Why this work matters

This area of work within SCF has a wide scope and has in recent years involved defining standardized parameters for the mmWave frequency band to ensure optimal performance of the small cells and efficient data transfer across the network, and defining small cell form factors and architectures for 5G. Current activity involves work on developing sharing models and architectures for non-terrestrial networks (NTNs).

Scope

While initially, the relevance of small cells and small cell networks, known for their small geographical coverage, to NTNs, which offer vast area coverage, may not be immediately apparent, SCF observes that there are crucial areas of synergy from product and network sharing perspectives. Our latest work item will explore and set out the various areas of intersection between small cells and NTNs; which includes: The product, the interfaces and network sharing solutions. You can find out more in our scoping paper which sets out the area of work.