
7.1.2. DU/RU Split
7.2. SDN & NFV
7.2.1. Software Defined Network
7.2.2. Network Function Virtualization
7.2.3. Relationship between SDN and NFV
7.3. Cell Split and Cell Merge
7.4. Interference Cancellation
7.5. Common Public Radio Interface
7.6. Integrated Access and Backhaul

8. Solution

8.1. Cost Effective and Flexible Solution
8.2. xhaul Solution
8.3. Coverage and Capacity Solution
8.4. Elastic Capacity Solution
8.5. Low-latency Solution
8.6. Reliability Solution

9. Deployment Options

9.1. DAS Deployment with Smart DAS Antenna Solution
9.2. Distributed Indoor Deployment Solution
9.3. Hybrid Solution with Smart DAS Antenna

10. Summary

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