A prototyping methodology for SDN-controlled LTE using SDR

Abstract

In this demo, we present a software and hardware platform for designing services in the next generation of wireless networks, in which SDN and SDR are expected to play a key role. We use a LabVIEW-based PXI platform in which LTE-like SISO OFDM PHY Layer is integrated with an open source protocol stack. Such platform can be easily used within an SDN framework to prototype PHY/MAC cross-layer algorithms as a solution to tame dense deployment of wireless networks. Furthermore, we present the preliminary integration of advanced PHY-MAC cross-layer algorithms for implementing novel schemes for future wireless networks.