Key Technologies in 5G: Air Interface

Due to the influence of Internet and mobile service in every part of our lives in addition to pervasive demand for them, next generation wireless networks should be able to address different kind of objectives or demands. New generation of cellular networks must achieve high user quality of experience (QoE) in order to satisfy the user demands and survive in market. To meet this demands, drastic revision need to be made in previous network architecture. This paper reviews some of the key technologies which are emerged to improve future network architecture and meet the demands of users, especially in Fifth generation (5G) cellular network. In this paper, the prime focus is on the air interface of 5Gwhich includes millimeter wave communication, multiple access technologies, carrier aggregation (CA), and massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO).

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Index Terms—5G , air interface , carrier aggregation , massive-MIMO , millimeter wave communication , OFDM , PD-NOMA , SCMA