
The Roadmap to 5G Mobile Networks (TE011 -001214) 14 Feb 2013
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positioned as 4G – is only just becoming a commercial reality in many markets, work is already
underway on the underlying technology for 5G. Late in 2012, the British media made light of a report
that a 5G research center had been established at the Univers ity of Surrey. The media’s amusement
derived precisely from the observation that 4G was still a new technology, and that it was therefore
premature to be even thinking about 5G.
尽管最近的网络标准/技术的影响继续发挥作用,但业界已有人致力于发展下一代标准和规范。虽然被定
位为 4G 网络的 LTE 在很多市场上只是刚刚成为一个商业现实,但业界已经展开探索 5G 网络基础技术
的工作。在 2012 年底,英国媒体忽视了关于英国萨里大学已经建立 5G 技术研究中心的报道-这正是因
为媒体基于观察认为 4G 仍是一个新技术,因此考虑 5G 技术还为时过早。
In truth, the establishment of a 5G innovation center should not come as any great surprise.
Telecommunications has long since ceased to be a standalone industry and it now overlaps with the
media, consumer electronics, and IT industries. Each of these evolves at a rapid pace, and in doing so
place increasing demands on the infrastructure of connectivity. Were telecoms technology not to make
any attempt to anticipate the requirements of these complementary industries it would inevitably be a
perpetual disappointment. When work began on the specification that would eventually form the basis
for UMTS, few people had heard of the Internet and the World Wide Web did not exist. Creating a
mobile network that could handle data transmission, rather than simply increasing the capacity to carry
voice, was a significant leap of faith.
事实上,5G 技术创新中心的建立毫不奇怪。电信早已不再是一个独立的行业;它的业务现在与媒体,消
费电子产品和 IT 行业重叠。这些行业都在迅速发展,从而日益增加对连接基础设备的需求。如果不试图
预测这些互补性产业的需求,电信技术将不可避免地永久失败。在业界刚刚开始发展 UMTS(通用移动
通信系统)规范时,根本没有几个人听说过互联网和万维网的存在。创建一个能够处理数据传输的移动
网络(而不是简单增加传输语音的网络容量)是观念的一个重大飞跃。
Indeed, the time taken to move between generations seems to be shortening. There was a 15-year gap
between 2G and 3G, but only a 10-year gap between 3G and 4G. This suggests that 5G may be
needed more quickly than many suspect.
几代网络标准/技术之间实现迁移所需的时间似乎正在缩短。 2G 向 3G 技术转移花费了 15 年,但 3G 向
4G 技术迁移只用了 10 年。这表明 5G 技术问世所需的时间可能比许多人猜想的更短。
ANALYSIS 分析
5G is primarily about sustainability, not performance 5G 技术主要关注可持续发展,
而非性能
The 5G research center, which is established within the Centre for Communication Systems Research
in the University of Surrey’s Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, is looking to address the
anticipated problems created by the shortcomings and the successes of 4G. Its director, Professor
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