Meeting Future Mobile Traffic Needs by Peak-Throughput Design of Next-Gen RAN

Growing congestion in current mobile networks necessitates innovative solutions. This paper contributes a novel network planning approach for mmWave 5G networks in urban settings, focusing on Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) and the Smart Radio Environment (SRE). The mmWave traffic will be mainly made of short bursts to transfer large volumes of data and long idle periods where data are processed, necessitating changes in how mobile radio networks are designed. Our proposed optimization models integrate IAB with SRE technologies while leveraging the maximization of achievable peak throughput rather than conventional average throughput metrics. Results highlight the advantages of this approach during the network planning phase, providing insights into better accommodating the demands of mobile traffic without sacrificing the overall network capacity.