Author(s)

Bao-Shuh Paul Lin^1,2, Fuchun Joseph Lin^1,2, Li-Ping Tung¹

¹Microelectronics & Information Research Center, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City.
²College of Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City.

The fast technology development of 5G mobile broadband (5G), Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data Analytics (Big Data), Cloud Computing (Cloud) and Software Defined Networks (SDN) has made those technologies one after another and created strong interdependence among one another. For example, IoT applications that generate small data with large volume and fast velocity will need 5G with characteristics of high data rate and low latency to transmit such data faster and cheaper. On the other hand, those data also need Cloud to process and to store and furthermore, SDN to provide scalable network infrastructure to transport this large volume of data in an optimal way. This article explores the technical relationships among the development of IoT, Big Data, Cloud, and SDN in the coming 5G era and illustrates several ongoing programs and applications at National Chiao Tung University that are based on the converging of those technologies.

5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Software Defined Networks (SDN), Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing

Lin, B. , Lin, F. and Tung, L. (2016) The Roles of 5G Mobile Broadband in the Development of IoT, Big Data, Cloud and SDN. Communications and Network, 8, 9-21. doi: 10.4236/cn.2016.81002.