| Preface | 5 |
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| Contents | 6 |
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| Acronyms | 8 |
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| 1 Introduction | 12 |
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| 1.1 The Development of Wireless Networks | 12 |
| 1.2 5G Wireless Networks | 14 |
| References | 18 |
| 2 Cloud-Based Networking | 19 |
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| 2.1 Network Foundation Virtualization | 19 |
| 2.1.1 Development Status of NFV | 21 |
| 2.1.2 Technical Issues of NFV | 23 |
| 2.2 Cloud Radio Access Networks | 25 |
| 2.3 Mobile Cloud Networking | 27 |
| References | 28 |
| 3 Cloud Platform for Networking | 30 |
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| 3.1 OpenNebule | 30 |
| 3.2 OpenStack | 32 |
| 3.3 OpenDayLight | 36 |
| 3.4 Virtual Machine Migration | 37 |
| 3.4.1 P2V | 37 |
| 3.4.2 V2V | 38 |
| 3.4.3 V2P | 39 |
| References | 39 |
| 4 Definable Networking | 41 |
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| 4.1 Caching | 41 |
| 4.2 Mobile Content Distribution Network | 42 |
| 4.3 Software-Defined Mobile Network | 44 |
| 4.3.1 SDN Architecture | 46 |
| 4.3.2 The Critical Techniques for Data Layer | 48 |
| Switch Design Issues | 49 |
| Forwarding Rules Design Issues | 50 |
| 4.3.3 The Critical Techniques for Control Layer | 51 |
| Controller Design Issues | 52 |
| Interface | 55 |
| The Features of Control Layer | 56 |
| 4.3.4 SDN-Based Application | 59 |
| Enterprise Networks and Campus Networks | 59 |
| Data Center and Cloud | 60 |
| WAN | 61 |
| Wireless Networking | 61 |
| 4.4 Networking as a Service | 62 |
| 4.4.1 Create a Virtual Network Segment | 62 |
| 4.4.2 Integration of NaaS and WAN | 63 |
| 4.4.3 Advantage of NaaS | 63 |
| References | 63 |
| 5 Green Wireless Networks | 67 |
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| 5.1 Background | 67 |
| 5.2 Cognitive SDN for Green Wireless Networks | 69 |
| 5.2.1 Cognitive SDN Architecture and Technology | 69 |
| 5.2.2 Green Wireless Network Architecture Based on Cognitive SDN | 71 |
| 5.3 SDN-Based Energy Efficiency Optimization for RAN | 72 |
| 5.3.1 Separation Between Control and Data | 72 |
| 5.3.2 Separation Between Uplink and Downlink | 73 |
| 5.3.3 Elastic Wireless Resources Matching | 73 |
| 5.4 SDN-Based Green Wireless Networks Fusion | 74 |
| References | 74 |
| 6 5G-Related Projects | 77 |
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| 6.1 METIS | 77 |
| 6.2 Multi-hop Cellular Networks | 80 |
| 6.3 T-NOVA | 81 |
| 6.4 iJOIN | 83 |
| 6.5 NUAGE | 83 |
| References | 85 |
| 7 5G-Based Applications | 86 |
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| 7.1 RAN Sharing | 86 |
| 7.2 Multi-Operator Core Network | 88 |
| 7.3 Fixed Mobile Convergence | 89 |
| 7.4 Small Cells | 90 |
| 7.5 Other Applications | 90 |
| References | 91 |
| 8 Conclusion | 92 |
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| References | 93 |