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RADIS

Distributed Antenna Networks

The RADIS (Distributed Antenna Network) project aims at the “C-RAN” (Cloud Radio Access Network) market. C-RAN is the next generation of mobile network equipment: digital processing is bundled into computer servers that replace today’s dedicated e-cards. This mode of deployment is especially well suited to dense areas, that is to say requiring a lot of cumulative bandwidth per km2. One of the limitations of C-RAN
is the required rate for active antennas (RRH: Remote RF Heads) which usually requires dedicated optical fibers. RADIS provides the possibility of replacing these optical fibers with wireless links, which avoids very complicated wiring to be performed on an existing area. RADIS is also developing the ability to carry information in standard Ethernet frames instead of the current dedicated protocol.
RADIS is also developing the digital part in the form of free software running on computer servers. Together, these joint innovations make it possible to achieve very high speed coverage of dense areas at a lower cost, but also to simplify the maintenance and maintenance of data. developments.
The C-RAN market is valued at 8 billion euros in 2018, and is supported by major operators: Orange (project partner), China mobile.