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entiated layers: a top layer for external applica enabled packet-based network. To this aim, we
tions and the SC-Crosshaul control infrastructure use XFEs (Fig. 2). XFEs are switching units, based
(XC/) below. An ecosystem of applications at the on packet or circuit technology, that intercon
top-most part of the system architecture exploits nect a broad set of link and PHY technologies by
SG-Crosshaul resource orchestration functions means of a novel transport protocol which lever
to support diverse functionalities including plan ages the SC-Crosshaul common frame (XCF). The
ning , network and service monitoring/prediction, XCF is designed to handle fronthaul and backhaul
optimization of resources, energy management, traffic simultaneously, although they might have
multi-tenancy, content delivery networks, TV very diverse requirements. Note that this entails
broadcasting, and so on. the definition of fields for handling traffic prioriti
In turn, the XCI is our SG transport MANO zation and timing.
platform that provides control and management In turn, XPUs carry out the bulk of the comput
functions to operate all available types of resourc ing operations in the SG-Crosshaul. These opera
es (networking and cloud). The XCI is based on tions shall support C-RAN, thus hosting baseband
the SDN/NFV principles and provides a unified units (BBUs) or medium access control (MAC)
platform that can be used by upper layer applica processors, but also SG points of attachment
tions via a northbound interface (NB/) to program (SGPoAs) functionalities that can be virtualized
and monitor the underlying data plane by a com (VNFs) and a heterogeneous set of other services,
mon set of core services and primitives. XCI inter such as content delivery network (CDN)-based
acts with the data plane entities via a southbound services. In this manner, the NFV infrastructure
interface (SB!) in order to: (NFVI) comprises all data plane (software and
• Control and manage the packet forwarding hardware) components that build up the network
behavior performed by SG-Crosshaul forward ing environment in which VNFs are deployed and
ing elements (XFEs) across the SG-Crosshaul connected.
network Of course, with backward compatibility in
• Control and manage the physical layer (PHY) mind, XCI can communicate with non-SG-Cross
configuration of the different link technologies haul-specific entities, such as legacy switches,
(e.g., transmission power on wireless links) BBUs, and millimeter-wave (mmWave) switches
• Control and manage the SG-Crosshaul process using proper plugins. SG-Crosshaul-specific data
ing units (XPU) computing operations (e.g., plane elements (XFEs, XPUs) can communicate
instantiation and management of virtual net with non-XCF-compliant ones by means of an
work functions [VNFs] via NFV) adaptation function entity (AF; Fig. 2) that acts as
Data Plane: SG-Crosshaul integrates all com a translator between XCF and other protocols.
munication links between remote radio heads/ Interfaces: As mentioned above, an ecosystem
small cells and core network entities in a unified of applications sits on top of the XCI to provide
transport network, by designing a common data tools for optimization, prediction, energy manage
plane that enables the integration of heteroge ment, multi-tenancy, and others. The XCI is the
neous technologies for the fronthaul and back- means to achieve the application goals, and the
interface, typically based on REST, NETCONF, or
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