RETRACTED: A Simple and Cost-Effective EPON-Based Next Generation Mobile Backhaul RAN Architecture

Ajaz Sana¹, Syed R. Zaidi¹, Shahab Hussain², Mohammad Nizamuddin³

¹Department of Engineering, Physics & Technology, Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, New York, USA.
²Nokia, Westford, USA.
³Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/wet.2017.81001                

Abstract

Short Retraction Notice

Large-scale corrections should be made to the paper.

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Keywords

LTE, WiMAX, 4G, EPON, TDM PON

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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