Secure Network Coding for Reduced Energy nexT generation Mobile Small cells

SECRET is a collaborative European Training Network (ETN) committed to create an “excellent” educational training platform; that is multi-disciplinary and intersectoral in nature, for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in the field of wireless communications and networking. In this dynamic field, the challenges are always evolving and more stringent in line with market expectation, and socio-economical requirements. The chapter of 4G (4th Generation) of mobile systems is finally coming to an end, with waves of 4G systems deployed over Europe and worldwide. This has led to the need of a new generation of mobile communications: the so-called 5G. The interests of stakeholders and academic researchers are now focused on 5G paradigm. Although 5G systems are not expected to penetrate the market till 2020, the evolution towards 5G is widely accepted to be the convergence of internet services with existing mobile networking standards leading to the commonly used term “mobile internet” over heterogeneous networks (HetNets), with very high connectivity speeds.

Research aims & objectives

The important challenges have considered in SECRET, include:
• New radio architectures for mobile small cells for reduced-cost high-speed and energy-efficient connectivity on demand.
• Network Coded Cooperation for mobile small cells to ensure high error resiliency and efficient spectrum.
• Secure networking coding for mobile small cells.
• Energy efficient and multi-standard RF front-end for next generation multihoming handsets.
• Enabling mobile Small Cells and Network virtualization